Best PlacesDry Valley, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dry 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.
Dry Valley ranks 29,417th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dry 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.
Dry Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dry Valley ranks high
- Short commute6.6 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 155 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of towns
Where Dry Valley ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dry Valley
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dry Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $68,524; 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 Dry Valley'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 and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dry Valley
Dry Valley runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Dry Valley.
Who works in Dry Valley, and how
Work in Dry Valley centers on education and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Dry Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dry Valley.
What the weather is like in Dry Valley, month by month
Dry Valley sees roughly 155 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 30° | 18° |
| April | 67° | 50° | 32° |
| July | 94° | 77° | 58° |
| October | 70° | 52° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Dry Valley
The nearest airport, Cedar City Regional, is about 67 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dry Valley
Schools across Dry Valley average a C−, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pioche Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Meadow Valley Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Lincoln County High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dry Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dry 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 Dry Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dry Valley
Is Dry Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dry Valley ranks 29,417th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, clean air, and state infrastructure, and lowest on tree cover and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dry Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $276,225. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $68,524 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Dry Valley safe?
Dry Valley is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $730 per resident a year.
Compare Dry Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dry Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dry 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.
Dry Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dry Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dry Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dry Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dry Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dry 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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