Best PlacesBattle Mountain, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Battle Mountain, 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.
Battle Mountain ranks 33,424th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Battle Mountain
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.
Battle Mountain's strengths and weaknesses
Where Battle Mountain ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 146 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
Where Battle Mountain ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Battle Mountain
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Battle Mountain home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,346, 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 Battle Mountain's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 Battle Mountain
Battle Mountain'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 Battle Mountain.
Who works in Battle Mountain, and how
Work in Battle Mountain centers on mining & oil & gas and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 0%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Battle Mountain
Battle Mountain has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Battle Mountain and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Battle Mountain, month by month
Battle Mountain sees roughly 146 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 Battle Mountain
The nearest airport, Elko Regional, is about 63 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 Battle Mountain
Schools across Battle Mountain average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eureka Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Battle Mountain Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Crescent Valley ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pershing County Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Eleanor Lemaire Junior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Eureka County High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Battle Mountain High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Pershing County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Battle Mountain school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Battle Mountain 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 Battle Mountain against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Battle Mountain
Is Battle Mountain a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Battle Mountain ranks 33,424th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, state infrastructure, and walkability, 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 Battle Mountain expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $194,963. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $82,346 median income, cost of living beats 67% of towns.
Is Battle Mountain safe?
Battle Mountain is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,264 per resident a year.
Compare Battle Mountain with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Battle Mountain. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Battle Mountain 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.
Battle Mountain detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Battle Mountain: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Battle Mountain: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Battle Mountain: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Battle Mountain: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Battle Mountain 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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