Best PlacesMountain's Edge, Las Vegas, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mountain's Edge, 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.
Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas ranks 843rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mountain's Edge, 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.
Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas' strengths and weaknesses
Where Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
Where Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas
A household needs to earn about $121,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $111,357; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Mountain's Edge, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas
Mountain's Edge, 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 Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas.
Who works in Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas, and how
Work in Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. 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 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas
Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas has more parkland per resident than 82% of neighborhoods and less late-night activity than most neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas, month by month
Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas sees roughly 189 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 Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas
Harry Reid International sits about 8 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 Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas
Schools across Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas average a C, better than 37% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Jones Blackhurst Jan L EsB− · 44% proficient
- Thompson Tyrone EsC+ · 37% proficient
- Wright William V EsC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Canarelli Lawrence & Heidi MsB− · 42% proficient
- Tarkanian Lois & Jerry MsB− · 41% proficient
- Faiss Wilbur & Theresa MsC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Desert Oasis HsC+ · 38% proficient
- Sierra Vista HsC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mountain's Edge, 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 Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas suits
Families
Schools land around the 37th percentile and crime safety beats 97%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of neighborhoods and 14% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 86% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 87%.
Common questions about living in Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas
Is Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas ranks 843rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, state finances, and a strong job market, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $482,423. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $111,357 median income, cost of living beats 87% of neighborhoods.
Is Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas safe?
Yes, Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas is safer than 97% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $217 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas?
July highs average about 108 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 39. That works out to about 189 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of neighborhoods.
Is Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas good for families?
Schools beat 37% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 97%, and childcare runs $1,198 a month.
Compare Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mountain's Edge, 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.
Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mountain's Edge, 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.
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