Las Vegas vs Carson
Las Vegas, NV compared with Carson, NV · 317 miles apart
Las Vegas has 679,817 residents to Carson’s 58,571. Las Vegas comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, price to income. Carson does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Las Vegas, NV | Carson, NV | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 679,817 | 58,571 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,792 | 405 |
| Median household income | $73,877 | $72,355 |
| Median home value | $427,900 | $453,000 |
| Median rent | $1,563 | $1,248 |
| Homeownership | 56.6% | 62.3% |
| Average commute | 25.7 min | 20.5 min |
| Median age | 38.6 | 42.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 27.7% | 23.7% |
| Poverty rate | 14% | 10.3% |
| Unemployment | 7.4% | 5.5% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 6.3× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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