Reno, Nevada Home Price-to-Income Index
The current price-to-income ratio for Reno is 3.13 as determined by June 2010 Realtor median sales prices. The chart below shows a history of the ratio as an index calculated from the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Reno HPI series.1 Median household income data for Reno is from the Census American Community Survey.2
Price-to-Income: FHFA
Note: Index set to 100 in Q1 of 2000
Reno, Nevada Home Price-to-Income Index History
| Date | FHFA |
|---|---|
| June 2010 | 94.9 |
| March 2010 | 99.3 |
| December 2009 | 104.8 |
| September 2009 | 108.0 |
| June 2009 | 114.8 |
Reno, Nevada Home Price-to-Rent Index
The current price-to-rent ratio for Reno is 18.63 as determined by June 2010 Realtor median sales prices. This ratio is calculated using household size adjusted median contract rent for Reno. The chart below shows an index of the rent ratio calculated from the metro FHFA HPI series and the Reno median contract rent data from the Census ACS.
Price-to-Rent: FHFA
Note: Index set to 100 in Q1 of 2000
Reno, Nevada Home Price-to-Rent Index History
| Date | FHFA |
|---|---|
| June 2010 | 90.5 |
| March 2010 | 94.7 |
| December 2009 | 99.9 |
| September 2009 | 102.9 |
| June 2009 | 109.4 |
Reno, Nevada Inferred Affordable Mortgage
The inferred affordable mortgage is determined by taking the median household income for Reno, Nevada and calculating the mortgage 30% of that income could afford. Traditionally, 30% of income is the maximum amount a homeowner could use towards a home loan. Inferred affordable loan values are calculated from ACS median household income and average monthly mortgage rates.
Inferred Affordable Mortgage
| Date | Inferred Mortgage |
|---|---|
| July 2010 | $282,568 |
| June 2010 | $276,718 |
| May 2010 | $271,981 |
| April 2010 | $265,554 |
| March 2010 | $269,505 |
| February 2010 | $268,891 |
| January 2010 | $267,670 |
| December 2009 | $270,738 |
| November 2009 | $272,293 |
| October 2009 | $270,121 |
| September 2009 | $266,760 |
| August 2009 | $262,870 |
| July 2009 | $261,984 |