Lyon County, NV real estate

What the numbers say

Lyon County, NV real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Lyon County listed for $482,475, up 4.3% from a year earlier. That is right in line with the Nevada median of $480,000.

Homes spent a median of 48 days on the market, faster than 54 days a year ago. That makes Lyon County the #2 fastest-selling of 6 Nevada counties we track.

Homeowners in Lyon County pay a median of $1,668 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $366,100, an effective rate of about 0.46%. The Nevada average is 0.47%, which makes Lyon County the #6 lowest-tax of 17 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,326 a month, and $1,122 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 30 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $482,000 home here comes to about $3,015 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $129,000 a year (the median household here earns $80,812).