Best PlacesPahrump, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pahrump, 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.
Pahrump ranks 1,816th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pahrump
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.
Pahrump's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pahrump ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of cities
Where Pahrump ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Pahrump
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pahrump home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $64,198, 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 Pahrump's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pahrump
Pahrump runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pahrump.
Who works in Pahrump, and how
Work in Pahrump centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Pahrump
Pahrump has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of cities and more parkland per resident than 81% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Pahrump and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pahrump, month by month
Pahrump sees roughly 184 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 103 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 44° | 34° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 103° | 89° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 65° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Pahrump
Harry Reid International sits about 48 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.5 million passengers in 2025, with 204 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Pahrump
Schools across Pahrump average a D+, better than 11% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Pahranagat Valley Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Beatty Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Floyd Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pahranagat Valley Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Amargosa Valley Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Faiss Wilbur & Theresa MsC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Pahranagat Valley High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Sierra Vista HsC · 31% proficient
- Pahrump Valley High SchoolC− · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pahrump school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pahrump 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 Pahrump against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Pahrump suits
Common questions about living in Pahrump
Is Pahrump a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pahrump ranks 1,816th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on quiet, cell coverage, and state finances, and lowest on tree cover and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pahrump expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $296,326. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $64,198 median income, cost of living beats 10% of cities.
Is Pahrump safe?
Pahrump is safer than 50% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $372 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Pahrump?
July highs average about 103 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 34. That works out to about 184 pleasant days a year, more than 90% of cities.
Is Pahrump good for families?
Schools beat 11% of cities, crime safety beats 50%, and childcare runs $784 a month.
Compare Pahrump with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pahrump. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pahrump 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.
Pahrump detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pahrump: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pahrump: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pahrump: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pahrump: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pahrump 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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