The 10 Cheapest Henderson, NV Neighborhoods To Live In For 2024


The cheapest Henderson neighborhoods are Black Mountain and Highland Hills for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Worst Neighborhoods In Henderson
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Everything else equal, we can all agree that living in a cheaper place is better than living in a more expensive place.

I’d much rather pay $500/mo in rent than $1,000. And I’d rather pay $2 for coffee than $5.

And while every neighbhorhood in Henderson might be more expensive than living in rural Nevada, there are certain neighborhoods that are definitely cheaper.

What exactly are those Henderson neighborhoods where your dollar goes a little further — you can get that one bedroom instead of the studio?

Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and determine which neighborhoods in Henderson are the cheapest using Saturday Night Science.

The Cheapest Neighborhoods In Henderson For 2024

  1. Black Mountain
  2. Highland Hills
  3. Clark County
  4. Townsite
  5. Pittman
  6. Green Valley South
  7. Macdonald Ranch
  8. McCullough Hills
  9. Midway
  10. West Henderson

What’s the cheapest neighborhood to live in Henderson for 2024? According to the most recent census data, Black Mountain looks to be the cheapest Henderson neighborhood to live in.

At this point, we should make it clear that you do get what you pay for — some of these neighborhoods might not be the best places to live in Henderson. You could be sacrificing location or crime rates for more space and cheaper groceries.

Read on to see how we determined the places around Henderson that deserve a little bragging rights, or maybe you’re interested in the worst neighborhoods in Henderson.

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Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Henderson For 2024

Overall SnackAbility

8
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Population: 7,373
Cost Of Living Index: 99 (5th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.9 (2nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.014 (cheapest)
More on Black Mountain: Data | Real Estate

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8
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Population: 11,678
Cost Of Living Index: 102 (6th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.1 (4th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.015 (3rd cheapest)
More on Highland Hills: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 796
Cost Of Living Index: 107 (12th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.8 (cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.014 (2nd cheapest)
More on Clark County: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 7,393
Cost Of Living Index: 93 (cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.6 (8th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.017 (10th cheapest)
More on Townsite: Data | Real Estate

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5
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Population: 13,603
Cost Of Living Index: 96 (3rd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.2 (5th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.019 (16th cheapest)
More on Pittman: Data | Real Estate

Green Valley South Henderson, NV

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Overall SnackAbility

8.5
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Population: 21,633
Cost Of Living Index: 106 (10th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.3 (6th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.017 (8th cheapest)
More on Green Valley South: Data | Real Estate

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8.5
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Population: 14,309
Cost Of Living Index: 120 (19th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.1 (3rd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.015 (4th cheapest)
More on Macdonald Ranch: Data | Real Estate

McCullough Hills Henderson, NV

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Overall SnackAbility

8.5
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Population: 17,160
Cost Of Living Index: 111 (15th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.5 (7th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.015 (5th cheapest)
More on Mccullough Hills: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 1,564
Cost Of Living Index: 102 (6th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.6 (9th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.019 (14th cheapest)
More on Midway: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 9,697
Cost Of Living Index: 113 (16th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.6 (10th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.016 (7th cheapest)
More on West Henderson: Data | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest Henderson Hoods In 2024

To rank the cheapest places to live in Henderson, we had to determine what criteria define “cheap” and then apply Saturday Night Science.

Using Census and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:

  • Overall Cost Of Living
  • Rent To Income Ratio
  • Median Home Value To Income Ratio

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 23 in each category, where 1 was the cheapest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a cheap neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest cheapest neighborhood index, the “Cheapest City Neighborhood In Henderson.” We’re lookin’ at you, Black Mountain.

We updated this article for 2024. This is our fourth time ranking the cheapest neighborhoods to live in Henderson. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from cheapest to most expensive.

Summary: Lowest Cost Places To Live In Henderson

If you’re measuring the neighborhoods in Henderson where prices are low, and it’s cheap to live, this is an accurate list.

The most affordable neighborhoods in Henderson are Black Mountain, Highland Hills, Clark County, Townsite, Pittman, Green Valley South, Macdonald Ranch, McCullough Hills, Midway, and West Henderson.

As mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Henderson aren’t all cheap. Calico Ridge takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in Henderson.

The most expensive neighborhoods in Henderson are Calico Ridge, Mission Hills, Anthem, Westgate, and Gibson Springs.

We ranked the neighborhoods from cheapest to most expensive in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Henderson For 2024

Rank Neighborhood Cost Of Living Index
1 Black Mountain 99
2 Highland Hills 102
3 Clark County 107
4 Townsite 93
5 Pittman 96
6 Green Valley South 106
7 Macdonald Ranch 120
8 Mccullough Hills 111
9 Midway 102
10 West Henderson 113
11 River Mountain 103
12 Green Valley North 106
13 Foothills 107
14 Green Valley Ranch 121
15 Paradise Hills 115
16 Lake Las Vegas 137
17 Valley View 95
18 Whitney Ranch 97
19 Gibson Springs 105
20 Westgate 118
21 Anthem 133
22 Mission Hills 109
23 Calico Ridge 125
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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