Best PlacesValmy, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Valmy, 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.
Valmy ranks 25,545th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Valmy
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.
Valmy's strengths and weaknesses
Where Valmy ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 145 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
Where Valmy ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Valmy
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Valmy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $102,171, 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 Valmy's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Valmy
Valmy'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 Valmy.
Who works in Valmy, and how
Work in Valmy centers on public administration and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Valmy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Valmy.
What the weather is like in Valmy, month by month
Valmy sees roughly 145 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 66° | 49° | 34° |
| July | 97° | 79° | 57° |
| October | 70° | 49° | 31° |
Flying in and out of Valmy
The nearest airport, Elko Regional, is about 67 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 203 miles away.
The best schools in and around Valmy
Schools across Valmy average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sonoma Heights ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Battle Mountain Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Grass Valley ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- French Ford Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Pershing County Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Eleanor Lemaire Junior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Albert M. Lowry High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Battle Mountain High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Pershing County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Valmy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Valmy 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 Valmy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Valmy
Is Valmy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Valmy ranks 25,545th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, state infrastructure, and a strong job market, and lowest on tree cover and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Valmy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,855. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $102,171 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Valmy safe?
Valmy is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,003 per resident a year.
Compare Valmy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Valmy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Valmy 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.
Valmy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Valmy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Valmy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Valmy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Valmy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Valmy 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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