What is the median rent in Nellis AFB, NV?

Name: Median rent in Nellis AFB, NV, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Nellis AFB, NV is $2,143 (±$67) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 996 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Nellis AFB, the median gross rent went from $1,558 in 2015–2019 to $2,143 in 2020–2024 (+37.5%).

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: $2,143 (±$67)
Rented homes: 996 (±226)
$2,000 or more: 69.2%
Since 2015–2019: +37.5%

How much rent costs in Nellis AFB

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Nellis AFB	Clark County	Nevada	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±4.4 points)	1.8%	2.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±4.4 points)	9.7%	11.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	0.6% (±1.0 points)	30.2%	30.3%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	30.2% (±12.3 points)	32.7%	31.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	67.2% (±12.7 points)	16.9%	16.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.0% (±2.4 points)	5.5%	5.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±4.4 points)	3.1%	3.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 67.2% of renting households.

69.2% of rented homes in Nellis AFB cost $2,000 or more a month.

Nellis AFB against Clark County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Nellis AFB	Clark County	Nevada	United States
Median gross rent	$2,143 (±$67)	$1,626 (±$11)	$1,597 (±$11)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	996 (±226)	354,302 (±4,000)	466,457 (±4,175)	42,849,984

In Nellis AFB, median gross rent is higher than in Clark County ($1,626).

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

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Clark County, Nellis AFB ranks 3 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 4 of 54.

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

How rent in Nellis AFB 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	$1,558 (±$92)	$2,143 (±$67)	+37.5%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	95.3% (±3.1 points)	100.0% (±3.7 points)	+4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.0% (±4.4 points)	0.0% (±3.7 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 Nellis AFB

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Nellis AFB
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Nellis AFB	—	$2,143 (±$67)	—
North Las Vegas	3.5 mi	$1,705 (±$28)	Lower
Sunrise Manor	4.7 mi	$1,397 (±$27)	Lower
Winchester	8.8 mi	$1,220 (±$31)	Lower
Whitney	10 mi	$1,574 (±$78)	Lower
Las Vegas	12 mi	$1,563 (±$19)	Lower
Paradise	12 mi	$1,372 (±$21)	Lower
Spring Valley	16 mi	$1,743 (±$24)	Lower
Henderson	17 mi	$1,824 (±$21)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Las Vegas, NV ($1,705), Sunrise Manor, NV ($1,397), Winchester, NV ($1,220).

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
1	Indian Springs	$2,589 (±$1,184)
2	Summerlin South	$2,509 (±$119)
3	Nellis AFB	$2,143 (±$67)
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)

Showing 9 of 16 places in Clark County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Nellis AFB is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Nellis AFB

What is the average rent in Nellis AFB, NV?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Nellis AFB is $2,143 (±$67) 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 Nellis AFB?

In Nellis AFB, the median gross rent went from $1,558 in 2015–2019 to $2,143 in 2020–2024 (+37.5%).

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 Nellis AFB cost more than $2,000 a month?

69.2% of rented homes in Nellis AFB have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Nellis AFB higher than in Clark County?

In Nellis AFB, median gross rent is higher than in Clark County ($1,626).

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

It is higher than 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 Nellis AFB CDP, Nevada (place:50400, 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.