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Ranked for Affordable Living

Best Places to Live in Nevada for Affordable Living

Low cost of living, rent, home prices, and total tax burden Ranked by how well each place fits the Affordable Living profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1OwyheePopulation 1,012 · mixed overall livability89% match
  2. #2Amargosa ValleyPopulation 1,355 · solid overall livability80% match
  3. #3AlamoPopulation 1,019 · solid overall livability80% match
  4. #4Grass ValleyPopulation 1,190 · mixed overall livability61% match
  5. #5West WendoverPopulation 4,513 · mixed overall livability57% match
  6. #6LovelockPopulation 1,675 · solid overall livability54% match
  7. #7JackpotPopulation 1,215 · mixed overall livability50% match
  8. #8Nellis AFBPopulation 4,278 · solid overall livability49% match
  9. #9RuhenstrothPopulation 1,691 · solid overall livability46% match
  10. #10Golden ValleyPopulation 1,184 · solid overall livability46% match
  11. #11TonopahPopulation 1,777 · solid overall livability46% match
  12. #12Gardnerville RanchosPopulation 12,057 · solid overall livability37% match
  13. #13Cold SpringsPopulation 11,029 · mixed overall livability37% match
  14. #14FallonPopulation 9,243 · mixed overall livability37% match
  15. #15WinnemuccaPopulation 8,354 · mixed overall livability37% match
  16. #16Indian HillsPopulation 5,955 · solid overall livability37% match
  17. #17Lemmon ValleyPopulation 5,221 · mixed overall livability37% match
  18. #18ElyPopulation 3,957 · solid overall livability37% match
  19. #19MindenPopulation 3,140 · solid overall livability37% match
  20. #20HawthornePopulation 2,739 · mixed overall livability37% match
  21. #21KingsburyPopulation 1,920 · solid overall livability37% match
  22. #22VerdiPopulation 1,134 · solid overall livability37% match
  23. #23WellsPopulation 1,057 · solid overall livability37% match
  24. #24PanacaPopulation 1,039 · solid overall livability37% match
  25. #25YeringtonPopulation 3,108 · solid overall livability34% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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