What is the cost of living in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas?

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 100.2, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 115.5, which is above the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,735/month.

What is the median salary in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas?

The median salary in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas is $69,586 annually (mean: $73,659). Top occupations include Waiters and Waitresses, Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons.

How safe is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas?

The violent crime rate in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas area is 407 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 2226 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas?

The state of NV has 742 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1. Charter schools make up 13.6% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas?

Infant center-based childcare in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas area averages $10,033 per year. Preschool averages $8,309/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas a good place to relocate?

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas has a Life Score of 46/100 (D), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas ranks #354 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV

LiveAbility 35.1/100 places Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas #354 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

100.2
Cost index (US=100): $1,735
2BR rent / mo: $69,586
Median salary: 35.1
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas ranks #354 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (35.1/100), with its strongest marks in low hazard and job market.

#354
of 387 US metros · Below median: 3,267,467
metro-area population: 407
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 742
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: air quality (2/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas ranks #354 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 100.2 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,735/mo, median salary $69,586; LiveAbility Score 35.1/100, strongest in low hazard and job market.

Signature: LiveAbility 35.1/100 places Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas #354 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP 100.2 lands in the dearer third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,735/mo.

LiveAbility 35.1/100 puts Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas in the bottom third (#354 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas area is 1,114,750.

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

35 Top 92% higher than 8% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas MSA; housing RPP 115.5 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,735/mo.

Studio

$1,333

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,478

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,735

/month

3 Bedroom

$2,413

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,764

/month

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas wages and employment

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas posts 1,114,750 total employment with median salary $69,586 against a dearer-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$69,586

Mean Salary

$73,659

Total Employment

1,114,750

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Waiters and Waitresses	$27,110
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$31,950
Retail Salespersons	$33,720
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,940
General and Operations Managers	$97,290

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas area from NCES.

Schools

742

Enrollment

480,464

Student:Teacher

20.5:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$10,033

per year

Toddler (Center)

$8,666

per year

Preschool (Center)

$8,309

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas's composite Life Score is 46/100 (D), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

22/100

Weak

Wages

67/100

Strong

Rent

18/100

Bottom decile

Crime

29/100

Weak

Schools

98/100

Elite

Childcare

55/100

Above average

Environment

57/100

Above average

LiveAbility Score

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Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas ranks #354 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 35.1/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Low hazard (95/100)

Low hazard

95
Job market

67
Climate

63
Safety

29
Cost of living

22
Housing

18
Schools

2
Air quality

2

What this shows Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas's strongest dimensions are low hazard and job market; its weakest among scored dims is air quality at 2/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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