Cost Of Living in Searchlight, NV

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Searchlight	Nevada	National
Cost of living	78	100	100
Goods & Services	83	92	100
Groceries	100	103	100
Health care	92	92	100
Housing	53	104	100
Transportation	99	117	100
Utilities	87	99	100

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The cost of living in Searchlight is 22% lower than the Nevada average
The cost of living in Searchlight is 22% lower than the national average
Searchlight housing is 47% lower than the national average
Nevada general sales tax is 34% higher than the national average
Nevada state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Nevada Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nevada	6.85%	8.25%

Nevada Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nevada	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Searchlight	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.00	$24.26	23.7%
Beauty Salon	$45.83	$45.56	0.6%
Toothpaste	$3.41	$3.70	8.0%
Shampoo	$1.35	$1.28	5.4%
Movie	$13.08	$12.13	7.8%
Bowling	$27.50	$18.00	52.8%

Groceries

Item	Searchlight	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.14	$5.84	5.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.0%
Milk	$4.89	$4.67	4.7%
Potatoes	$4.66	$4.93	5.6%
Pizza	$14.82	$12.09	22.6%
Beer	$11.30	$10.41	8.5%

Health Care

Item	Searchlight	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$169.83	$125.68	35.1%
Doctor	$136.00	$135.78	0.2%
Dentist	$124.17	$113.29	9.6%
Ibuprofen	$11.20	$10.65	5.1%
Lipitor	$521.56	$468.60	11.3%

Housing

Item	Searchlight	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$97,200.00	$184,700.00	47.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,416.09	$2,346.69	45.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Searchlight	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.93	$3.46	13.4%
Tire Balancing	$72.35	$59.92	20.8%

Utilities

Item	Searchlight	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$145.78	$193.99	24.9%
Phone	$185.71	$192.25	3.4%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cal-Nev-Ari, NV	183	77	23.5%
Searchlight, NV	348	78	21.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Donaldson, AR	348	92	8.1%
Okolona, AR	348	89	11.5%
Trinidad, CA	348	151	51.1%
Buckner, IL	348	78	21.6%
Snow Lake Shores, MS	348	78	22.3%
Searchlight, NV	348	78	21.7%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Searchlight, NV