Best PlacesFoothills, Henderson, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Foothills, Henderson, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Foothills, Henderson ranks 1,884th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Foothills, Henderson
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.
Foothills, Henderson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Foothills, Henderson ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 191 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Foothills, Henderson ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Foothills, Henderson
A household needs to earn about $126,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Foothills, Henderson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $107,036, 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 Foothills, Henderson's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 Foothills, Henderson
Foothills, Henderson runs older 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 Foothills, Henderson.
Who works in Foothills, Henderson, and how
Work in Foothills, Henderson centers on construction and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Foothills, Henderson
Foothills, Henderson has more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Foothills, Henderson and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Foothills, Henderson, month by month
Foothills, Henderson sees roughly 191 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 106 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 82° | 68° | 56° |
| July | 106° | 94° | 79° |
| October | 83° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Foothills, Henderson
The nearest airport, Boulder City Municipal, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 12 miles away.
The best schools in and around Foothills, Henderson
Schools across Foothills, Henderson average a C+, better than 62% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- West Prep EsF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Garrett Elton M JhsC+ · 37% proficient
- Brown B Mahlon JhsC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- College Of So Nv Hs SouthA+ · 83% proficient
- Northwest Career-technical Academy HsA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Foothills, Henderson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Foothills, Henderson 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 Foothills, Henderson against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Foothills, Henderson
Is Foothills, Henderson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Foothills, Henderson ranks 1,884th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, state finances, and quiet, 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 Foothills, Henderson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $510,990. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $107,036 median income, cost of living beats 82% of neighborhoods.
Is Foothills, Henderson safe?
Yes, Foothills, Henderson is safer than 78% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $359 per resident a year.
Compare Foothills, Henderson with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Foothills, Henderson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Foothills, Henderson 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.
Foothills, Henderson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Foothills, Henderson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Foothills, Henderson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Foothills, Henderson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Foothills, Henderson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Foothills, Henderson 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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