Best PlacesRuth, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ruth, 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.
Ruth ranks 35,106th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ruth
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.
Ruth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ruth ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 151 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of towns
Where Ruth ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ruth
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ruth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,733, 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 Ruth's effective rate of 0.61%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Ruth
Ruth's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Ruth.
Who works in Ruth, and how
Work in Ruth centers on mining & oil & gas and finance & insurance. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Ruth
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ruth.
What the weather is like in Ruth, month by month
Ruth sees roughly 151 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 25° | 11° |
| April | 62° | 44° | 26° |
| July | 91° | 72° | 49° |
| October | 68° | 46° | 27° |
Flying in and out of Ruth
The nearest airport, Elko Regional, is about 115 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 191 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ruth
Schools across Ruth average a C−, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lund ElementaryC− · 29% proficient
- David E Norman ElementaryD · 17% proficient
- Mcgill ElementaryD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- White Pine Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- White Pine High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ruth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ruth 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 Ruth against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ruth
Is Ruth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ruth ranks 35,106th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, heat safety, and quiet, and lowest on civic engagement and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ruth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $202,807. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $83,733 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Ruth safe?
Ruth is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $945 per resident a year.
Compare Ruth with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ruth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ruth 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.
Ruth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ruth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ruth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ruth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ruth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ruth 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.