ZIP 89081
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 89081 usually run 1.1% below trend in December and 1.2% above it in August, about $46 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 89081 is 0.1% below its high of $2,015 in November 2025, at $2,013 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 89081 changed +0.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 77 Nevada ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.0%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 89081 rose 39.8% while median household income rose 33.4% ($68,787 to $91,733). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 89081 is 39.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($91,733) is $2,293 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,080); a 3-bedroom is $2,890.
5th cheapest of 6 ZIP codes in North Las Vegas.
ZIP 89086, 2 miles away, rents for 18% less ($1,654/mo), about $4,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 89081. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 89081 (North Las Vegas, NV) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 19.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 89081 in North Las Vegas, NV has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 89081 in North Las Vegas, NV has climbed 27.2% since 2021, going from about $1,582 per month to roughly $2,013 today. Median household income grew from $74,297 to $91,733 between 2021 and 2024, a 23.5% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 3.7 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 39,820 to 41,408 between 2021 and 2024, a 4.0% change. About 33% of households rent today, against 37.1% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 89081 in North Las Vegas, NV reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 89081 covers North Las Vegas, NV. The median rent here is $2,013/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,770/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,080/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($91,733/yr), ZIP 89081 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.4% over the past year.
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At $2,013/mo, rent takes ~26% of ZIP 89081's median household income ($91,733/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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