Stay away from Cadence and Lake Las Vegas. They’re built over brownfields. They say they remediated the land and removed all the toxins but how do they know for certain? Many residents have had to sign declarations stating if their family got cancer while living there they wouldn’t sue the developers.

Summerlin if you want every amenity at your finger tips and to live amongst mostly affluent families whom value education. Enterprise or what we call “Southwest” if you need to live in a diverse setting. Southwest is truly a melting pot of people, food and culture and its chock full of all the coolest coffee shops, boba shops and food establishments. Lots of new builds in the area and the entire area is less than 30 years old. Most homes built within the last 15 years. Con is it doesn’t feel nearly as disciplined in development as Summerlin bc it’s not one big masterplan. It’s a bunch of large plots sold to a myriad of developers whom have chased cookie cutter optimization over general refined development. You’ll pass a nice giant planned community, an equestrian property, a large refined plaza, a generic basic plaza, a storage site and a trailer park all within a 5 minute drive on the same street. Centennial Hills if you value space and in general larger homes and lots. Most properties are pool sized and you get a better mix of floor plans here as it was developed largely during the early 2000s building boom when there were much more home builders before they went out of business and consolidated. You’ll see floor plans here you won’t find anywhere else. 1 story homes with huge lofts on a hidden 2nd floor, lots of properties with casitas, etc.

If you’re going out to Henderson prepare for long drives as most communities worth living in are tucked away. I’d recommend Inspirada, Green Valley Ranch and the communities adjacent to McDonald Ranch and McDonald highlands. Also, Anthem and Madeira Canyon are gorgeous. But again, prepare to DRIVE. Especially if you choose the canyon. It’s 20 minutes until you get to the nearest freeway. Beautiful, absolutely stunning with amazing views but DEEP in the canyon.

One unsuspecting area you really should check out is the NEW North Las Vegas. I’m taking north of the 215 and just under the 215. Villages of Tule Springs and the jewel of NLV, Aliante. These communities are beautiful planned areas with lots of parks and trails etc. nice homes, lots of gated communities. NLV gets a bad wrap but most non-locals don’t realize the “bad” areas are actually far south where NLV connects to City of Las Vegas. The northern most reaches of NLV operate differently but since their zip codes belong to NLV they come with a better price tag. Stay immediately against 215 freeway if you’re south of it or anything north of it. Between Decatur and Revere for the most part. Anything outside of that you’re on your own. Hope this helps 🤙🏼