Best PlacesMoapa Valley, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moapa Valley, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Moapa Valley ranks 14,158th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Moapa Valley
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.
Moapa Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moapa Valley ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 177 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of towns
Where Moapa Valley ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute38.7 minutes each way, better than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moapa Valley
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moapa Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $103,528, 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 Moapa Valley's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 Moapa Valley
Moapa Valley runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Moapa Valley.
Who works in Moapa Valley, and how
Work in Moapa Valley centers on education and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Moapa Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Moapa Valley.
What the weather is like in Moapa Valley, month by month
Moapa Valley sees roughly 177 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 108 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 36° |
| April | 84° | 70° | 55° |
| July | 108° | 95° | 80° |
| October | 86° | 70° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Moapa Valley
The nearest airport, Boulder City Municipal, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moapa Valley
Schools across Moapa Valley average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bowler Grant EsB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lyon Mack MsB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Moapa Valley HsB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moapa Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moapa Valley 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 Moapa Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moapa Valley
Is Moapa Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moapa Valley ranks 14,158th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, the weather, and state finances, and lowest on summer heat and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moapa Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $393,871. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $103,528 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Moapa Valley safe?
Moapa Valley is safer than 50% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $373 per resident a year.
Compare Moapa Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moapa Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moapa Valley 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.
Moapa Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moapa Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moapa Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moapa Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moapa Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moapa Valley 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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