Nevada

Evaluating Nevada as a relocation target starts with the statewide BEA Regional Price Parity of 100.0 - where 100 is the national average, so every point above or below translates to percent-level cost of living difference. Housing costs in Nevada index at 114.1, goods at 96.3, and services at 90.5. HUD Fair Market Rents averaged across Nevada counties put a 2-bedroom at $1,427/month, the figure HUD uses to cap Section 8 voucher payments, so it reflects real submarket rents rather than listings bias.

On the income side, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a statewide median salary of $69,352 with a mean of $73,041 across 1,527,000 tracked jobs. For safety context, FBI UCR data shows a violent crime rate of 407 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 2226 per 100K. These state-level reads let you benchmark Nevada against both your origin state and national medians before zooming into specific metros.

Family and education costs often decide a move. Department of Labor data for Nevada shows center-based infant care running $10,033/year, preschool at $8,309/year, and toddler care at $8,666/year. 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. The composite Life Score of 49/100 (D) folds all seven federal sources into one number for quick comparison.