Nevada · 148 census tracts

Las Vegas.

This Las Vegas housing market report covers about 256,500 homes across 148 census tracts. It gives investors tract-level context on rent growth, home price growth, property tax and insurance cost assumptions, vacancy, and neighborhood variation. PriceDNA location scores range from 62 to 86, with a median of 72.6. Median household income is $70,184.

Approximate homes
256,500
across 148 assigned tracts
Vacant homes
7.5%
of all homes
Renter-occupied
44%
of occupied homes
01.

Location score distribution

How location scores vary across 148 census tracts in Las Vegas.

median 72.6 62 86

Half of Las Vegas's tracts score between 70 and 76. The full range spans 62 to 86, with a median of 72.6.

Distribution of tract scores
Median (72.6)
Mean (73.0)

What the location score shows

PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0–100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.

The distribution matters because a city is rarely one market. The spread across Las Vegas's census tracts shows why investors should look below the city average before deciding where a property fits.

To see the location score for your specific property, analyze a property

02.

Housing composition

Key housing statistics for approximately 256,500 homes in Las Vegas, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.

Tenure of occupied homes: owner 56%, renter 44%.
Tenure of occupied homes Owner 56% · Renter 44%
Housing occupancy: occupied 92.5%, vacant 7.5%.
Occupancy Occupied 92.5% · Vacant 7.5%

Of about 256,500 homes, 7.5% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 44% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.

By structure type, about 67% of Las Vegas’s housing units are in single-family structures, 9% in small multifamily buildings (2–4 units), and 23% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.

03.

How Las Vegas compares

City medians are useful, but investors need context. This table compares Las Vegas's local range with Nevada and U.S. medians so you can quickly see where the market looks stronger, weaker, or more expensive than broader benchmarks.

Metric Las Vegas — lower · median · upper Las Vegas Nevada NV United States US
Census ACS B19013 · 2020–2024
$57,749 $70,184 $94,036 $81,773 $77,173
College educated
Census ACS B15003 · 2020–2024
21% 34% 45% 34% 41%
Renter-age share (21–44)
Census ACS B01001 · 2020–2024
30% 34% 36% 34% 32%
FHFA HPI · 2025
5.3% 5.3% 5.3% 5.3% 5.2%
Census ACS B25064 · 2020–2024
4.9% 5.5% 5.9% 5.4% 4.4%
Property tax rate
Census ACS B25103 · 2020–2024
1.11% 1.11% 1.11% 1.11% 1.52%
Property insurance rate
Census ACS B25141 · 2020–2024
0.27% 0.29% 0.33% 0.26% 0.56%
Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020–2024
31.5% 34.4% 37.4% 32.8% 30.8%
04.

About this data

PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.

Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.

The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.

These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.

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