Rental market data · 2024 Census estimates
Las Vegas, NV rental yield and cash flow
In the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro, the median owner-occupied home was valued at $451,000 and the median gross rent was $1,739 a month in 2024. That is a gross rent yield of 4.63%, rank 64 of the 100 largest metros we track.
Does the median home cash flow at today's rate?
We priced a hypothetical rental at the metro medians: $451,000 purchase, $1,739 rent, 25% down, a 30-year loan at 7.28% (Freddie Mac's 30-year average for the week of October 1, 2026), $2,155 in annual property taxes, insurance at 0.5% of price, and 5% vacancy, 10% repairs and 8% management.
At these assumptions the median-priced home runs about $1,343 a month short of covering its costs (DSCR 0.42). Rent would need to reach about $3,483, 100% above the median, to break even, or the price would need to be near $169,729 for a 1.25 DSCR. Net operating income is about $11,658 a year, a 2.59% cap rate, against $27,772 of annual debt service.
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How Las Vegas compares
Metros with the nearest gross yields among the 100 we track. * Cash flow uses the same assumptions as above.
| Rank | Metro | Median value | Median rent | Gross yield | Price-to-rent | Cash flow / mo* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $324,500 | $1,265 | 4.68% | 21.4 | -$975 |
| 62 | Kiryas Joel, NY | $434,900 | $1,688 | 4.66% | 21.5 | -$1,789 |
| 63 | Phoenix, AZ | $470,600 | $1,819 | 4.64% | 21.6 | -$1,367 |
| 64 | Las Vegas, NV | $451,000 | $1,739 | 4.63% | 21.6 | -$1,343 |
| 65 | Albuquerque, NM | $322,700 | $1,220 | 4.54% | 22.0 | -$1,061 |
| 66 | Minneapolis, MN-WI | $384,300 | $1,444 | 4.51% | 22.2 | -$1,363 |
| 67 | Tucson, AZ | $349,500 | $1,300 | 4.46% | 22.4 | -$1,128 |
What these numbers leave out
Census gross rent includes utilities when the tenant pays them, so it can overstate what a landlord collects. Median value describes owner-occupied homes, not the rental stock, and a metro median hides wide neighborhood differences. Treat this page as a screen, then underwrite the specific property.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates, table B25064 (median gross rent)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates, table B25077 (median value, owner-occupied housing units)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates, table B25103 (median real estate taxes paid)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates, table B25003 (housing tenure)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates, table B01003 (total population)
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (30-year fixed average, week of October 1, 2026)
Data snapshot October 7, 2026. Methodology: all metros.