Cost of living in North Las Vegas, NV

Housing, rent, and a comparison to the US average.

$407,146
Median home value
$1,843/mo
Median rent
115
Cost index (US=100)
-1.8%
Home YoY change

The median home value in North Las Vegas, NV is $407,146 as of 2026-04. That places North Las Vegas above the US average for housing cost, with a cost index of approximately 115 versus a national baseline of 100.

Over the past 12 months, the median home value in North Las Vegas has moved sideways, and over the past five years it has averaged +5.5% annual growth. The current price sits -4.0% from its 5-year peak in 2022-08.

Renters pay a median of $1,843 per month in North Las Vegas. Rents have changed -0.7% over the last year and averaged +4.7% per year over five years.

Beyond housing, day-to-day costs in North Las Vegas are shaped by state and local taxes, utility rates, transportation, and groceries. This page focuses on the housing component, which is the largest single line in most household budgets and the easiest to compare across cities using consistent national data.

Housing

Median home value$407,146
1-year change-1.8%
5-year price growth+5.5%
10-year price growth+8.1%
vs 5-year peak-4.0%

Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI).

How North Las Vegas compares

Cost index115 (above US)
Median home vs US (~$355k)+14.7%
Population294,034
Momentum score63 (Rising)

Cost index is currently a housing-only proxy; full BLS basket coming with ACS pull.

Affordability reality

Prices only mean something against local pay. Here’s how North Las Vegas’s housing lines up with what people here actually earn.

Median rent vs income28% of local median income
Home price-to-income5.1× local median income

At $1,843/mo, rent eats about 28% of the local median household income of $79,542 — within the 30% rule of thumb for affordable housing.

The median home runs about 5.1× the local median income (severely stretched — a stretch even for local earners).

Daily life in North Las Vegas

Climate

91°/60° summer45°/24° winter252 sunny days6″ snow/yr9″ rain/yr

Summers run warm (highs near 91°F) and winters are moderate (highs near 45°F), with about 6″ of snow a year.

Natural-hazard & insurance risk

Flood: lowTornado: very lowHurricane: very lowWildfire: highEarthquake: high

Insurance heads-up: in North Las Vegas, wildfire risk is pushing some insurers to raise rates or stop writing new policies in the highest-risk areas.

Getting around

The average commute is 29 min — about the US average of ~27 min; 8% of workers are remote; 64% own their home.

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.