Best PlacesWhite Pine County, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in White Pine County, 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.
White Pine County ranks 1,622nd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in White Pine 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.
White Pine County's strengths and weaknesses
Where White Pine County ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 153 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of counties
- Short commute17.6 minutes each way, better than 89% of counties
Where White Pine County ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in White Pine County
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median White Pine County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,703, 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 White Pine County's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in White Pine County
White Pine 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 White Pine County.
Who works in White Pine County, and how
Work in White Pine County centers on mining & oil & gas and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in White Pine County
White Pine County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of White Pine County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is White Pine County growing, and who is moving in?
White Pine County has lost about 15% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Las Vegas, NV.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving White Pine County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in White Pine County, month by month
White Pine County sees roughly 153 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 White Pine County
The nearest airport, Elko Regional, is about 117 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 185 miles away.
The best schools in and around White Pine County
Schools across White Pine County average a C−, better than 17% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Learning BridgeC · 35% proficient
- Baker ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Lund ElementaryC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- White Pine Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- White Pine High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Lund High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every White Pine County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
White Pine 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 White Pine County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in White Pine County
Is White Pine County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, White Pine County ranks 1,622nd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state infrastructure, heat safety, and the weather, and lowest on internet speeds and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is White Pine County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,046. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $81,703 median income, cost of living beats 80% of counties.
Is White Pine County safe?
White Pine County is safer than 5% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $810 per resident a year.
Compare White Pine County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to White Pine County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in White Pine 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.
White Pine County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for White Pine County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in White Pine County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of White Pine County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in White Pine County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
White Pine 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.