Best PlacesMcGill, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McGill, 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.
McGill ranks 38,770th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in McGill
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.
McGill's strengths and weaknesses
Where McGill ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 153 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of towns
Where McGill ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McGill
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McGill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,933, 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 McGill's effective rate of 0.34%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in McGill
McGill 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 McGill.
Who works in McGill, and how
Work in McGill centers on mining & oil & gas and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in McGill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McGill.
What the weather is like in McGill, month by month
McGill sees roughly 153 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 25° | 11° |
| April | 62° | 44° | 26° |
| July | 91° | 72° | 49° |
| October | 68° | 46° | 27° |
Flying in and out of McGill
The nearest airport, Elko Regional, is about 111 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 175 miles away.
The best schools in and around McGill
Schools across McGill average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Baker ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Ibapah SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Mcgill ElementaryD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- White Pine Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- West Wendover Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- White Pine High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- West Wendover High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McGill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McGill 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 McGill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McGill
Is McGill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McGill ranks 38,770th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, civic engagement, and the weather, and lowest on internet speeds and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McGill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $134,700. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $55,933 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is McGill safe?
McGill is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $844 per resident a year.
Compare McGill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McGill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McGill 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.
McGill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McGill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McGill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McGill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McGill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McGill 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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