Best PlacesClark County, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Clark County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Clark County ranks 849th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Paychecks stretch further here than almost anywhere else: the median household brings in $84,168, everyday costs sit below the national average, and a strong job market ranks near the top of the country. The main drawbacks are summer heat, air quality, and civic engagement.
The best neighborhoods in Clark County
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.
The best areas in Clark County
The parts of Clark County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Enterprise
Local pay stretches further, incomes run higher, and crime runs lower.
Las Vegas
More adults hold degrees and more residents vote.
Henderson
Health care is easier to reach, though fewer households have young kids.
Spring Valley
North Las Vegas
Fewer homes sit empty.
Sunrise Manor & Whitney
Homes cost less, though health outcomes score lower.
Mesquite, Nellis AFB & Moapa Valley
Biking is worse and schools score lower.
Winchester
Streets are more walkable and transit reaches more jobs.
Clark County shows why a single number is not enough. Some neighborhoods score in the bottom 2% of the country and others in the top 1%. Pick the area first, then the home.
Clark County's strengths and weaknesses
Clark County lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. Cell coverage is the standout, in the top 1% of counties. The weather and transit follow.
The one real hole is summer heat, near the bottom of the country. Air quality and civic engagement also cost it ground. That varies block to block rather than evenly, and the map below shows where.
Where Clark County ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 187 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of counties
- TransitBetter than 98% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of counties
- BikingBetter than 95% of counties
Where Clark County ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Clark County
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Clark County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,168, 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 Clark County's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 Clark County
Clark County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Clark County.
Who works in Clark County, and how
Work in Clark County centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Clark County
Clark County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of counties and more late-night spots per resident than 82% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Clark County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Clark County growing, and who is moving in?
Clark County has grown about 17% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Los Angeles, CA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Clark County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Clark County, month by month
Clark County sees roughly 187 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 Clark County
Harry Reid International sits about 4 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 Clark County
Schools across Clark County average a C, better than 38% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Pinecrest Academy Of Nevada InspiradaA+ · 76% proficient
- Coral Academy TamarusA · 69% proficient
- Vassiliadis Billy & Rosemary EsA− · 61% proficient
Top middle schools
- Coral Academy WindmillA− · 57% proficient
- Rogich Sig MsA− · 56% proficient
- Webb Del E MsA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- College Of So Nv Hs WestA+ · 84% proficient
- College Of So Nv Hs SouthA+ · 83% proficient
- Advanced Technologies Academy HsA+ · 83% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Clark County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Clark County 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 Clark County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Clark County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 77% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Clark County
Is Clark County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Clark County ranks 849th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and transit, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Clark County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $434,543. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $84,168 median income, cost of living beats 77% of counties.
Is Clark County safe?
Clark County is safer than 31% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $506 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Clark County?
July highs average about 108 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 38. That works out to about 187 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Clark County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Enterprise, Las Vegas, and Henderson. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Is Clark County good for families?
Schools beat 38% of counties, crime safety beats 31%, and childcare runs $1,198 a month.
Is Clark County good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 77% of counties, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 74% of counties. About 13% of workers already work from home.
Compare Clark County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Clark County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Clark County 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.
Clark County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Clark County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Clark County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Clark County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Clark County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Clark County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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