Nevada · West · 47k residents
Whitney, NV: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Whitney: 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 $1,342/wk. Nevada's corporate income tax rate is 0%. Commercial electricity averages 10.2¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,342/wk
Corporate income tax
0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
18.5%
Commercial electricity
10.2¢/kWh
Economic momentum
We don't yet track economic momentum for Whitney. It will rank business formation, jobs, and building-permit growth against the US cities we track.
| ACS median home value | $329,000 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $260 |
| Property tax rate | 0.55% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,155/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,521/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 8.2% |
| Corporate income tax | 0% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,342/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 18.5% |
| Commercial electricity | 10.2¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | — |
| Wage: Software developer | $128,810 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $103,670 |
| Wage: General manager | $99,390 |
| Wage: Customer service | $40,560 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $37,380 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $62,290 |
| Wage: Electrician | $73,570 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $34,190 |
| Cost of living index | 99 |
| 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 | $67,155 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2% |
| Population | 47k |
| Crime index | 55/100 |
| School rating | 4.8/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 25 min |
| Sunny days / year | 250 days |
| July high | 105°F |
| January low | 41°F |
| Annual snowfall | 0 in |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | — |
| Building permits YoY | — |
| Ocean coast | 237 mi |
| Big lake | 36 mi |
| Mountains | 38 mi |
| Major airport | 6 mi |
| Ski resort | 39 mi |
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Real listings in Whitney
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- Is Whitney a good place to run a business?
- Nevada's corporate income tax rate is 0%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,342/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 Whitney, NV?
- Whitney indexes at 99 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,521/mo and a acs median home value of $329,000.
- How much does a house cost in Whitney?
- The acs median home value in Whitney is $329,000 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Whitney?
- A two-bedroom in Whitney rents for about $1,521/mo.