Clark County · Nevada · West · 22k residents
Mesquite, NV: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Mesquite: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Nevada median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,298/wk. Nevada's corporate income tax rate is 0%. Commercial electricity averages 10.2¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,298/wk
Corporate income tax
0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
23.7%
Commercial electricity
10.2¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Mesquite's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
72/100
Heating
Ranks Mesquite's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $388,600 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $260 |
| Property tax rate | 0.55% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $914/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,204/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 8.2% |
| Corporate income tax | 0% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,298/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23.7% |
| Commercial electricity | 10.2¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 29.1/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $129,940 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $103,940 |
| Wage: General manager | $97,290 |
| Wage: Customer service | $39,560 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,700 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $60,650 |
| Wage: Electrician | $70,890 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $33,720 |
| Cost of living index | 98 |
| Groceries index | 100 |
| Utilities | $165/mo |
| Transit pass | $65/mo |
| Gas price | $3.95/gal |
| Healthcare index | 98 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,100/mo |
| Median household income | $75,227 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2% |
| Population | 22k |
| Crime index | 55/100 |
| School rating | 4.8/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 100/100 |
| Avg. commute | 25 min |
| Sunny days / year | 250 days |
| July high | 106°F |
| January low | 30°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | -1.9% |
| Home price MoM | -0.5% |
| Rent YoY | +1.6% |
| Rent MoM | -0.5% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +1.3% |
| Building permits YoY | +10.3% |
| Ocean coast | 309 mi |
| Big lake | 52 mi |
| Mountains | 97 mi |
| Major airport | 78 mi |
| Ski resort | 91 mi |
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Real listings in Mesquite
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- Is Mesquite a good place to run a business?
- Nevada's corporate income tax rate is 0%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,298/wk; commercial electricity averages 10.2¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Mesquite, NV?
- Mesquite indexes at 98 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,204/mo and a acs median home value of $388,600.
- How much does a house cost in Mesquite?
- The acs median home value in Mesquite is $388,600 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Mesquite?
- A two-bedroom in Mesquite rents for about $1,204/mo.