Best PlacesStorey County, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Storey County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Storey County ranks 1,074th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Storey 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.
Storey County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Storey County ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 172 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of counties
- Household income$103,308 median, better than 94% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of counties
Where Storey County ranks low
- Short commute38.7 minutes each way, better than only 1% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 2% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 9% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Storey County
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Storey County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $103,308; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Storey County's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 Storey County
Storey County 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 Storey County.
Who works in Storey County, and how
Work in Storey County centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Storey County
Storey County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Storey County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Storey County growing, and who is moving in?
Storey County has grown about 8% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Reno, NV metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Storey County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Storey County, month by month
Storey County sees roughly 172 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 Storey County
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Storey County
Schools across Storey County average a C+, better than 46% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Hillside Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Hugh Gallagher Elementary SchoolC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Virginia City Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Lou Mendive Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m AcademyD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Virginia City High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Edward C. Reed High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Storey County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Storey 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 Storey County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Storey County
Is Storey County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Storey County ranks 1,074th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state infrastructure, the weather, and high incomes, and lowest on long commutes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Storey County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $450,527. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $103,308 median income, cost of living beats 93% of counties.
Is Storey County safe?
Storey County is safer than 13% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $683 per resident a year.
Compare Storey County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Storey County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Storey 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.
Storey County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Storey County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Storey County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Storey County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Storey County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Storey 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
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