Best PlacesSheep Mountain, Las Vegas, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sheep Mountain, 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.
Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas ranks 969th 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 Sheep Mountain, 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.
Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas' strengths and weaknesses
Where Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas
A household needs to earn about $141,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $130,330; 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 Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas' effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas
Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas 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 Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas.
Who works in Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas, and how
Work in Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas
Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas has more parkland per resident than 67% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas, month by month
Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas sees roughly 188 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 Sheep Mountain, 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 Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas
Schools across Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas average a C+, better than 48% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ward Kitty Mcdonough EsB− · 40% proficient
- O Roarke Thomas EsB− · 40% proficient
- Heckethorn Howard E EsC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Saville Anthony MsC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwest Career-technical Academy HsA− · 65% proficient
- Shadow Ridge HsC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sheep Mountain, 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 Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas suits
Families
Schools land around the 48th percentile and crime safety beats 90%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 93% of neighborhoods and 8% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 86% of neighborhoods, health care access beats 69%, and it is quieter than 89%.
Common questions about living in Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas
Is Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas ranks 969th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, what local pay buys, 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 Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $560,162. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $130,330 median income, cost of living beats 93% of neighborhoods.
Is Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas safe?
Yes, Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas is safer than 90% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas?
July highs average about 108 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 38. That works out to about 188 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of neighborhoods.
Is Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas good for families?
Schools beat 48% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 90%, and childcare runs $1,198 a month.
Compare Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sheep Mountain, 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.
Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sheep Mountain, 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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