Best PlacesRye Patch, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rye Patch, 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.
Rye Patch ranks 33,709th 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 Rye Patch
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.
Rye Patch's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rye Patch ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 158 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of towns
Where Rye Patch ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rye Patch
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rye Patch home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $75,376, 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 Rye Patch's effective rate of 0.68%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Rye Patch
Rye Patch'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 Rye Patch.
Who works in Rye Patch, and how
Work in Rye Patch centers on retail trade 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 72%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Rye Patch
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rye Patch.
What the weather is like in Rye Patch, month by month
Rye Patch sees roughly 158 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 Rye Patch
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 103 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 214 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rye Patch
Schools across Rye Patch average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Winnemucca Grammar SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Imlay Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Lovelock Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- French Ford Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Pershing County Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Albert M. Lowry High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Pershing County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rye Patch school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rye Patch 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 Rye Patch against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rye Patch
Is Rye Patch a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rye Patch ranks 33,709th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, clean air, and the weather, and lowest on civic engagement and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rye Patch expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $367,200. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $75,376 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Rye Patch safe?
Rye Patch is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $804 per resident a year.
Compare Rye Patch with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rye Patch. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rye Patch 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.
Rye Patch detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rye Patch: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rye Patch: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rye Patch: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rye Patch: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rye Patch 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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