Best PlacesThe Vistas, Las Vegas, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around The Vistas, 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.
The Vistas, Las Vegas ranks 303rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in The Vistas, 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 Vistas, Las Vegas' strengths and weaknesses
Where The Vistas, Las Vegas ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Household income$157,638 median, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where The Vistas, Las Vegas ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in The Vistas, Las Vegas
A household needs to earn about $165,000 a year to comfortably buy the median The Vistas, Las Vegas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $157,638; 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 The Vistas, Las Vegas' effective rate of 0.62%, 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 8 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 Vistas, Las Vegas
The Vistas, Las Vegas's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 The Vistas, Las Vegas.
Who works in The Vistas, Las Vegas, and how
Work in The Vistas, Las Vegas centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in The Vistas, Las Vegas
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across The Vistas, Las Vegas.
What the weather is like in The Vistas, Las Vegas, month by month
The Vistas, Las Vegas sees roughly 191 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 Vistas, Las Vegas
Harry Reid International sits about 12 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 Vistas, Las Vegas
Schools across The Vistas, Las Vegas average a B−, better than 66% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Givens Linda Rankin EsB+ · 54% proficient
- West Prep EsF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rogich Sig MsA− · 56% 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 Vistas, Las Vegas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
The Vistas, 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 Vistas, Las Vegas against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in The Vistas, Las Vegas
Is The Vistas, Las Vegas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, The Vistas, Las Vegas ranks 303rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, state finances, and what local pay buys, and lowest on air quality and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is The Vistas, Las Vegas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $647,403. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $157,638 median income, cost of living beats 96% of neighborhoods.
Is The Vistas, Las Vegas safe?
Yes, The Vistas, Las Vegas is safer than 97% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $208 per resident a year.
Compare The Vistas, Las Vegas with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to The Vistas, Las Vegas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in The Vistas, 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 Vistas, Las Vegas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for The Vistas, Las Vegas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in The Vistas, Las Vegas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of The Vistas, Las Vegas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in The Vistas, Las Vegas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
The Vistas, 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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