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What Is It Like to Live in North Las Vegas?

What it costs to live in North Las Vegas, and how it compares with other Nevada cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

49

12th best value in Nevada

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Nevada cities.

Overall livability

49

12th overall in Nevada

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

North Las Vegas is home to about 259,638 people. A typical home runs $279,800 and a household earns around $64,700, a price-to-income ratio of 4.3. Among Nevada's largest cities, it ranks 12th for value and 12th overall.

North Las Vegas at a glance

Median home price

$279,800

10th in NV of 21

Median rent

$1,323/mo

Median household income

$64,700

Home price to income

4.3x

Unemployment

8.3%

16th in NV of 21

School rating

5/10

13th in NV of 21

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in NV of 21

Walk score

31/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Nevada only. Updated 2026.