UNLV research shows a decline from the pandemic surge of Californians moving to Nevada.

According to figures from the Las Vegas Realtors trade group, the median price for an existing home in Southern Nevada is $465,000, up 9% from the same time a year ago and nearing an all-time high of $482,000. As high as our home prices here seem, Stephen Miller, a professor of economics at UNLV, says homes are actually a bargain here compared to many other cities in the western United States.

Just as international migration soared in other states, it dropped precipitously in Nevada. Clark County, home to the tourist-magnet city of Las Vegas, saw a decrease of 58%, the biggest among counties where a half-million or more people live, Census Bureau figures show.

Casi 158 mil personas se reubicaron en Nevada desde California desde 2020, lo que representa el 43 por ciento de todos los nuevos residentes del Estado de Plata durante los últimos cuatro años, según datos del Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados de Nevada (DMV).

Nearly 158,000 people relocated to Nevada from California since 2020, making up 43 percent of all new residents to the Silver State during the past four years, according to data from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.

Andrew Woods is a problem solver with a proven track record in economic development and policy. Out of college and living in Washington, D.C., he started his career working in politics with the goal of bringing change to underserved communities. He eventually ended up in Carson City working for the Nevada State Treasurer, where he was involved in several interest projects, ballot initiatives and was able to start his own company to help elect candidates to public office.