Best PlacesDesert Hills, Las Vegas, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Desert Hills, Las Vegas, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Desert Hills, Las Vegas ranks 878th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Desert 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.
Desert Hills, Las Vegas' strengths and weaknesses
Where Desert Hills, Las Vegas ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Desert Hills, Las Vegas ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Desert Hills, Las Vegas
A household needs to earn about $146,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Desert Hills, Las Vegas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $129,365, 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 Desert Hills, Las Vegas' effective rate of 0.49%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Desert Hills, Las Vegas
Desert Hills, Las Vegas runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Desert Hills, Las Vegas.
Who works in Desert Hills, Las Vegas, and how
Work in Desert Hills, Las Vegas centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Desert Hills, Las Vegas
Desert Hills, Las Vegas has more parkland per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Desert Hills, Las Vegas and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Desert Hills, Las Vegas, month by month
Desert Hills, Las Vegas sees roughly 195 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 108 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 83° | 70° | 57° |
| July | 108° | 96° | 83° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Desert Hills, Las Vegas
Harry Reid International sits about 9 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 Desert Hills, Las Vegas
Schools across Desert Hills, Las Vegas average a C−, better than 29% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Forbuss Robert L EsC+ · 38% proficient
- Berkley Shelley EsC · 32% proficient
- West Prep EsF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fertitta Victoria MsB · 45% proficient
- Faiss Wilbur & Theresa MsC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwest Career-technical Academy HsA− · 65% proficient
- Sierra Vista HsC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Desert Hills, Las Vegas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Desert 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 Desert Hills, Las Vegas against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Desert Hills, Las Vegas
Is Desert Hills, Las Vegas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Desert Hills, Las Vegas ranks 878th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, state finances, and low property taxes, and lowest on tree cover and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Desert Hills, Las Vegas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $583,679. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $129,365 median income, cost of living beats 92% of neighborhoods.
Is Desert Hills, Las Vegas safe?
Yes, Desert Hills, Las Vegas is safer than 86% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $297 per resident a year.
Compare Desert Hills, Las Vegas with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Desert Hills, Las Vegas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Desert 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.
Desert Hills, Las Vegas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Desert Hills, Las Vegas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Desert Hills, Las Vegas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Desert Hills, Las Vegas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Desert Hills, Las Vegas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Desert 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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