Best PlacesReno, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Reno, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Reno ranks 16,955th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 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.
Reno's strengths and weaknesses
Where Reno ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 85% of towns
- Household income$88,214 median, better than 75% of towns
Where Reno ranks low
- Short commute33.7 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 22% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Reno
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Reno home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,214, 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 Reno's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Reno
Reno'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 Reno.
Who works in Reno, and how
Work in Reno centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Reno
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Reno.
What the weather is like in Reno, month by month
Reno sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 21° | 14° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Reno
The nearest airport, La Crosse Regional, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around Reno
Schools across Reno average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Caledonia ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Caledonia MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Caledonia Senior HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Reno school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
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 Reno against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Reno
Is Reno a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Reno ranks 16,955th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, state infrastructure, and low crime, and lowest on long commutes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Reno expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $195,100. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $88,214 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Reno safe?
Yes, Reno is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $190 per resident a year.
Compare Reno with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Reno. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 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.
Reno detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Reno: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Reno: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Reno: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Reno: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.