Henderson, NV

The affordability dashboard for Henderson, NV aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 8 ZIP codes covering 264,999 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (56/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $89,954, median home value of $486,892, median rent of $1,828 per month, and 35.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. These four metrics alone explain most of the variance between city dashboards.

Cross-agency feeds widen the picture beyond Census demographics. HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in this county at $1,735 per month (studio $1,333, 1BR $1,478, 3BR $2,413, 4BR $2,764). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $14,333 per year, consuming 16% of the local median household income.

Reading the overall grade requires reading all seven dimensions together. The score weights Income 20%, Safety 20%, Housing 15%, Rent 15%, Education 10%, Commute 10%, and Childcare 10%, with each sub-score benchmarked against national percentiles rather than state averages — so the grade is genuinely comparable across any city in the country. Strengths visible in the raw data for Henderson, NV include income. Pressure points are housing. Unemployment currently reads 6.8% and poverty 9.2% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.