Best PlacesSummerlin South, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Summerlin South, 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.
Summerlin South ranks 410th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Summerlin South
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.
Summerlin South's strengths and weaknesses
Where Summerlin South ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 95% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of cities
Where Summerlin South ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 3% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 15% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Summerlin South
A household needs to earn about $193,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Summerlin South home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $124,804, 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 Summerlin South's effective rate of 0.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Summerlin South
Summerlin South runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Summerlin South.
Who works in Summerlin South, and how
Work in Summerlin South centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Summerlin South
Summerlin South has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of cities and more parkland per resident than 86% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Summerlin South and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Summerlin South, month by month
Summerlin South sees roughly 192 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 Summerlin South
Harry Reid International sits about 10 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 Summerlin South
Schools across Summerlin South average a C+, better than 44% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Goolsby Judy & John L EsA− · 60% proficient
- Ober D'vorre & Hal EsC · 32% proficient
- West Prep EsF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rogich Sig MsA− · 56% proficient
- Fertitta Victoria MsB · 45% proficient
- Johnson Walter Jhs Academy Of Int'l StudiesC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- West Career & Technical Academy HsA · 75% proficient
- Northwest Career-technical Academy HsA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Summerlin South school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Summerlin South 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 Summerlin South against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Summerlin South suits
Families
Schools land around the 44th percentile and crime safety beats 64%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of cities and 20% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 91% of cities and health care access beats 72%.
Common questions about living in Summerlin South
Is Summerlin South a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Summerlin South ranks 410th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on cell coverage, state finances, and a strong job market, and lowest on summer heat and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Summerlin South expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $769,109. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $124,804 median income, cost of living beats 84% of cities.
Is Summerlin South safe?
Yes, Summerlin South is safer than 64% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $321 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Summerlin South?
July highs average about 108 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 38. That works out to about 192 pleasant days a year, more than 91% of cities.
Is Summerlin South good for families?
Schools beat 44% of cities, crime safety beats 64%, and childcare runs $1,198 a month.
Compare Summerlin South with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Summerlin South. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Summerlin South 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.
Summerlin South detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Summerlin South: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Summerlin South: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Summerlin South: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Summerlin South: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Summerlin South 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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