East ValleyNV
A town of 1,283.
Is East Valley a good place to live?
The best of East Valley’s subject grades are a B+ for health and schools; the weakest is a D− for walkability. 43% of residents are 65 or older in East Valley, above both the Nevada town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). On walkability, just 2 of Nevada’s 66 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of U.S. communities, with wildfire at the top. East Valley’s trail density is 2.4 miles per square mile, where Nevada’s towns sit at 2.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4. On the outdoors, just 2 of Nevada’s 66 towns do worse. East Valley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes East Valley stand out
Where East Valley beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,283 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How East Valley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nevada), ordered by how far East Valley is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to East Valley: who provides what
East Valley is unincorporated, so Douglas County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in East Valley.
On state tests, East Valley’s schools beat 68% of Nevada districts
Its public schools are run by the Douglas school district. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPIRE Academy High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 82 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NV on state tests and graduation
With 2.1 jobs for every working resident, East Valley draws in 1,098 commuters
Most working residents leave East Valley for work: only 9% work in town. The median household income in East Valley is $125,000. Since 2013, East Valley has added 72 jobs, to 1,146 in 2023.
| East Valley | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $125,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9% | 17% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Very high risk in East Valley, with wildfire at the top
Among 43 Nevada towns, just 2 have a higher FEMA risk score than East Valley.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer of East Valley’s adults report frequent mental distress than in the typical Nevada or U.S. town
14% of East Valley adults report frequent mental distress. Of the 43 Nevada towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than East Valley. 12% of East Valley adults binge drink.
| East Valley | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | East Valley | NV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.8% | 15.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.5% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
East Valley has four seasons and hot summers
East Valley has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. East Valley’s July high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
East Valley stands out in Nevada and nationally: a larger share of its households own their home
100% of households own their home in East Valley.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
East Valley has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
24 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about East Valley
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of East Valley; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 East Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Nevada.
Every workday, about 1,098 people come to East Valley for work
Where East Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about East Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Valley, NV expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $874,000, 98% above the Nevada typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.