Best PlacesMcDermitt, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McDermitt, 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.
McDermitt ranks 38,151st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in McDermitt
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.
McDermitt's strengths and weaknesses
Where McDermitt ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 148 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
Where McDermitt ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
Who lives in McDermitt
McDermitt 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 McDermitt.
Who works in McDermitt, and how
Work in McDermitt centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in McDermitt
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McDermitt.
What the weather is like in McDermitt, month by month
McDermitt sees roughly 148 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 31° | 20° |
| April | 66° | 48° | 31° |
| July | 97° | 78° | 55° |
| October | 70° | 50° | 32° |
Flying in and out of McDermitt
The nearest airport, Elko Regional, is about 128 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around McDermitt
Schools across McDermitt average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kings RiverB− · 42% proficient
- Mcdermitt ElementaryD− · 12% proficient
- Owyhee Elementary SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mcdermitt Junior High SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Owyhee Jr High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Mcdermitt High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Albert M. Lowry High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Owyhee High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McDermitt school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McDermitt 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 McDermitt against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McDermitt
Is McDermitt a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McDermitt ranks 38,151st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, state infrastructure, and quiet, and lowest on civic engagement and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McDermitt safe?
McDermitt is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $825 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in McDermitt?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 20. That works out to about 148 pleasant days a year, more than 92% of towns.
Compare McDermitt with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McDermitt. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McDermitt 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.
McDermitt detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McDermitt: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McDermitt: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McDermitt: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McDermitt: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McDermitt 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.
- 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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