Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Nevada
What a household has to earn to buy the county's own median home under the standard 28% rule, meaning housing costs at no more than 28% of gross income, counting the full monthly bill rather than just the mortgage. These are the counties where the entry ticket is steepest.
Nevada ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas County | $177,000 | $4,136 | $587,400 |
| 2 | Washoe County | $151,500 | $3,530 | $496,600 |
| 3 | Carson City | $130,500 | $3,043 | $426,700 |
| 4 | Clark County | $124,000 | $2,897 | $400,800 |
| 5 | Storey County | $120,500 | $2,813 | $393,100 |
| 6 | Lyon County | $107,000 | $2,493 | $342,600 |
| 7 | Churchill County | $95,000 | $2,217 | $298,000 |
| 8 | Elko County | $90,000 | $2,099 | $282,400 |
| 9 | Nye County | $85,000 | $1,980 | $266,000 |
| 10 | Humboldt County | $82,500 | $1,926 | $256,800 |
| 11 | Lander County | $70,000 | $1,634 | $210,500 |
| 12 | Lincoln County | $69,000 | $1,607 | $208,900 |
| 13 | White Pine County | $65,000 | $1,516 | $196,700 |
| 14 | Mineral County | $60,000 | $1,400 | $175,000 |
| 15 | Pershing County | $57,500 | $1,338 | $166,200 |
| 16 | Esmeralda County | $38,000 | $888 | $102,500 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Nevada