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36.60° N · 114.45° W · GEOID 3247880

Moapa Valley

Clark County, Nevada · part of the Las Vegas, NV metro

NevadaMoapa Valley, NVMoapa ValleyMoapa Valley

The short answer

Moapa Valley is home to 6,684 people. Median household income is $89,250 a year and median rent is $1,135 a month, 15.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $362,500, about 4.1x annual median household income.

Moapa Valley stands out on how people work. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 265 hours a year commuting, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 32 Nevada places we track. Also notable: About 26 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, more than in 98% of places its size.

52OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Average

Moapa Valley scores better than 52% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 6th of 34 in Nevada.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%66
Economy 20%64
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%66
Education 10%16
Commute 10%3
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,135
17% below the median place
Median household income
$89,250
11% above the median place
Median home value
$362,500
13% above the median place
Unemployment
4.1%
17% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Moapa Valley

  • HousingHomeowners pay a median of about 0.4% of home value a year in property tax, less than in 96% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Value for moneyRent is about 22% lower than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. That can mean good value, or drawbacks these figures do not capture, such as crime, schools or location. Experimental
  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs about $920 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 83% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 33 Nevada places we track.
01

Moving to Moapa Valley

Clark County gains about 4.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in88,276
Moved out79,348
Net+8,928

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Los Angeles County, CA10,1005,432+4,668
San Diego County, CA3,1421,829+1,313
Maricopa County, AZ2,1952,505−310
Orange County, CA2,9661,384+1,582
Riverside County, CA2,5161,441+1,075
Washoe County, NV1,2761,412−136

Within Nevada, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within NevadaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$84K
Leavers$71K

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

Who moves here
5.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 4.3% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Clark County report $83,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $70,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$45,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,135 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,055 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $362,500.
Getting to work
38 minutes each way on average; 9.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Bremen, GA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
4.3%
117% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
4.9
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7
$83,884
19% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMoapa ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.1%11% below
Moved from another state1County figure4.3%117% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure4.9above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$83,88419% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$70,7961% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 100 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

Moapa Valley15.3%
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
$45,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.3%
25% below the median place
Home price to income
4.1x
7% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$77,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Moapa Valley, $1,135 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Moapa Valley, but easier on the budget

Places that match Moapa Valley on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Bremen, GA8912.2% vs 15.3%$6,300Compare
Tuttle, OK8411.7% vs 15.3%$20,000Compare
Unionville, NC8212.2% vs 15.3%$8,700Compare
Nephi, UT8011.4% vs 15.3%$19,000Compare

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Property tax rate1
0.4%
58% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
35.3%
30% below the median place
Vacant homes1
15.1%
113% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureMoapa ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,13517% below
Rent to income115.3%25% below
Property tax rate10.4%58% below
Home price to income14.1x7% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.21% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,6864% above
HUD area median income4County figure$98,2008% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,36058% below
Median home value1$362,50013% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.6%49% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure53.3%4% above
Homeownership180.6%21% above
Renters paying 30%+135.3%30% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,05510% above
Vacant homes115.1%113% above
Median year built119901% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
38 min
54% above the median place
Poverty rate1
5.8%
46% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment4.1% −17%
Works from home9.6% −23%
Median household income$89,250 +11%
Income per person$38,412 −4%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMoapa ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$89,25011% above
Income per person1$38,4124% below
Unemployment14.1%17% below
Average annual pay6County figure$67,5082% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.9%5% above
Jobs6County figure1,142,466above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate15.8%46% below
Mean commute138 min54% above
Works from home19.6%23% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.0, 22% above the median place.

Household size1
3.0
22% above the median place
Born abroad1
3.1%
65% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
17.9%
44% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance3.6% −44%
Median age35.6 −9%
Homes with broadband90.3% −2%
High school or higher93.6% +1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMoapa ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,6845561st largest
Median age135.69% below
Bachelor's or higher117.9%44% below
High school or higher193.6%1% above
Household size13.022% above
Born abroad13.1%65% below
No health insurance13.6%44% below
Homes with broadband190.3%2% below
05

Life in Moapa Valley

The nearest National Park Service site is Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument, about 44 miles away.

66 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents17.9 +76%
Playgrounds per 10k7.5 −21%
Grocery stores per 10k3.0 +41%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k15.0 +34%
Libraries per 10k3.0 3.4×
Named paths and bike trails27 km 13.3×
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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument 44 miles
  • Lake Mead National Recreation Area 46 miles
  • Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument 50 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars23.4 +13%
Shops27.9 −8%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.7 +63%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.8 +23%
Child care centers1.1 −52%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
44.4
44% above the median place
Public school students12
359,842
above the median place (median 4,897)
Child care centers per 10k8
1.1
52% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureMoapa ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure450above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure359,842above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure20.231% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure23.412% above
Shops per 10k8County figure27.98% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.763% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure24.823% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.152% below
Parks per 10k917.976% above
Playgrounds per 10k97.521% below
Grocery stores per 10k93.041% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k915.034% above
Libraries per 10k93.0244% above
Named paths and bike trails926.5above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1044.444% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10350% above
National Register listings11County figure66above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 70.7).

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 Moapa Valley. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk14
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
Annual precipitation13
7.3 in
83% below the median place
Heat wave risk14
99.9
11% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureMoapa ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure100°F15% above
January average low13County figure36°F44% above
Average temperature13County figure65°F18% above
Annual precipitation13County figure7.3 in83% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure99.58% above
Hurricane risk14County figure0.0below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk14County figure9.289% below
Wildfire risk14County figure99.162% above
Heat wave risk14County figure99.911% above
Median air quality index15County figure6142% above
Good air days15County figure31.0%55% below
08

Moapa Valley in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% now.

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. On projected 2030 affordability, Moapa Valley does better than 64% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 87%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,135/mo (2024)$1,450/mo$1,190 to $1,770/mo+4.2%
Median household income$89,250 (2024)$114,000$96,500 to $135,000+4.1%
Median home value$362,500 (2024)$538,000$390,000 to $741,000+6.8%

The median home would be worth 4.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.1 now.

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

09

Places like Moapa Valley

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

PlaceRentIncome
Greenbrier, TN$1,212$85,174Compare
Live Oak, CA$1,014$73,571Compare
Quincy, WA$1,161$87,902Compare
South Lakes, AK$1,178$98,141Compare
South Lakes, AKQuincy, WALive Oak, CAGreenbrier, TNMoapa Valley, NVMoapa ValleyGreenbrierLive OakQuincySouth LakesMoapa ValleyGreenbrierLive OakQuincySouth Lakes

Places built like Moapa Valley

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Moapa Valley performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Moapa Valley, NV15.3%6.0%/yrn/a
Kimberly, ID13.8%10.1%/yr25.4%Compare
Fruitland, ID14.6%6.6%/yr18.7%Compare
Spring Creek, NV15.8%1.0%/yrn/aCompare
Avra Valley, AZ14.7%2.9%/yrn/aCompare
Thatcher, AZ13.6%6.3%/yr7.7%Compare
Shelley, ID19.6%8.1%/yr10.6%Compare

Common questions

Is Moapa Valley a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 52 out of 100, better than 52% of the places we rate and 6th of 34 in Nevada. Homeowners pay a median of about 0.4% of home value a year in property tax, less than in 96% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track. Rent is about 22% lower than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. That can mean good value, or drawbacks these figures do not capture, such as crime, schools or location. On cost, space and class size it scores 95 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Moapa Valley expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.3% 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 $362,500.

What salary do you need to live in Moapa Valley?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $45,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Moapa Valley?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Greenbrier, TN, Live Oak, CA, Quincy, WA and South Lakes, AK.

Sources and methods

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

  1. 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
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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).

What stands out compares Moapa Valley with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Moapa Valley itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/moapa-valley-nevada

Citytistics. “Moapa Valley, Nevada.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/moapa-valley-nevada/

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