Best Places89801, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 89801, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
89801 ranks 25,379th 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 89801
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.
89801's strengths and weaknesses
Where 89801 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 129 pleasant days a year, better than 81% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 89801 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 89801
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 89801 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,403, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 89801's effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 89801
89801 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 89801.
Who works in 89801, and how
Work in 89801 centers on mining & oil & gas and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in 89801
89801 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 69% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 89801 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 89801, month by month
89801 sees roughly 129 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 64° | 47° | 30° |
| July | 96° | 76° | 53° |
| October | 69° | 48° | 29° |
Flying in and out of 89801
The nearest airport, Elko Regional, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 189 miles away.
The best schools in and around 89801
Schools across 89801 average a C−, better than 23% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Grammar School 2B− · 43% proficient
- Northside Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Adobe Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Wells Jr High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Flagview Intermediate SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Wells High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Elko High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Carlin High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 89801 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
89801 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 89801 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 89801 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 76% of zip codes and 4% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 89801
Is 89801 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 89801 ranks 25,379th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, state finances, and low taxes, and lowest on disaster risk and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 89801 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $275,341. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $89,403 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 89801 safe?
89801 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $925 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 89801?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 18. That works out to about 129 pleasant days a year, more than 81% of zip codes.
Is 89801 good for families?
Schools beat 23% of zip codes, crime safety beats 5%, and childcare runs $784 a month.
Compare 89801 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 89801. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 89801 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.
89801 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 89801: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 89801: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 89801: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 89801: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
89801 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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