Best PlacesChurchill County, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Churchill County, 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.
Churchill County ranks 1,258th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Churchill County
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.
Churchill County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Churchill County ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 159 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 85% of counties
- Household income$83,006 median, better than 80% of counties
Where Churchill County ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 16% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 20% of counties
- School gradeC−, better than only 26% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Churchill County
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Churchill County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,006, 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 Churchill County's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Churchill County
Churchill County'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 Churchill County.
Who works in Churchill County, and how
Work in Churchill County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Churchill County
Churchill County has less parkland per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Churchill County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Churchill County growing, and who is moving in?
Churchill County has grown about 9% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Reno, NV.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Churchill County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Churchill County, month by month
Churchill County sees roughly 159 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 35° | 23° |
| April | 71° | 53° | 35° |
| July | 99° | 81° | 58° |
| October | 73° | 53° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Churchill County
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 159 miles away.
The best schools in and around Churchill County
Schools across Churchill County average a C−, better than 26% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- E C Best ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Numa Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Churchill County Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Churchill County High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Churchill County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Churchill County 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 Churchill County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Churchill County suits
Common questions about living in Churchill County
Is Churchill County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Churchill County ranks 1,258th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state infrastructure, the weather, and state finances, and lowest on tree cover and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Churchill County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $327,013. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $83,006 median income, cost of living beats 67% of counties.
Is Churchill County safe?
Churchill County is safer than 16% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $606 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Churchill County?
July highs average about 99 degrees, and January highs near 50 with lows near 23. That works out to about 159 pleasant days a year, more than 94% of counties.
Is Churchill County good for families?
Schools beat 26% of counties, crime safety beats 16%, and childcare runs $784 a month.
Compare Churchill County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Churchill County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Churchill County 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.
Churchill County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Churchill County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Churchill County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Churchill County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Churchill County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Churchill County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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