Best places to live in Nevada
2 Nevada metros scored on the default family weighting — schools and safety heaviest, then affordability, climate, college pipeline and jobs. Change the weights on the ranking engine to see your own order.
Who lives in Nevada
Population-weighted racial and ethnic composition across the 2 tracked Nevada metros, from Census ACS table B03002.
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 42.5%
- Hispanic or Latino
- 30.6%
- Black (non-Hispanic)
- 9.7%
- Asian (non-Hispanic)
- 9.4%
- Other or two or more
- 7.7%
Diversity index 86/100 — how evenly the population is spread across these groups. It is descriptive, not a judgement: weight it up, down or to zero on the ranking engine.
| # | Metro | Score | US rank | Typical home | Schools | Safety | Climate | Diversity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reno | 31.0 | #94 of 103 | $574k | 27 | 9 | 24° / 92° | 71 |
| 2 | Las Vegas | 22.8 | #103 of 103 | $430k | 11 | 9 | 39° / 104° | 90 |
Figures are compiled estimates. Methodology and sources.