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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 50 largest places in Nevada, Wells has the lowest share of income going to rent (10.9%), followed by Battle Mountain and Washoe Valley. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 50 places in Nevada that we cover, the median is 22.1% and the average 22.1%; the figure runs from 10.9% (Wells) to 37.5% (Nellis AFB). That is a spread of 3.4 times between the two ends.
The first five are Wells, Battle Mountain, Washoe Valley, Incline Village, Winnemucca. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Yearly rent as share of income ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wells | Elko County | 10.9% | 1,352 | $107,454 | $976 |
| 2 | Battle Mountain (unincorporated) | Lander County | 13.2% | 3,518 | $81,857 | $899 |
| 3 | Washoe Valley (unincorporated) | Washoe County | 13.8% | 3,315 | $122,614 | $1,410 |
| 4 | Incline Village (unincorporated) | Washoe County | 14.1% | 9,272 | $167,069 | $1,961 |
| 5 | Winnemucca | Humboldt County | 14.2% | 8,361 | $81,824 | $965 |
| 6 | Johnson Lane (unincorporated) | Douglas County | 14.6% | 6,467 | $121,458 | $1,475 |
| 7 | Ely | White Pine County | 14.7% | 3,929 | $77,500 | $950 |
| 8 | West Wendover | Elko County | 15.0% | 4,514 | $49,013 | $611 |
| 9 | Moapa Valley (unincorporated) | Clark County | 15.3% | 6,684 | $89,250 | $1,135 |
| 10 | Spring Creek (unincorporated) | Elko County | 15.8% | 14,739 | $105,154 | $1,386 |
| 11 | Yerington | Lyon County | 16.4% | 3,150 | $57,980 | $793 |
| 12 | Hawthorne (unincorporated) | Mineral County | 17.4% | 2,809 | $67,300 | $974 |
| 13 | Stagecoach (unincorporated) | Lyon County | 17.6% | 1,892 | $70,000 | $1,029 |
| 14 | Dayton (unincorporated) | Lyon County | 17.8% | 15,781 | $102,819 | $1,521 |
| 15 | Spanish Springs (unincorporated) | Washoe County | 18.5% | 17,980 | $127,658 | $1,963 |
| 16 | Sun Valley (unincorporated) | Washoe County | 18.8% | 22,228 | $77,446 | $1,214 |
| 17 | Mesquite | Clark County | 18.8% | 22,059 | $75,227 | $1,181 |
| 18 | Elko | Elko County | 19.2% | 20,696 | $79,036 | $1,267 |
| 19 | Fallon | Churchill County | 20.1% | 9,463 | $73,389 | $1,230 |
| 20 | Carson City | Carson City | 20.7% | 58,384 | $72,355 | $1,248 |
| 21 | Gardnerville Ranchos (unincorporated) | Douglas County | 21.0% | 12,114 | $87,785 | $1,533 |
| 22 | Fernley | Lyon County | 21.0% | 24,225 | $89,517 | $1,570 |
| 23 | Lovelock | Pershing County | 21.2% | 1,481 | $42,074 | $745 |
| 24 | Tonopah (unincorporated) | Nye County | 21.5% | 1,910 | $47,031 | $843 |
| 25 | Minden (unincorporated) | Douglas County | 21.8% | 3,707 | $99,904 | $1,819 |
| 26 | Kingsbury (unincorporated) | Douglas County | 22.1% | 2,209 | $96,250 | $1,769 |
| 27 | Boulder City | Clark County | 22.9% | 14,919 | $74,757 | $1,427 |
| 28 | Indian Hills (unincorporated) | Douglas County | 22.9% | 5,527 | $78,278 | $1,496 |
| 29 | Reno | Washoe County | 23.1% | 273,212 | $80,760 | $1,556 |
| 30 | Sparks | Washoe County | 23.1% | 110,024 | $89,056 | $1,716 |
| 31 | Enterprise (unincorporated) | Clark County | 23.6% | 240,464 | $98,462 | $1,934 |
| 32 | Carlin | Elko County | 23.6% | 2,088 | $60,898 | $1,197 |
| 33 | Gardnerville (unincorporated) | Douglas County | 23.9% | 5,486 | $62,267 | $1,241 |
| 34 | Henderson | Clark County | 24.3% | 332,141 | $90,138 | $1,824 |
| 35 | Pahrump (unincorporated) | Nye County | 25.2% | 47,347 | $62,109 | $1,304 |
| 36 | Las Vegas | Clark County | 25.4% | 660,400 | $73,877 | $1,563 |
| 37 | North Las Vegas | Clark County | 25.7% | 278,595 | $79,542 | $1,705 |
| 38 | Summerlin South (unincorporated) | Clark County | 25.7% | 31,354 | $117,035 | $2,509 |
| 39 | Paradise (unincorporated) | Clark County | 27.8% | 185,913 | $59,190 | $1,372 |
| 40 | Cold Springs (unincorporated) | Washoe County | 28.0% | 11,321 | $93,732 | $2,185 |
| 41 | Spring Valley (unincorporated) | Clark County | 28.1% | 219,187 | $74,511 | $1,743 |
| 42 | Whitney (unincorporated) | Clark County | 28.1% | 47,221 | $67,155 | $1,574 |
| 43 | Sunrise Manor (unincorporated) | Clark County | 28.7% | 200,218 | $58,421 | $1,397 |
| 44 | Fallon Station (unincorporated) | Churchill County | 29.2% | 1,399 | $67,301 | $1,635 |
| 45 | Laughlin (unincorporated) | Clark County | 29.2% | 8,789 | $45,685 | $1,112 |
| 46 | Winchester (unincorporated) | Clark County | 29.2% | 37,081 | $50,120 | $1,220 |
| 47 | Silver Springs (unincorporated) | Lyon County | 29.4% | 5,060 | $48,944 | $1,201 |
| 48 | Topaz Ranch Estates (unincorporated) | Douglas County | 29.7% | 1,621 | $57,574 | $1,427 |
| 49 | Indian Springs (unincorporated) | Clark County | 35.7% | 1,180 | $87,083 | $2,589 |
| 50 | Nellis AFB (unincorporated) | Clark County | 37.5% | 5,087 | $68,652 | $2,143 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.
Wells, with 10.9% (among the 50 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 50 largest places in Nevada by population.