East ValleyNV
Home to 1,283 people, this town lies in Nevada.
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 density of trails 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.
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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
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The public schools here belong to the Douglas school district. The 3 public schools in East Valley teach 91 students between them.
| 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
The share of working residents in East Valley who work locally: 9%. Among 43 Nevada towns, just 2 have a higher typical household income than East Valley. The mean commuting time for East Valley comes to 31 minutes. 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
East Valley has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from wildfire
Expected losses in East Valley break down as 42% from wildfires and 38% from inland flooding. Among 43 Nevada towns, just 2 have a higher FEMA hazard score than East Valley.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
East Valley stands out in Nevada and nationally: a smaller share of its adults feel lonely
Only 2 of the 43 Nevada towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than East Valley. 14% of East Valley adults report frequent mental distress. Against the Nevada average, East Valley comes out ahead on 17 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 7.
| 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
Expect four seasons and hot summers in East Valley
Expect July afternoons of 90° and January nights of 23°, with about 22 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Nevada and the rest of the country, more of East Valley’s households own their home
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
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−.