Best PlacesWinchester, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Winchester, 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.
Winchester ranks 1,946th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Winchester
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.
Winchester's strengths and weaknesses
Where Winchester ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of cities
- TransitBetter than 91% of cities
Where Winchester ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of cities
- Household income$54,853 median, better than only 4% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Winchester
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Winchester home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $54,853, 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 Winchester's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 Winchester
Winchester runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Winchester.
Who works in Winchester, and how
Work in Winchester centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Winchester
Winchester has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of cities and more late-night spots per resident than 91% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Winchester and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Winchester, month by month
Winchester sees roughly 189 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 108 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 83° | 70° | 57° |
| July | 108° | 96° | 83° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Winchester
Harry Reid International sits about 4 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.5 million passengers in 2025, with 204 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Winchester
Schools across Winchester average a C−, better than 21% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Lake Robert E EsD · 16% proficient
- West Prep EsF · 10% proficient
- Beckley Will EsF · 7% proficient
Top middle schools
- Knudson K O Academy Of The ArtsD+ · 26% proficient
- Woodbury C W MsD− · 17% proficient
- Mack Jerome MsF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwest Career-technical Academy HsA− · 65% proficient
- Valley HsD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Winchester school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Winchester 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 Winchester against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Winchester suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Winchester
Is Winchester a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Winchester ranks 1,946th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on cell coverage, state finances, and state infrastructure, and lowest on civic engagement and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Winchester expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $432,005. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $54,853 median income, cost of living beats 5% of cities.
Is Winchester safe?
Winchester is safer than 4% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $785 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Winchester?
July highs average about 108 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 39. That works out to about 189 pleasant days a year, more than 90% of cities.
Is Winchester good for families?
Schools beat 21% of cities, crime safety beats 4%, and childcare runs $1,198 a month.
Compare Winchester with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Winchester. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Winchester 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.
Winchester detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Winchester: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Winchester: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Winchester: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Winchester: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Winchester 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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