Best PlacesAmargosa Valley, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Amargosa Valley, 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.
Amargosa Valley ranks 44,430th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Amargosa Valley
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.
Amargosa Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Amargosa Valley ranks high
- Short commute12.2 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 185 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of towns
Where Amargosa Valley ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$37,203 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Amargosa Valley
A household needs to earn about $16,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Amargosa Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $37,203, 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 Amargosa Valley's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Amargosa Valley
Amargosa Valley 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 Amargosa Valley.
Who works in Amargosa Valley, and how
Work in Amargosa Valley centers on arts & entertainment and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Amargosa Valley
Amargosa Valley has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Amargosa Valley and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Amargosa Valley, month by month
Amargosa Valley sees roughly 185 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 103 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 44° | 34° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 103° | 89° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 65° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Amargosa Valley
Harry Reid International sits about 80 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.5 million passengers in 2025, with 204 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Amargosa Valley
Schools across Amargosa Valley average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Beatty Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Amargosa Valley Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Amargosa Valley Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Beatty Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Pahrump Valley High SchoolC− · 25% proficient
- Beatty High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Amargosa Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Amargosa Valley 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 Amargosa Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Amargosa Valley
Is Amargosa Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Amargosa Valley ranks 44,430th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, the weather, and state infrastructure, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Amargosa Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $65,000. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $37,203 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Amargosa Valley safe?
Amargosa Valley is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $886 per resident a year.
Compare Amargosa Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Amargosa Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Amargosa Valley 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.
Amargosa Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Amargosa Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Amargosa Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Amargosa Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Amargosa Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Amargosa Valley 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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