Best Places89834, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 89834, 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.
89834 ranks 32,536th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 89834
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.
89834's strengths and weaknesses
Where 89834 ranks high
- Short commute14.1 minutes each way, better than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 92% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 89834 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 89834
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 89834 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $46,830; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 89834's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 89834
89834 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 89834.
Who works in 89834, and how
Work in 89834 centers on public administration and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 21%
Life in 89834
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 89834.
What the weather is like in 89834, month by month
89834 sees roughly 134 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 89834
The nearest airport, Elko Regional, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 154 miles away.
The best schools in and around 89834
Schools across 89834 average a D+, better than 12% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Battle Mountain Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Crescent Valley ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Adobe Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Eleanor Lemaire Junior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Carlin Jr High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Eureka County High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Wells High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Elko High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 89834 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
89834 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 89834 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 89834
Is 89834 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 89834 ranks 32,536th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, state infrastructure, and quiet, and lowest on crime and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 89834 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $210,200. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $46,830 median income, cost of living beats 12% of zip codes.
Is 89834 safe?
89834 is safer than 0% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $2,260 per resident a year.
Compare 89834 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 89834. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 89834 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.
89834 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 89834: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 89834: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 89834: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 89834: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
89834 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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