Nevada cities

The best places to live in Nevada

Nevada's largest cities ranked on cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life. Fernley leads the list.

We scored Nevada's cities on the same factors as our state rankings, then ranked them. Below are the 10 largest by population. Two scores per city: value (what you get for the cost) and overall livability (everything combined). Tap any city for its full profile.

#CityMedian homeRentValueOverall
2 Enterprise $349,800 $1,552 69 75
4 Carson $327,300 $1,009 48 71
8 Henderson $365,900 $1,456 54 67
11 Las Vegas $302,100 $1,219 40 52
12 North Las Vegas $279,800 $1,323 49 49
15 Sparks $351,100 $1,329 36 37
16 Spring Valley $318,000 $1,367 30 32
17 Paradise $282,600 $1,073 18 30
18 Reno $391,500 $1,213 19 30
19 Sunrise Manor $213,400 $1,088 29 20

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income and jobs from the U.S. Census; schools from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. Rankings are within Nevada. Updated 2026.