Best rent-to-income cities in Nevada

Cities in Nevada ranked by lowest rent as a percentage of median household income. Cities with 15,000+ residents.

Key findings

Mesquite ranks first, with rent at 22.2% of median household income.
Across all 10 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,866/mo.

Data as of September 2026. Twelve months of median rent as a share of Census median household income (5-year estimates). Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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10 cities

Rank	City	Rent/income	Median rent	Income	Vs. a year ago
01	MesquiteNV Pop. 22KCompare →	22.2%	$1,394/mo	$75,227	same
02	HendersonNV Pop. 332KCompare →	23.7%	$1,783/mo	$90,138	↑1 from #3
03	DaytonNV Pop. 16KCompare →	24.5%	$2,101/mo	$102,819	↓1 from #2
04	ElkoNV Pop. 21KCompare →	27.1%	$1,786/mo	$79,036	--
05	FernleyNV Pop. 24KCompare →	27.2%	$2,028/mo	$89,517	↓1 from #4
06	Las VegasNV Pop. 660KCompare →	27.6%	$1,700/mo	$73,877	same
07	North Las VegasNV Pop. 279KCompare →	28.2%	$1,866/mo	$79,542	↑2 from #9
08	PahrumpNV Pop. 47KCompare →	28.4%	$1,471/mo	$62,109	same
09	SparksNV Pop. 110KCompare →	28.8%	$2,140/mo	$89,056	↓4 from #5
10	RenoNV Pop. 273KCompare →	29.7%	$1,997/mo	$80,760	↓3 from #7