Taxes in Nevada
Every state-level tax in Nevada, in one place—income, sales, property, corporate, estate, transfer, and excise taxes. Figures sourced from the IRS, U.S. Census Bureau, and Tax Foundation.
Nevada collects no individual income tax from its residents. What fills the gap is less dramatic than you might expect: none of the state's tax rates land in the top or bottom three nationally, so no single levy stands out as unusually heavy or unusually light. That middle-of-the-pack positioning means the state isn't leaning hard on one standout revenue source to compensate for the missing income tax. Instead, funding comes from the taxes Nevada does impose, and those rates sit squarely in the middle compared with other states. No one alternative tax clearly dominates the picture here.
State income tax
None no state income tax.
Sales tax
The combined state + local sales tax rate is 8.24%. State rate 6.85% plus an average 1.39% local.
Estate & inheritance tax
Nevada imposes no state estate or inheritance tax—only the federal estate tax applies.
Real estate transfer tax
Nevada levies a transfer tax of 0.51%–0.83%3 (graduated by price).
Cigarette Tax
Nevada levies a cigarette tax of $1.80 per pack of 20. Federal excise adds $1.01 per pack.
Gas Tax
Nevada levies a gas tax of 24.81¢ per gallon. Federal excise adds 18.4¢ per gallon. Excludes local taxes and environmental/carbon-related costs.
Beer Tax
Nevada levies a beer tax of $0.160 per gallon. Federal excise adds $0.113–$0.581 per gallon depending on brewery size.
Wine Tax
Nevada levies a wine tax of $0.700 per gallon. Federal excise adds $1.07 per gallon (11% still wine). MS, NH, PA, UT, WY are control states with no published excise rate.
Spirits Tax
Nevada levies a spirits tax of $3.600 per gallon. Federal excise adds $5.40 per gallon (40% ABV). NH and WY are control states with an effective $0.00 rate.
Property tax by county
The state's median county effective property tax rate is 0.49%. Compare counties below for local rates.
Counties in Nevada by property tax rate
| County | Effective rate | Median home value |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral County | 0.74% | $156,200 |
| Lander County | 0.64% | $213,800 |
| Eureka County | 0.62% | $82,600 |
| Pershing County | 0.62% | $179,500 |
| Esmeralda County | 0.61% | $108,900 |
| Churchill County | 0.53% | $329,900 |
| Lincoln County | 0.51% | $219,500 |
| White Pine County | 0.51% | $220,000 |
| Elko County | 0.49% | $301,400 |
| Humboldt County | 0.49% | $278,300 |
| Clark County | 0.48% | $431,000 |
| Lyon County | 0.46% | $366,100 |
| Nye County | 0.45% | $290,900 |
| Douglas County | 0.45% | $615,400 |
| Washoe County | 0.44% | $539,900 |
| Carson City | 0.41% | $453,000 |
| Storey County | 0.34% | $426,400 |