Best PlacesWilkins, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wilkins, 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.
Wilkins ranks 49,065th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Wilkins
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.
Wilkins' strengths and weaknesses
Where Wilkins ranks high
- Short commute5.6 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 145 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of towns
Where Wilkins ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wilkins
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wilkins home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $46,164, 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 Wilkins' effective rate of 0.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Wilkins
Wilkins 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 Wilkins.
Who works in Wilkins, and how
Work in Wilkins centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in Wilkins
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wilkins.
What the weather is like in Wilkins, month by month
Wilkins sees roughly 145 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 39° |
| July | 97° | 83° | 67° |
| October | 65° | 51° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Wilkins
The nearest airport, Elko Regional, is about 66 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wilkins
Schools across Wilkins average a D+, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wells Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Jackpot Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- West Wendover Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wells Jr High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Jackpot Jr High SchoolD− · 19% proficient
- West Wendover Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Wells High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Jackpot High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- West Wendover High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wilkins school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wilkins 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 Wilkins against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wilkins
Is Wilkins a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wilkins ranks 49,065th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, state infrastructure, and state finances, and lowest on crime and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wilkins expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $318,300. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $46,164 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Wilkins safe?
Wilkins is safer than 0% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $2,046 per resident a year.
Compare Wilkins with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wilkins. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wilkins 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.
Wilkins detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wilkins: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wilkins: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wilkins: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wilkins: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wilkins 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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