Best PlacesCentennial Hills, Las Vegas, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Centennial Hills, Las Vegas, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Centennial Hills, Las Vegas ranks 1,794th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Centennial Hills, Las Vegas
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Centennial Hills, Las Vegas' strengths and weaknesses
Where Centennial Hills, Las Vegas ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 189 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Centennial Hills, Las Vegas ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Centennial Hills, Las Vegas
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Centennial Hills, Las Vegas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $99,960, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Centennial Hills, Las Vegas' effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Centennial Hills, Las Vegas
Centennial Hills, Las Vegas runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Centennial Hills, Las Vegas.
Who works in Centennial Hills, Las Vegas, and how
Work in Centennial Hills, Las Vegas centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Centennial Hills, Las Vegas
Centennial Hills, Las Vegas has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 66% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Centennial Hills, Las Vegas and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Centennial Hills, Las Vegas, month by month
Centennial Hills, Las Vegas sees roughly 189 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 108 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 49° | 38° |
| April | 83° | 70° | 56° |
| July | 108° | 96° | 81° |
| October | 85° | 71° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Centennial Hills, Las Vegas
Harry Reid International sits about 16 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.5 million passengers in 2025, with 204 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Centennial Hills, Las Vegas
Schools across Centennial Hills, Las Vegas average a C+, better than 51% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Coral Academy Centennial HillsB · 49% proficient
- O Roarke Thomas EsB− · 40% proficient
- Rhodes Betsy EsC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lied Stem Academy MsB · 46% proficient
- Cadwallader Ralph MsC+ · 37% proficient
- Saville Anthony MsC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwest Career-technical Academy HsA− · 65% proficient
- Nevada State High School NorthwestA− · 60% proficient
- Leadership Academy Of NevadaB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Centennial Hills, Las Vegas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Centennial Hills, Las Vegas measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Centennial Hills, Las Vegas against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Centennial Hills, Las Vegas suits
Families
Schools land around the 51st percentile and crime safety beats 86%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 78% of neighborhoods and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Centennial Hills, Las Vegas
Is Centennial Hills, Las Vegas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Centennial Hills, Las Vegas ranks 1,794th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on tree cover and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Centennial Hills, Las Vegas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $475,639. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $99,960 median income, cost of living beats 78% of neighborhoods.
Is Centennial Hills, Las Vegas safe?
Yes, Centennial Hills, Las Vegas is safer than 86% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $329 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Centennial Hills, Las Vegas?
July highs average about 108 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 38. That works out to about 189 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of neighborhoods.
Is Centennial Hills, Las Vegas good for families?
Schools beat 51% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 86%, and childcare runs $1,198 a month.
Compare Centennial Hills, Las Vegas with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Centennial Hills, Las Vegas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Centennial Hills, Las Vegas represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Centennial Hills, Las Vegas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Centennial Hills, Las Vegas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Centennial Hills, Las Vegas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Centennial Hills, Las Vegas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Centennial Hills, Las Vegas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Centennial Hills, Las Vegas detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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