What is the median rent in Boulder City, NV?

Name: Median rent in Boulder City, NV, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Boulder City, NV is $1,427 (±$100) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,402 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Boulder City, the median gross rent went from $1,002 in 2015–2019 to $1,427 in 2020–2024 (+42.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,427 (±$100)
Rented homes: 1,402 (±227)
$2,000 or more: 17.8%
Since 2015–2019: +42.4%

How much rent costs in Boulder City

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Boulder City	Clark County	Nevada	United States
Less than $500	3.1% (±2.8 points)	1.8%	2.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	12.9% (±6.3 points)	9.7%	11.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	40.9% (±9.7 points)	30.2%	30.3%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	25.3% (±8.3 points)	32.7%	31.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	13.6% (±9.6 points)	16.9%	16.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.6% (±3.6 points)	5.5%	5.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.6% (±1.0 points)	3.1%	3.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 40.9% of renting households.

17.8% of rented homes in Boulder City cost $2,000 or more a month.

Boulder City against Clark County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Boulder City	Clark County	Nevada	United States
Median gross rent	$1,427 (±$100)	$1,626 (±$11)	$1,597 (±$11)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,402 (±227)	354,302 (±4,000)	466,457 (±4,175)	42,849,984

In Boulder City, median gross rent is lower than in Clark County ($1,626).

It is also lower than in Nevada ($1,597).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Clark County, Boulder City ranks 10 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 24 of 54.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Boulder City has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,002 (±$85)	$1,427 (±$100)	+42.4%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	31.7% (±3.7 points)	22.1% (±3.4 points)	−9.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	6.3% (±4.1 points)	2.3% (±2.8 points)	−4.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Boulder City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Boulder City
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Boulder City	—	$1,427 (±$100)	—
Henderson	13 mi	$1,824 (±$21)	Higher
Whitney	19 mi	$1,574 (±$78)	Higher
Paradise	21 mi	$1,372 (±$21)	Not measurably different
Enterprise	21 mi	$1,934 (±$31)	Higher
Winchester	24 mi	$1,220 (±$31)	Lower
Sunrise Manor	24 mi	$1,397 (±$27)	Not measurably different
Spring Valley	26 mi	$1,743 (±$24)	Higher
Nellis AFB	29 mi	$2,143 (±$67)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Winchester, NV ($1,220).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Henderson, NV ($1,824), Whitney, NV ($1,574), Enterprise, NV ($1,934).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Clark County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
4	Enterprise	$1,934 (±$31)
5	Henderson	$1,824 (±$21)
6	Spring Valley	$1,743 (±$24)
7	North Las Vegas	$1,705 (±$28)
8	Whitney	$1,574 (±$78)
9	Las Vegas	$1,563 (±$19)
10	Boulder City	$1,427 (±$100)
11	Sunrise Manor	$1,397 (±$27)
12	Paradise	$1,372 (±$21)
13	Winchester	$1,220 (±$31)
14	Mesquite	$1,181 (±$49)
15	Moapa Valley	$1,135 (±$268)
16	Laughlin	$1,112 (±$46)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Clark County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Boulder City

What is the average rent in Boulder City, NV?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Boulder City is $1,427 (±$100) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Boulder City?

In Boulder City, the median gross rent went from $1,002 in 2015–2019 to $1,427 in 2020–2024 (+42.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Boulder City cost more than $2,000 a month?

17.8% of rented homes in Boulder City have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Boulder City higher than in Clark County?

In Boulder City, median gross rent is lower than in Clark County ($1,626).

It is also lower than in Nevada ($1,597).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Boulder City city, Nevada (place:06500, in state:32).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.