Best PlacesEast Valley, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Valley, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
East Valley ranks 8,710th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in East 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.
East Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Valley ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$127,321 median, better than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of towns
Where East Valley ranks low
- Short commute52.5 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Valley
A household needs to earn about $226,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $127,321, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 East Valley's effective rate of 0.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in East Valley
East 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 East Valley.
Who works in East Valley, and how
Work in East Valley centers on retail trade and utilities. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in East Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Valley.
What the weather is like in East Valley, month by month
East Valley sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 32° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 48° | 30° |
| July | 92° | 72° | 49° |
| October | 70° | 49° | 30° |
Flying in and out of East Valley
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Valley
Schools across East Valley average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Minden Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carson Valley Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Douglas High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East 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 East Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Valley
Is East Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Valley ranks 8,710th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, state infrastructure, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $909,100. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $127,321 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is East Valley safe?
East Valley is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $534 per resident a year.
Compare East Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East 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.
East Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East 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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