State relocation profile · Federal data
Nevada
Cost of living, fair-market rent, wages, safety, schools and childcare for Nevada from federal sources.
- 100.0
- Cost index (US=100)
- $1,427
- 2BR rent / mo
- $69,352
- Median salary
- 49
- Life Score
The verdict
As of June 2026, Nevada ranks #31 of 51 scored US states on the composite Life Score (49/100, D), with its strongest marks in schools and childcare.
- #31 of 51
- Life Score among scored states
- 49
- Life Score · D
- 100.0
- Cost of living (US=100)
- $69,352
- Median annual salary (BLS)
Weakest dimension: safety (28/100). State-level figures are a benchmark, individual metros can diverge sharply, so weigh each dimension against your own priorities.
According to PlainRelocate's state Life Score composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, and EPA inputs), Nevada ranks #31 of 51 scored US states by Life Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 100.0 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,427/mo, median salary $69,352; Life Score 49/100 (D), strongest in schools and childcare.
Signature: Nevada lists 3 MSAs; statewide figures still mask metro-to-metro swings.
Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 100.0 between corpus terciles 93.3 and 100.7. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent averages $1,427/mo statewide, against a BLS median salary of $69,352.
Composite Life Score 49/100 (D) sits mid-pack (#31 of 51).
Metro book is mid-sized (3 MSAs); state averages still hide corridor-level rent and wage gaps.
Life Score plate
Sheet NV · Nevada 49/100 · D · #31 of 51
LIFE-D · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · RPP-PAR · LEAD-SCHOOLS · BOOK-FULL
- LIFE-D Life Score D
- RANK-LOWER #31/51
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.7 pts
- RPP-PAR RPP 100.0
- LEAD-SCHOOLS Lead · schools
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 dims
Nearest Life Score peer: Oregon ( -0.7 pts)
Instrument codes from this state’s Life Score grade, corpus rank, peer gap, BEA RPP posture, lead dimension, and dimension book, not a moving recommendation.
Life Score neighbourhood around Nevada
Lowest/highest poles plus states nearest Nevada on composite Life Score. Full ladder: /rankings/.
Nevada childcare costs
DOL state-average center rates for Nevada (infant $10,033/yr leads the book).
Nevada Life Score breakdown
Nevada composites to 49/100 (D) across 7 of 7 dimensions; corpus place #31 of 51.
Nevada - Life Score dimensions
Percentile vs all US states (100 = best in the nation for that dimension)
- Schools
Schools
98 /100
- Childcare
Childcare
61 /100
- Wages
Wages
58 /100
- Environment
Environment
54 /100
- Cost of living 34
Cost of living
34 /100
- Rent 34
Rent
34 /100
- Safety 28
Safety
28 /100
What this shows Nevada's strongest dimensions are schools and childcare; its weakest among scored dims is safety at 28/100. Each dimension is a federal-data percentile; the composite folds 7 of 7 into one comparable figure.
States near Nevada on cost or Life Score
Nearest neighbors to Nevada on BEA RPP or composite Life Score, a different lens than the in-state metro list below.
Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)
Metros in Nevada
Explore detailed relocation data for 3 metropolitan areas in Nevada. Nevada contains 3 metropolitan statistical areas in our dataset - Carson City, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, Reno - each with its own rent, wage and crime profile that can diverge sharply from the statewide average.
Carson City metro · Compare metros · Cost vs quality · Methodology
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026
Nevada cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Nevada wages and safety follow BLS OEWS and FBI UCR. Research use only, verify at the agency source before you move.