Best PlacesNellis, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nellis, 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.
Nellis ranks 43,529th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Long commutes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a strong job market.
The best neighborhoods in Nellis
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.
Nellis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Nellis ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 71% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 67% of towns
Where Nellis ranks low
- Short commute42.1 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nellis
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nellis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,221, 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 Nellis' effective rate of 0.55%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Nellis
Nellis's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Nellis.
Who works in Nellis, and how
Work in Nellis centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Nellis
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nellis.
What the weather is like in Nellis, month by month
Nellis sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Nellis
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 142 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nellis
Schools across Nellis average a D+, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ashford Rumble ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sherman Junior High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Madison Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Scott High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Sherman High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nellis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nellis 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 Nellis against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nellis
Is Nellis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nellis ranks 43,529th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, a stable housing market, and tree cover, and lowest on long commutes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nellis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $89,869. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $57,221 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Nellis safe?
Nellis is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $311 per resident a year.
Compare Nellis with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nellis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nellis 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.
Nellis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nellis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nellis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nellis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nellis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nellis 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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