Best PlacesEureka County, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Eureka 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.
Eureka County ranks 2,439th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Eureka 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.
Eureka County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eureka County ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 139 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of counties
Where Eureka County ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Eureka County
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eureka County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,107, 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 Eureka County's effective rate of 0.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Eureka County
Eureka County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Eureka County.
Who works in Eureka County, and how
Work in Eureka County centers on mining & oil & gas and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Eureka County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eureka County.
Is Eureka County growing, and who is moving in?
Eureka County has lost about 6% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Elko County, NV.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Eureka County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Eureka County, month by month
Eureka County sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 26° | 14° |
| April | 64° | 45° | 27° |
| July | 93° | 73° | 50° |
| October | 68° | 46° | 28° |
Flying in and out of Eureka County
The nearest airport, Elko Regional, is about 65 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 230 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eureka County
Schools across Eureka County average a C+, better than 43% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Eureka Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Mound Valley Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Crescent Valley ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carlin Jr High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Eureka County High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eureka County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eureka 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 Eureka County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Eureka County
Is Eureka County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eureka County ranks 2,439th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on clean air, state infrastructure, and low property taxes, and lowest on internet speeds and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eureka County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $145,631. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $71,107 median income, cost of living beats 63% of counties.
Is Eureka County safe?
Eureka County is safer than 4% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $817 per resident a year.
Compare Eureka County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eureka County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eureka 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.
Eureka County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eureka County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eureka County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eureka County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eureka County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eureka 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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