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Indian Hills, NV vs Swede Heaven, WA

Indian Hills

Nevada

vs

Swede Heaven

Washington

Across 27 directional measures we can compare, Indian Hills leads on 14 and Swede Heaven on 13. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 8% higher in Indian Hills, while median household income is higher in Swede Heaven.

Median gross rent
$1,496$1,389
Indian Hills is 8% higher
Median household income
$78,278$111,246
Indian Hills is 30% lower
Median home value
$483,800$435,700
Indian Hills is 11% higher

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 0.9 points a year in Indian Hills, and rent outran pay by 4.2 points a year in Swede Heaven.

How these are calculated

WashingtonNevadaSwede Heaven, WAIndian Hills, NVIndian HillsSwede HeavenIndian HillsSwede Heaven

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Indian Hills, NVComposite 45.6 / 100
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224937n/a7857n/a

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureIndian HillsSwede HeavenAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,496$1,389
Rent to income122.9%15.0%
Property tax rate10.5%0.8%
Home price to income16.2x3.9x
Prices vs US average2n/a111.1
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,594$2,549
HUD area median income4$111,500n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,505$3,450
Median home value1$483,800$435,700
Home prices, 1-year change56.0%1.3%
Home prices, 5-year change546.5%50.8%
Homeownership181.1%95.5%
Renters paying 30%+159.2%53.7%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,812$1,991
Vacant homes17.5%29.1%
Median year built119951982
Jobs and income
Median household income1$78,278$111,246
Income per person1$49,981$60,546
Unemployment14.9%0.0%
Average annual pay6$75,166$84,350
Pay growth, 1 year68.5%5.5%
Jobs621,634299,062
Poverty rate19.7%8.0%
Mean commute121 min32 min
Works from home111.6%20.0%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population15,527746
Median age155.458.0
Bachelor's or higher126.0%25.0%
High school or higher191.1%97.0%
Household size12.22.3
Born abroad111.3%19.3%
No health insurance14.9%0.0%
Homes with broadband193.8%71.4%
Moving
Moved here in the past year16.7%6.1%
Moved from another state13.3%1.8%
Net movers per 1,000 people77.81.1
Income of households moving in7$144,692$99,568
Income of households moving out7$151,077$94,622
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k823.220.0
Shops per 10k834.725.1
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k89.33.0
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k817.316.8
Child care centers per 10k81.42.7
Parks per 10k918.1n/a
Playgrounds per 10k928.9n/a
Grocery stores per 10k97.2n/a
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k918.1n/a
Libraries per 10k90.0n/a
Named paths and bike trails929.2n/a
Transit stops per sq mi90.0n/a
Nearest National Park Service site1077.7n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles100n/a
National Register listings112651
Schools
Public schools1215224
Public school students124,927118,688
Students per teacher1218.119.1
Climate
July average high1385°F71°F
January average low1323°F31°F
Average temperature1349°F47°F
Annual precipitation1315.8 in85.1 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1484.497.9
Tornado risk142.638.8
Wildfire risk1497.961.5
Heat wave risk1462.397.0
Median air quality index152241
Good air days1591.1%67.9%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Indian Hills $59,840, Swede Heaven $55,560 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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