Best PlacesHazen, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hazen, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hazen ranks 20,918th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hazen
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.
Hazen's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hazen ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 159 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of towns
Where Hazen ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hazen
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hazen home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $79,088; 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 Hazen's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 Hazen
Hazen runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hazen.
Who works in Hazen, and how
Work in Hazen centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Hazen
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hazen.
What the weather is like in Hazen, month by month
Hazen 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 Hazen
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hazen
Schools across Hazen average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East Valley Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Numa Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Silverland Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Fernley High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Churchill County High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hazen school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hazen 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 Hazen against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hazen
Is Hazen a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hazen ranks 20,918th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, state infrastructure, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hazen expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $341,830. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $79,088 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Hazen safe?
Hazen is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $478 per resident a year.
Compare Hazen with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hazen. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hazen 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.
Hazen detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hazen: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hazen: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hazen: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hazen: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hazen 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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