Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 37/100
F
Median home value$329,000
Las Vegas $431,000
Median rent$1,574/mo
Las Vegas $1,626/mo
Cost-burdened households39%
Las Vegas 39%
Whitney
Clark County47,221 residentsClark County
52
D+
Suburbgrade score
9th of 12 Las Vegas suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
52
Las Vegas median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Whitney is like to live in, by category
Bars show Whitney against Las Vegas. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 57/100
C−
Within-state proficiency55th pct
Las Vegas median 55th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.8
Las Vegas median 18.1
Graduation rate86%
Las Vegas median 86%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index87
Las Vegas 100
Eff. tax rate0.40%
Las Vegas 0.52%
Local sales tax8.24%
Las Vegas median 8.24%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 46/100
D
Mean commute28.4 min
Las Vegas 25.1 min
Under 30 minutes53%
Las Vegas 64%
Transit stops / sq mi6.0
Las Vegas median 5.3 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Restaurants & cafés33
Las Vegas median 41 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Las Vegas median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks44
Las Vegas median 22 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 39/100
D−
Median household income$67,155
Las Vegas $76,472
Unemployment6.9%
Las Vegas 7.6%
Professional occupations24%
Las Vegas 34%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Whitney on housing & affordability
Whitney's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Summerlin South17 mi from WhitneyB− 64 C+ Henderson6 mi from WhitneyC− 60 C Enterprise12 mi from WhitneyC− 58 C Boulder City19 mi from WhitneyD+ 45 D North Las Vegas13 mi from WhitneyD 49 D+ Spring Valley13 mi from WhitneyD 57 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Whitney
Is Whitney, NV a good place to live?
Whitney scores 52 out of 100, 9th of 12 Las Vegas suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Whitney expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $329,000, 24% below the Las Vegas median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.40%. $1,574/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Whitney?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Whitney sit at the 55th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 16.8 student–teacher ratio. Whitney is served by Clark County. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Whitney?
The mean commute is 28.4 min, with 53% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.5% working from home. Transit density is 6.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Whitney?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 33 restaurants and cafés and 44 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Whitney old or new?
The median home in Whitney was built in 2002 — close to the Las Vegas median of 1998. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 61% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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