Best PlacesLovelock, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lovelock, 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.
Lovelock ranks 33,099th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lovelock
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.
Lovelock's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lovelock ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 156 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of towns
Where Lovelock ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 14% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lovelock
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lovelock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,705, 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 Lovelock's effective rate of 0.68%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lovelock
Lovelock's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lovelock.
Who works in Lovelock, and how
Work in Lovelock centers on mining & oil & gas and hospitality & food. 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 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Lovelock
Lovelock has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Lovelock and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lovelock, month by month
Lovelock sees roughly 156 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 33° | 20° |
| April | 69° | 51° | 32° |
| July | 99° | 80° | 55° |
| October | 71° | 51° | 30° |
Flying in and out of Lovelock
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 85 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 197 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lovelock
Schools across Lovelock average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Imlay Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Numa Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Lovelock Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pershing County Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Pershing County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Churchill County High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lovelock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lovelock 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 Lovelock against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lovelock
Is Lovelock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lovelock ranks 33,099th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, walkability, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lovelock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $224,932. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $65,705 median income, cost of living beats 35% of towns.
Is Lovelock safe?
Lovelock is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $757 per resident a year.
Compare Lovelock with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lovelock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lovelock 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.
Lovelock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lovelock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lovelock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lovelock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lovelock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lovelock 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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