Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The city, settled in 1919, counts 296,653 residents.
More weak spots than strong ones. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $402K, 5.3 years of the Las Vegas metro’s $76K median household income. At D overall, North Las Vegas is better than 10% of U.S. towns and ranks 34th of 42 in Nevada. It also trails on safety: its police reported 1,076 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 76% of U.S. towns. On walkability it is strong: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 82% of U.S. towns. North Las Vegas's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. North Las Vegas’ midsummer high is 105°F, above both Nevada’s towns (94°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). On hazard risk, just 1 of Nevada’s 66 towns do better.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FBI crime data, 2025 · FEMA National Risk Index · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
Where North Las Vegas beats most towns.
216,961 counted in 2010 and 262,527 in 2020; an estimated 296,653 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 14.3% since 2020, after 21% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nevada), ordered by how far North Las Vegas is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,875 in 1940, 262,527 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1988 and 4 maps from 1952 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Las Vegas. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaAllegiant Stadium
Big draw27 mi DamHoover Dam
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Arena
11 mi LookoutThe STRAT Hotel, Casino & SkyPod
14 mi Stadium & arenaMGM Grand Garden Arena
15 mi Stadium & arenaSam Boyd StadiumAllegiant Stadium: Tomás Del Coro, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hoover Dam: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 · T-Mobile Arena: Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · The STRAT Hotel, Casino & SkyPod: Original uploader was Timjarrett at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · MGM Grand Garden Arena: Slargent, CC BY 1.0 · Sam Boyd Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Las Vegas, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in North Las Vegas.
North Las Vegas carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Nevada (mostly heat waves), has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 95% of Nevada towns, with expected losses of about $218 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
Only 2 of the 42 Nevada towns we compare have a lower FEMA hazard score than North Las Vegas. Expected losses in North Las Vegas break down as 51% from heat waves and 26% from inland flooding. The national flood insurance program has paid one claim here since 1982.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools: the Clark County school district. Three of the 62 schools are below, and why each made the list. The 6 public schools in North Las Vegas teach 5,916 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cram Brian & Teri MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,431 | C+ |
| Canyon Springs HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,812 | C− |
| College of So NV HS EastTop results in townGrades 11–12 | Grades 11–12 | 161 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NV on state tests and graduation
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, at 3,184 acres with 11.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. 85 miles of trail in 46 parks and preserves. In North Las Vegas, the trail network density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument | 11.8 mi | 3,184 |
| 2. Craig Ranch Regional Park | 5.1 mi | 154 |
| 3. Spirit Park | 0.9 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The rate of thefts and burglaries in North Las Vegas is 16 per 1,000 residents. Within Nevada, it does better than 50% of towns.
| North Las Vegas | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.6 per 1,000 residents | 3.6 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 16 per 1,000 residents | 14.8 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Jobs based here grew from 51,990 in 2013 to 82,476.
Most people who work leave North Las Vegas to do it: just 16% work in town. The town had 82,476 jobs in 2023, up 30,486 from 2013. For half of commuters, work is under 9 miles away. The mean commuting time for North Las Vegas comes to 27 minutes.
| North Las Vegas | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 19% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8.1% | 9% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
15% of adults report frequent physical distress in North Las Vegas. On the CDC’s 32 measures, North Las Vegas is ahead of Nevada on 3 and behind on 12. Among adults here, 44% sleep under 7 hours and 25% worry about having enough food.
| North Las Vegas | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 12% | 8.1% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | North Las Vegas | NV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 7.4% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.4% | 6.4% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 22.1% | 15.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The N Las Vegas weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 311 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. The N Las Vegas weather station records that about 142 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns.
North Las Vegas brings mild winters and scorching summers, with very little rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 12% of residents (17% statewide). North Las Vegas has grown 14% since 2020, to 296,653 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. For North Las Vegas, the age of the median resident is 34.2 years. Here, nearly a fifth of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 28% in Nevada as a whole.
| North Las Vegas | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 34.2 years | 40.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 26% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 19% | 23% | 29% |
50.8% women, 49.2% men
About 97 men for every 100 women. Across Nevada, 49.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 34.9, men 33.4.
| North Las Vegas | NV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.1% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.3% | 14.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.9% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.5% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.2% | 12.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 17.1% | 12.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32% | 27.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.9% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.1% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.8% | 18.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.1% | 9.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Homes in North Las Vegas are typically worth about $402,000, down 1.4% in a year, 9% below the Nevada typical home. North Las Vegas’ rent at the middle of the market is $1,705 a month. For renter households here, the share who spend 30% or more of their income on rent is 57%.
| North Las Vegas | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,705 a month | $1,404 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 70% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 57% | 53% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of North Las Vegas
About 5 of every 100 North Las Vegas residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Nevada.
Where North Las Vegas’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in North Las Vegas on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in North Las Vegas.
City in Nevada, United States
North Las Vegas is a suburban city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, in the Las Vegas Valley. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 262,527, with an estimated population of 296,653 in 2025. The city was incorporated on May 1, 1946. It is the 4th most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the 73rd most populous city in the United States.
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3 towns share a border with North Las Vegas.
| Town | NV rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Las Vegas | #34 | D | C− | C− | C | C |
| Las Vegas | #38 | D | D | D | C | C |
| Sunrise Manor | #37 | D | C | — | C | D |
| Nellis AFB | #25 | C− | D− | — | C | B− |
Sunrise Manor and Nellis AFB report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare North Las Vegas with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
North Las Vegas grades D overall, better than 10% of U.S. towns and #34 of 42 in Nevada. It grades C for health, C− for safety and C for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Within Nevada, it does better than 50% of towns.
5 notable people were born here, including Sequoia Holmes and Gerard Lawson.
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