Best Places89820, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 89820, 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.
89820 ranks 22,630th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 89820
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.
89820's strengths and weaknesses
Where 89820 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- 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 145 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of zip codes
Where 89820 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 89820
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 89820 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,412, 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 89820's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 89820
89820'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 89820.
Who works in 89820, and how
Work in 89820 centers on mining & oil & gas and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 0%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in 89820
89820 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 89820 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 89820, month by month
89820 sees roughly 145 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 66° | 49° | 34° |
| July | 97° | 79° | 57° |
| October | 70° | 49° | 31° |
Flying in and out of 89820
The nearest airport, Elko Regional, is about 61 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 207 miles away.
The best schools in and around 89820
Schools across 89820 average a C−, better than 20% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sonoma Heights ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Battle Mountain Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Crescent Valley ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- French Ford Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Pershing County Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Eleanor Lemaire Junior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Eureka County High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Albert M. Lowry High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Battle Mountain High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 89820 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
89820 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 89820 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 89820
Is 89820 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 89820 ranks 22,630th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, state infrastructure, and state finances, and lowest on crime 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 89820 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $208,852. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $87,412 median income, cost of living beats 72% of zip codes.
Is 89820 safe?
89820 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,254 per resident a year.
Compare 89820 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 89820. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 89820 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.
89820 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 89820: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 89820: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 89820: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 89820: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
89820 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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