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Cost of living in Mesquite, Nevada

Mesquite, Nevada has about 22,059 people. Typical rent is $1,181 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $75,227 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #8 in Nevada on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,181 a month.

Mesquite is a city in Nevada. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $75,227 a year.

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People
22,059
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,181
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$75,227
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$388,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,686
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA

Mesquite, Nevada has about 22,059 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $388,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Clark County is $1,686 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Mesquite. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area, prices sit at 100.2 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Nevada does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.2% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Mesquite's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Nevada home paid 12.77¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Mesquite's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Nevada in the table we use.

Among 52 places we list in Nevada with a rent figure, 37 have higher typical rent than Mesquite.

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in Nevada

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.