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Nevada state guide

Compare large Nevada cities by 2025 Census population, young-grad fit, BLS state unemployment, schooling access, cost pressure, commute, and safety-check notes. The current Nevada subset includes 12 West city pages with a combined 2025 population estimate of 1,887,848.

What the current Nevada catalog shows

Mesquite, Nevada has the strongest verified population-growth signal in this Nevada subset at +17.33% since the 2020 estimates base. Winnemucca, Nevada has the lowest ACS rent-to-income baseline among the matched catalog cities at 14.2%. These figures describe the WhereToLive.us city subset, not a statewide average.

Catalog cities 12

12 have matched ACS place data.

Catalog median rent $1,492

Median of matched city ACS gross-rent estimates; not a statewide rent.

Catalog median income $79,289

Median of matched city ACS household-income estimates; not a statewide income.

Catalog median home value $416,150

Median of matched city ACS owner-occupied home values.

Average grad fit 65/100

Henderson, Nevada leads this subset at 76/100.

Catalog median commute 25.6 min

Median of matched city approximate ACS commute estimates.

City Catalog Grad fit Median rent Median income 2025 population City unemployment Growth Jobs Cost
Las Vegas, Nevada #24 66/100 $1,563 $73,877 679,817 7.4% +5.27% cautious rent stretched
Henderson, Nevada #55 76/100 $1,824 $90,138 353,289 6.8% +11.54% competitive rent stretched
North Las Vegas, Nevada #73 69/100 $1,705 $79,542 296,653 8.5% +14.33% competitive rent stretched
Reno, Nevada #78 67/100 $1,556 $80,760 283,621 5.1% +7.37% competitive rent stretched
Sparks, Nevada Nevada coverage 59/100 $1,716 $89,056 111,902 5.2% +3.18% competitive rent stretched
Carson, Nevada Nevada coverage 58/100 $1,248 $72,355 58,571 5.5% -0.12% competitive rent watch
Fernley, Nevada Nevada coverage 72/100 $1,570 $89,517 26,214 5.5% +14.48% competitive rent watch
Mesquite, Nevada Nevada coverage 74/100 $1,181 $75,227 24,001 5.7% +17.33% competitive rent watch
Elko, Nevada Nevada coverage 61/100 $1,267 $79,036 21,019 5.2% +2.35% competitive rent watch
Boulder City, Nevada Nevada coverage 58/100 $1,427 $74,757 14,884 7.6% +0.05% competitive rent watch
Fallon, Nevada 2025 population #3307 62/100 $1,230 $73,389 9,570 3.5% +2.67% competitive rent watch
Winnemucca, Nevada 2025 population #3656 62/100 $965 $81,824 8,307 5.7% -1.11% competitive rent-friendly