Best PlacesPershing County, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Pershing County, 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.
Pershing County ranks 2,218th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pershing County
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.
Pershing County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pershing County ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 153 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 85% of counties
Where Pershing County ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of counties
- School gradeD+, better than only 14% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 15% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Pershing County
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pershing County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,926, 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 Pershing County's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pershing County
Pershing County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pershing County.
Who works in Pershing County, and how
Work in Pershing County centers on mining & oil & gas and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Pershing County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pershing County.
Is Pershing County growing, and who is moving in?
Pershing County has lost about 2% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Las Vegas, NV.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Pershing County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Pershing County, month by month
Pershing County sees roughly 153 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 33° | 20° |
| April | 69° | 51° | 32° |
| July | 99° | 80° | 55° |
| October | 71° | 51° | 30° |
Flying in and out of Pershing County
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 97 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 209 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pershing County
Schools across Pershing County average a D+, better than 14% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Imlay Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Lovelock Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pershing County Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Eleanor Lemaire Junior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Battle Mountain High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Pershing County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pershing County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pershing County 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 Pershing County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Pershing County
Is Pershing County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pershing County ranks 2,218th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state infrastructure, the weather, and fast internet, and lowest on tree cover and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pershing County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $245,449. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $69,926 median income, cost of living beats 47% of counties.
Is Pershing County safe?
Pershing County is safer than 6% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $806 per resident a year.
Compare Pershing County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pershing County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pershing County 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.
Pershing County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pershing County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pershing County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pershing County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pershing County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pershing County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.