Best Places89701, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 89701, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
89701 ranks 12,091st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 89701
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
89701's strengths and weaknesses
Where 89701 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 89701 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 89701
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 89701 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,216, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 89701's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 89701
89701's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 89701.
Who works in 89701, and how
Work in 89701 centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 89701
89701 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 89701 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 89701, month by month
89701 sees roughly 136 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 35° | 25° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 37° |
| July | 92° | 76° | 58° |
| October | 70° | 52° | 36° |
Flying in and out of 89701
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around 89701
Schools across 89701 average a C, better than 28% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pinon Hills Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Edith W. Fritsch ElementaryB− · 41% proficient
- Al Seeliger ElementaryC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carson Valley Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Carson Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Dayton Intermediate SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Carson High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Douglas High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Dayton High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 89701 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
89701 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 89701 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 89701 suits
Common questions about living in 89701
Is 89701 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 89701 ranks 12,091st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, state finances, and few empty homes, and lowest on disaster risk and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 89701 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $466,925. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $84,216 median income, cost of living beats 61% of zip codes.
Is 89701 safe?
89701 is safer than 46% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $397 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 89701?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 25. That works out to about 136 pleasant days a year, more than 84% of zip codes.
Is 89701 good for families?
Schools beat 28% of zip codes, crime safety beats 46%, and childcare runs $798 a month.
Compare 89701 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 89701. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 89701 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
89701 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 89701: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 89701: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 89701: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 89701: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
89701 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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