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New Report Fall 2026 Housing Affordability Report: every state is less affordable than in late August as average 30-year mortgage rates passed 7%. Read the report

Searchlight, NV Housing Affordability Index

Searchlight, Nevada has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 139.6 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 13th most affordable of 54 scored Nevada cities, compared with 86.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $142,700 home with 20% down, the Nevada average 30-year fixed rate of 7.14% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $770, or 19% of the city’s $49,766 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Searchlight is updated every night from live Nevada mortgage rates and U.S. Census Bureau income, home value and housing cost data for the city. A score of 100 equals the national average; higher scores mean homeownership is more affordable.

Searchlight MBR-HAI 139.6 Highly Affordable
Rank in Nevada 13 of 54 1 = most affordable
Nevada 86.2 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.14% Nevada lenders
Median home value $142,700 U.S. Census Bureau

Searchlight is 53.4 points above the Nevada score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Nevada index

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What It Takes to Buy in Searchlight

$770/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.14%
$33,000
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$49,766
Median Household Income
Nevada: $78,260
2.9x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Nevada: 5.6x
$771/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$863/yr
Median Property Tax
0.60% of median value
24.4%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
54.9%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Searchlight, Nevada. The rate is the Nevada average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

Cite the Searchlight Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Searchlight, Nevada score: 139.6 (Highly Affordable), ranked 13 of 54 Nevada cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/nevada/searchlight”