Best PlacesNew Empire, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Empire, 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.
New Empire ranks 11,881st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Empire
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.
New Empire's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Empire ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 181 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of towns
Where New Empire ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Empire
A household needs to earn about $147,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Empire home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $111,385, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 New Empire's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 New Empire
New Empire 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 New Empire.
Who works in New Empire, and how
Work in New Empire centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in New Empire
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Empire.
What the weather is like in New Empire, month by month
New Empire sees roughly 181 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 35° | 25° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 37° |
| July | 92° | 76° | 58° |
| October | 70° | 52° | 36° |
Flying in and out of New Empire
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Empire
Schools across New Empire average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fremont ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Dayton Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Empire ElementaryD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carson Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Dayton Intermediate SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Eagle Valley Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Carson High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Dayton High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Empire school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Empire 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 New Empire against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Empire
Is New Empire a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Empire ranks 11,881st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, state infrastructure, and few empty homes, and lowest on tree cover and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Empire expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $592,895. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $111,385 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is New Empire safe?
New Empire is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $580 per resident a year.
Compare New Empire with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Empire. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Empire 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.
New Empire detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Empire: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Empire: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Empire: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Empire: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Empire 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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