Best PlacesWeed Heights, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Weed Heights, 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.
Weed Heights ranks 42,479th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Weed Heights
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.
Weed Heights' strengths and weaknesses
Where Weed Heights ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 143 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of towns
Where Weed Heights ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Weed Heights
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Weed Heights home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $52,983; 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 Weed Heights' effective rate of 0.48%, 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 Weed Heights
Weed Heights runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Weed Heights.
Who works in Weed Heights, and how
Work in Weed Heights centers on admin & support services and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Weed Heights
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Weed Heights.
What the weather is like in Weed Heights, month by month
Weed Heights sees roughly 143 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 32° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 48° | 30° |
| July | 92° | 72° | 49° |
| October | 70° | 49° | 30° |
Flying in and out of Weed Heights
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around Weed Heights
Schools across Weed Heights average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pinon Hills Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Minden Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Yerington Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carson Valley Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Yerington Intermediate SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Hawthorne Junior HighD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Douglas High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Mineral County High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Yerington High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Weed Heights school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Weed Heights 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 Weed Heights against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Weed Heights
Is Weed Heights a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Weed Heights ranks 42,479th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, quiet, and state finances, and lowest on education levels and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Weed Heights expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $232,431. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $52,983 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Weed Heights safe?
Weed Heights is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $685 per resident a year.
Compare Weed Heights with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Weed Heights. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Weed Heights 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.
Weed Heights detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Weed Heights: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Weed Heights: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Weed Heights: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Weed Heights: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Weed Heights 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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