NVNevada rankings

Most affordable towns in Nevada

Ranked by how many years of a typical NV household income ($78,260) it takes to buy each town's median home. Lower is easier to buy in. 41 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 West Wendover 1.8 yrs $139,700 median home 2 Hawthorne 2.1 yrs $167,900 median home 3 Battle Mountain 2.6 yrs $203,800 median home

#TownYears of incomeHome valueMedian income

1 West Wendover4,514 people 1.8 yrs $139,700 $49,013

2 Hawthorne2,809 people 2.1 yrs $167,900 $67,300

3 Battle Mountain3,518 people 2.6 yrs $203,800 $81,857

4 Ely3,929 people 3.0 yrs $233,700 $77,500

5 Silver Springs5,060 people 3.1 yrs $244,400 $48,944

Fallon9,463 people 3.6 yrs $282,700 $73,389

7 Laughlin8,789 people 3.6 yrs $283,700 $45,685

8 Yerington3,150 people 3.6 yrs $284,800 $57,980

Winchester37,081 people 3.9 yrs $302,800 $50,120

10 Elko20,696 people 3.9 yrs $309,100 $79,036

11 Winnemucca8,361 people 3.9 yrs $309,100 $81,824

12 Pahrump47,347 people 4.0 yrs $310,300 $62,109

13 Sunrise Manor200,218 people 4.1 yrs $320,000 $58,421

14 Whitney47,221 people 4.2 yrs $329,000 $67,155

15 Sun Valley22,228 people 4.5 yrs $349,100 $77,446

16 Spring Creek14,739 people 4.6 yrs $360,600 $105,154

Moapa Valley6,684 people 4.6 yrs $362,500 $89,250

18 Fernley24,225 people 4.7 yrs $366,700 $89,517

19 Lemmon Valley4,412 people 4.9 yrs $384,000 $76,029

20 Paradise185,913 people 4.9 yrs $384,200 $59,190

21 Mesquite22,059 people 5.0 yrs $388,600 $75,227

22 North Las Vegas278,595 people 5.2 yrs $404,400 $79,542

23 Las Vegas660,400 people 5.5 yrs $427,900 $73,877

24 Dayton15,781 people 5.5 yrs $433,200 $102,819

25 Cold Springs11,321 people 5.5 yrs $433,300 $93,732

Spring Valley219,187 people 5.5 yrs $433,800 $74,511

27 Boulder City14,919 people 5.6 yrs $435,600 $74,757

28 Carson58,384 people 5.8 yrs $453,000 $72,355

29 Enterprise240,464 people 6.1 yrs $475,500 $98,462

Sparks110,024 people 6.2 yrs $483,800 $89,056

Indian Hills5,527 people 6.2 yrs $483,800 $78,278

32 Henderson332,141 people 6.2 yrs $484,900 $90,138

33 Gardnerville Ranchos12,114 people 6.2 yrs $486,000 $87,785

Gardnerville5,486 people 6.2 yrs $487,300 $62,267

Reno273,212 people 7.0 yrs $548,300 $80,760

36 Minden3,707 people 7.5 yrs $586,000 $99,904

37 Washoe Valley3,315 people 7.8 yrs $609,700 $122,614

Spanish Springs17,980 people 8.0 yrs $623,900 $127,658

39 Summerlin South31,354 people 8.6 yrs $672,400 $117,035

40 Johnson Lane6,467 people 9.8 yrs $764,100 $121,458

41 Incline Village9,272 people 18.6 yrs $1,454,600 $167,069

How this ranking works

We divide each town’s median home value by the NV median household income ($78,260). The result is how many years of a typical paycheck it takes to buy a typical home there. Lower is more affordable. Across Nevada as a whole it’s 5.6 years.

Why not each town’s own income? That would rank wealthy towns with half-million-dollar homes as “affordable” only because their residents earn so much. One shared income answers the question people actually ask: where could a typical family afford to live?

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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