Name: Amargosa Valley, NV statistics
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Moving to Amargosa Valley

Nye County gains about 21.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,559

Moved out2,793

Net+766

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Clark County, NV1,614843+771

Los Angeles County, CA10345+58

Elko County, NV4262−20

San Diego County, CA6140+21

Maricopa County, AZ5149+2

Washoe County, NV4648−2

San Bernardino County, CA62

Riverside County, CA56

Within Nevada, other states or abroad

Arrivals

51%49%

Leavers

39%61%

Within NevadaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$64K

Leavers$57K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Nye County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 8.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 5.7% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Nye County report $63,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $31,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $780 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,269 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $107,500.
Getting to work: 29 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Houghton Lake, MI matches it on character. Compare the two

Net movers per 1,000 people6
21.3
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
5.7%
190% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
8.9%
56% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Amargosa Valley	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	8.9%	56% above
Moved from another state1County figure	5.7%	190% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	21.3	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure	$63,613	10% below
Income of households moving out6County figure	$57,435	18% below

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 2.0x, 47% below the median place.

Amargosa Valley17.6%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$31,200

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

17.6%

14% below the median place

Home price to income

2.0x

47% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

18%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$43,600

a year, prices not adjusted

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Amargosa Valley, $780 a month. It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Amargosa Valley, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
International Falls, MN	13.4% vs 17.6%	n/a	Compare
Swoyersville, PA	12.5% vs 17.6%	n/a	Compare
Macon, MO	13.2% vs 17.6%	n/a	Compare

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Median home value1
$107,500
66% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,269
32% below the median place
Homeownership1
81.9%
23% above the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Amargosa Valley	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$780	43% below
Rent to income1	17.6%	14% below
Property tax rate1	1.2%	34% above
Home price to income1	2.0x	47% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure	$1,149	29% below
HUD area median income3County figure	$75,700	29% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure	$1,316	60% below
Median home value1	$107,500	66% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	0.0%	99% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	52.7%	2% above
Homeownership1	81.9%	23% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	51.2%	1% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,269	32% below
Vacant homes1County figure	12.3%	74% above
Median year built1	1981	0% above

Work and pay

Works from home is 0.0%, below the median place (median 12.4%).

Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
36.7%
240% above the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Amargosa Valley	Vs median
Median household income1	$53,139	34% below
Income per person1	$22,974	43% below
Unemployment1County figure	8.1%	65% above
Average annual pay5County figure	$73,081	11% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	7.2%	95% above
Jobs5County figure	13,712	91% below
Poverty rate1	36.7%	240% above
Mean commute1County figure	29 min	16% above
Works from home1	0.0%	below (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 49.3%, 47% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
49.3%
47% below the median place
High school or higher1
80.4%
13% below the median place
Household size1
3.0
20% above the median place

All 8 people measures

Measure	Amargosa Valley	Vs median
Population1	1,445	6646th largest
Median age1County figure	52.5	35% above
Bachelor's or higher1County figure	13.3%	58% below
High school or higher1	80.4%	13% below
Household size1	3.0	20% above
Born abroad1	18.6%	110% above
No health insurance1County figure	8.8%	38% above
Homes with broadband1	49.3%	47% below

Life in Amargosa Valley

53 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents27.7 2.7×

Playgrounds per 10k27.7 2.9×

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k13.8 +24%

Libraries per 10k13.8 15.9×

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.7 −29%

Shops22.6 −25%

Arts, recreation and fitness4.2 +2%

Doctors' offices and clinics16.4 −19%

Child care centers0.6 −74%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k7
0.6
74% below the median place
Shops per 10k7
22.6
25% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
14.7
29% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Amargosa Valley	Vs median
Public schools10County figure	23	156% above
Public school students10County figure	5,521	13% above
Students per teacher10County figure	20.3	32% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	14.7	29% below
Shops per 10k7County figure	22.6	25% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	4.2	2% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	16.4	19% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	0.6	74% below
Parks per 10k8	27.7	172% above
Playgrounds per 10k8	27.7	194% above
Grocery stores per 10k8	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	13.8	24% above
Libraries per 10k8	13.8	above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails8	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi8	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure	53	308% above

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 1.5, 98% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Amargosa Valley. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk12
1.5
98% below the median place
Annual precipitation11
7.8 in
82% below the median place
Median air quality index13
26
40% below the median place

All 10 weather and risk measures

Measure	Amargosa Valley	Vs median
July average high11County figure	91°F	4% above
January average low11County figure	22°F	11% below
Average temperature11County figure	53°F	4% below
Annual precipitation11County figure	7.8 in	82% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure	78.3	15% below
Tornado risk12County figure	1.5	98% below
Wildfire risk12County figure	80.9	32% above
Heat wave risk12County figure	97.1	8% above
Median air quality index13County figure	26	40% below
Good air days13County figure	92.6%	35% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 0.4% from 2022 to 2023.

Median household income

Down 12.4% from 2020 to 2024.

Median home value

Down 7.2% from 2020 to 2022.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

n/a

No local price data

Pay vs rent

-3.6 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 12% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Amargosa Valley in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median household income	$53,139 (2024)	$65,500	$55,500 to $77,500	+3.6%
Median home value	$107,500 (2022)	$149,000	$103,000 to $215,000	+4.1%

The median home would be worth 2.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Amargosa Valley

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Houghton Lake, MI	$827	$50,305	Compare
Fussels Corner, FL	$937	$56,091	Compare
Homosassa Springs, FL	$939	$48,049	Compare
Bath, NY	$735	$47,150	Compare

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Common questions

Is Amargosa Valley a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 32 Nevada places. Household income has grown -3.3% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 34 Nevada places. On cost, space and class size it scores 85 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Amargosa Valley expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $107,500.

What salary do you need to live in Amargosa Valley?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $31,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Amargosa Valley?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Houghton Lake, MI, Fussels Corner, FL, Homosassa Springs, FL and Bath, NY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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