Best PlacesThe Lakes, Las Vegas, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around The Lakes, 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.
The Lakes, Las Vegas ranks 2,013th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in The Lakes, 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.
The Lakes, Las Vegas' strengths and weaknesses
Where The Lakes, Las Vegas ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 190 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where The Lakes, Las Vegas ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in The Lakes, Las Vegas
A household needs to earn about $142,000 a year to comfortably buy the median The Lakes, Las Vegas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,958, 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 The Lakes, Las Vegas' effective rate of 0.53%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in The Lakes, Las Vegas
The Lakes, Las Vegas's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for The Lakes, Las Vegas.
Who works in The Lakes, Las Vegas, and how
Work in The Lakes, Las Vegas centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in The Lakes, Las Vegas
The Lakes, Las Vegas has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of The Lakes, Las Vegas and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in The Lakes, Las Vegas, month by month
The Lakes, Las Vegas sees roughly 190 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 The Lakes, 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 The Lakes, Las Vegas
Schools across The Lakes, Las Vegas average a C+, better than 56% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Piggott Academy EsC+ · 35% proficient
- Christensen M J EsD+ · 25% 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
- Northwest Career-technical Academy HsA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every The Lakes, Las Vegas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
The Lakes, 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 The Lakes, Las Vegas against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who The Lakes, Las Vegas suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 71% of neighborhoods and 18% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 86% of neighborhoods, health care access beats 59%, and it is quieter than 84%.
Common questions about living in The Lakes, Las Vegas
Is The Lakes, Las Vegas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, The Lakes, Las Vegas ranks 2,013th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, state infrastructure, and low property taxes, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is The Lakes, Las Vegas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $564,266. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $90,958 median income, cost of living beats 71% of neighborhoods.
Is The Lakes, Las Vegas safe?
Yes, The Lakes, Las Vegas is safer than 68% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $416 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in The Lakes, Las Vegas?
July highs average about 108 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 38. That works out to about 190 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of neighborhoods.
Is The Lakes, Las Vegas good for families?
Schools beat 56% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 68%, and childcare runs $1,198 a month.
Compare The Lakes, Las Vegas with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to The Lakes, Las Vegas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in The Lakes, 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.
The Lakes, Las Vegas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for The Lakes, Las Vegas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in The Lakes, Las Vegas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of The Lakes, Las Vegas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in The Lakes, Las Vegas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
The Lakes, 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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