Rents in Las Vegas Have Reportedly Increased by Almost 36 Percent Since 2020

LAS VEGAS, NV – According to a new report released by tech real-estate marketplace company Zillow, rents have skyrocketed in Las Vegas over the course of the last several years, creating affordability concerns among some local residents.  

Rents in Las Vegas have increased approximately 36 percent since 2020, with that jump influenced by numerous factors, including low inventory, increased demand, and inflation.

In fact, in order to comfortably be able to afford rent in Vegas, Zillow notes, a resident would need to be earing more that $72,000 a year, which again is about a 36 percent a jump of necessary income over the last five-year span of time.

Combine this with other rental expenses – such as needing to come up with the first month’s deposit and security – many residents are finding themselves struggling to affordably meet their housing needs.

According to Robin Crawford, Executive Director of Nevada State Apartment Association, the increase in housing costs have been consistently going up in Southern Nevada, with the situation exasperated by the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, which served to increase housing demand and subsequently drive up prices.

My data sources show a 3 percent increase between last year and this year,” she said. “If you’re looking at a 4-year span, there were dramatic increases mainly during the COVID time.”

In fact, Nevada became one of the most popular states to transplant to throughout the pandemic, and still remains that way to this day. And while rents may have blown up in the last half-decade as a result, Crawford is quick to note that they still remain well below what much of the rent of the country is paying.

Our rents in Las Vegas and also in Reno and all over the state are lower than the national average,” she said. “In Las Vegas, the average rent price is $1,490.”

In contrast, Zillow reports that the national average rent is currently $1,850.

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