Minden, NV housing market
The typical Minden home is worth about $707,000, up 3.8% in a year, 60% above the Nevada typical home. Homes typically sell in 66 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Minden compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Minden at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 3.3 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Minden | Nevada |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $378,000 | $237,000 |
| 2018 | $415,000 | $269,000 |
| 2019 | $456,000 | $302,000 |
| 2020 | $492,000 | $311,000 |
| 2021 | $556,000 | $334,000 |
| 2022 | $676,000 | $413,000 |
| 2023 | $665,000 | $431,000 |
| 2024 | $659,000 | $434,000 |
| 2025 | $677,000 | $456,000 |
| 2026 | $694,000 | $448,000 |
| August 2026 | $707,000 | $442,000 |
Minden and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minden | $707K | +3.8% | $2,160 | $99,904 |
| Gardnerville | $613K | +2.2% | $1,680 | $62,267 |
7.1 years of income
The typical Minden home costs about 7.1 years of the town's median household income, more than across Nevada (5.6 years).
How Minden ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,160
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Minden is $2,160 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Minden pay a median of $1,819, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 26% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,490 · 4 bedrooms $3,620
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (89423; Carson City, NV MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.