Best PlacesCrescent Valley, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Crescent 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.
Crescent Valley ranks 29,349th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Crescent 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.
Crescent Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crescent Valley ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of towns
Where Crescent Valley ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Crescent Valley
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crescent Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,080, 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 Crescent Valley's effective rate of 0.49%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Crescent Valley
Crescent 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 Crescent Valley.
Who works in Crescent Valley, and how
Work in Crescent Valley 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 84%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Crescent Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Crescent Valley.
What the weather is like in Crescent Valley, month by month
Crescent Valley sees roughly 135 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 Crescent Valley
The nearest airport, Elko Regional, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 216 miles away.
The best schools in and around Crescent Valley
Schools across Crescent Valley average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eureka Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Battle Mountain Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Crescent Valley ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eleanor Lemaire Junior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Eureka County High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Battle Mountain High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crescent Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crescent 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 Crescent Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Crescent Valley
Is Crescent Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crescent Valley ranks 29,349th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, state infrastructure, and state finances, and lowest on distance from a big city and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crescent Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $128,401. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $84,080 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is Crescent Valley safe?
Crescent Valley is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $771 per resident a year.
Compare Crescent Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crescent Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crescent 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.
Crescent Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crescent Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crescent Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crescent Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crescent Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crescent 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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