These Are The 10 Cheapest Places To Live In Nevada For 2018

1. Caliente (Photos | Homes For Sale)
2. Ely (Photos | Homes For Sale)
3. Carlin (Photos | Homes For Sale)
4. Mesquite (Photos | Homes For Sale)
5. Wells (Photos | Homes For Sale)
6. West Wendover (Photos | Homes For Sale)
7. Elko (Photos | Homes For Sale)
8. Lovelock (Photos | Homes For Sale)
9. Yerington (Photos | Homes For Sale)
10. Fallon (Photos | Homes For Sale)

How We Determined The Cheapest Places To Live In The Silver State For 2018

There are basic necessities that you have to buy no matter where in the country you live. Those things include:

• Housing
• Food
• Gas
• Health Insurance
• Utilities
• Transportation

You can then compare the cost of these things in each of the places in Nevada to figure out which is the least expensive.

What you are left with is a “Cost of Living Index” that normalizes to 100 for an average place in the United States.

So we used that cost of living index in order to rank all of the 19 places in Nevada that have more than 5,000 people.

And just so you can better understand how the cost of living index works, 100 is the average cost of a place in the United States. A score of 90 means that the place cost 10% less than average. A score of 90 means it’s 10% less expensive.

San Francisco has a score of 243 meaning it’s almost 2.5 times as expensive as the average place in the country.

1. Caliente

Population: 1,204
Services: 93
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 92
Housing: 67
Transportation: 99
Utilities: 88
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2. Ely

Population: 4,236
Services: 93
Groceries: 97
Health Care: 85
Housing: 73
Transportation: 100
Utilities: 87
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3. Carlin

Population: 2,646
Services: 93
Groceries: 93
Health Care: 98
Housing: 76
Transportation: 99
Utilities: 94
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Carlin is a small city located near the western border of Elko County in northeast Nevada, 23 miles west of the city of Elko. It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area. Carlin sits along Interstate 80 at an elevation of approximately 4,900 feet. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,368, up from 2,161 at the 2000 census. The city was named for Civil War general William Passmore Carlin. Its slogan is “Where the Train Stops…And the Gold Rush Begins”.

4. Mesquite

Population: 15,391
Services: 93
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 92
Housing: 107
Transportation: 99
Utilities: 88
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Mesquite is a U.S. city in Clark County, Nevada, adjacent to the Arizona state line and 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas on Interstate 15. As of 2015, the United States Census estimates that the city had a population of 17,496. The city is located in the Virgin River valley adjacent to the Virgin Mountains in the northeastern part of the Mojave Desert. It is home to a growing retirement community, as well as several casino resorts and golf courses.

5. Wells

Population: 1,363
Services: 93
Groceries: 93
Health Care: 98
Housing: 77
Transportation: 99
Utilities: 94
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6. West Wendover

Population: 4,441
Services: 101
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 91
Housing: 62
Transportation: 106
Utilities: 94
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West Wendover is a small city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 4,410 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Elko micropolitan area. West Wendover is located on the eastern border of Nevada and the western edge of the Great Salt Lake Desert and is contiguous with Wendover, Utah, with which it is sometimes confused. Interstate 80 runs just north of the cities, while Interstate 80 Business runs through the two cities.

7. Elko

Population: 18,438
Services: 93
Groceries: 93
Health Care: 98
Housing: 109
Transportation: 99
Utilities: 94
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Coordinates: 4050N 11546W 40.833; -115.767 Elko is the largest city and county seat of Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 18,297 at the 2010 census. The city straddles the Humboldt River.

8. Lovelock

Population: 2,220
Services: 112
Groceries: 110
Health Care: 101
Housing: 66
Transportation: 106
Utilities: 96
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9. Yerington

Population: 3,086
Services: 112
Groceries: 110
Health Care: 101
Housing: 71
Transportation: 106
Utilities: 96
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Yerington is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,048 at the 2010 census. It is named after Henry M. Yerington, Superintendent of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad from 1868 to 1910. The city incorporated in 1907. It is the current county seat of Lyon County, the first county seat being established at Dayton on November 29, 1861. After the Dayton Court House burned down in 1909, the seat was moved to Yerington in 1911.

10. Fallon

Population: 8,555
Services: 112
Groceries: 110
Health Care: 101
Housing: 82
Transportation: 106
Utilities: 96
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Fallon is a city in Churchill County, Nevada, United States. The population was 8,606 at time of the 2010 census. Fallon is the county seat of Churchill County and is located in the Lahontan Valley.

Fallon and Churchill County are mostly agricultural areas. Although the area is arid, approximately 50,000 acres of its pastureland are irrigated with water from the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District. The principal crop grown is alfalfa for livestock feed. The “Heart O’ Gold” cantaloupes of Churchill County were once distributed across the United States, but are now grown mostly for consumption in Nevada.