Dawn comes to the Desert Shores Community Center, 
located on one of the five lakes in the Desert Shores 
neighborhood in northwest Las Vegas. 

Las Vegas is a dynamic new city with over 1.715 million residents now living in the Las Vegas Valley.  When you move here you will be one of the 5000+ people who relocate to the Las Vegas area every month.  To help you learn more about the city and the many neighborhoods, take this Virtual Tour which goes to...

• Summerlin
• Northwest Las Vegas (Centennial Hills) 
• Henderson
• Green Valley
• Lake Las Vegas
• North Las Vegas
• Northeast Las Vegas (Nellis AFB) 
  Desert Shores

and other parts of the Las Vegas Valley.  After all, it's important to pick your neighborhood -- before you buy a home!  Your neighborhood is all important! 

For information about small lots in Las Vegas, click here.

Las Vegas Neighborhoods Map

To identify the location of these Las Vegas Valley neighborhoods, click on this map to enlarge it  Then go onto the Neighborhood Tour.  It is approximately 15 miles from The Strip to the edge of the map.  North is to the right.

Home prices in Las Vegas

Las Vegas Valley Home prices have basically fallen off a cliff -- which, of course, means it is a great time for buyers.  Foreclosures continue to be a significant part of home sales: almost 60% of the homes that sold in May 2008 had previously been foreclosed upon.

Median home prices for May continued the path downward, as did the actual number of homes sold.  We have heard reports that over 10,000 homes are sitting vacant in Las Vegas. If you are planning to buy, you should start screening neighborhoods right now.

Here is how the median prices break down:

The Most Affluent Neighborhoods in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Review Journal published a report on the most affluent neighborhoods in Las Vegas. No surprises here. The Northwest (west of the 95 Freeway) ranked Number One. 
Summerlin was close behind as were two areas of the Southwest near the Spanish Trail Country Club. n the Southeast part of the Las Vegas Valley, Henderson West, which includes Anthem, Sun City Anthem, and Seven Hills, along with some sections of Green Valley are also affluent neighborhoods.