Best PlacesPowning Addition, Reno, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Powning Addition, Reno, 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.
Powning Addition, Reno ranks 3,577th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Powning Addition, Reno
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.
Powning Addition, Reno's strengths and weaknesses
Where Powning Addition, Reno ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Powning Addition, Reno ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Household income$56,658 median, better than only 23% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Powning Addition, Reno
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Powning Addition, Reno home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $56,658, 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 Powning Addition, Reno's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 Powning Addition, Reno
Powning Addition, Reno 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 Powning Addition, Reno.
Who works in Powning Addition, Reno, and how
Work in Powning Addition, Reno centers on health care & social and arts & entertainment. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 24%
Life in Powning Addition, Reno
Powning Addition, Reno has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 85% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Powning Addition, Reno and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Powning Addition, Reno, month by month
Powning Addition, Reno sees roughly 164 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 37° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 53° | 38° |
| July | 97° | 80° | 61° |
| October | 74° | 55° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Powning Addition, Reno
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Powning Addition, Reno
Schools across Powning Addition, Reno average a B, better than 74% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mount Rose K-8 Academy Of LanguagesA · 62% proficient
- Jessie Beck ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Hunter Lake ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Darrel Swope Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Archie Clayton Pre-a.p. AcademyC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Reno High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Earl Wooster High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Innovations High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Powning Addition, Reno school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Powning Addition, Reno 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 Powning Addition, Reno against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Powning Addition, Reno
Is Powning Addition, Reno a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Powning Addition, Reno ranks 3,577th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, state finances, and state infrastructure, and lowest on crime and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Powning Addition, Reno expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $472,029. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $56,658 median income, cost of living beats 36% of neighborhoods.
Is Powning Addition, Reno safe?
Powning Addition, Reno is safer than 4% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,389 per resident a year.
Compare Powning Addition, Reno with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Powning Addition, Reno. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Powning Addition, Reno 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.
Powning Addition, Reno detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Powning Addition, Reno: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Powning Addition, Reno: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Powning Addition, Reno: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Powning Addition, Reno: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Powning Addition, Reno 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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