Las Vegas

Best Las Vegas suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·12 suburbs considered, 10 listed
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A en:Las Vegas Monorail train pulling into the Sahara Station. This image is released to the public domain.
Winchester$303k median · 26.0 min commute
Schools C−Amenities A−Residents inactive
65
Family score
overall 54 C−
2
South Las Vegas Boulevard and Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino seen from Eiffel Tower by Paris Hotel, Las Vegas.
Paradise$384k median · 23.2 min commute
Schools C−Amenities B+Residents inactive
63
Family score
overall 56 C−
3
Aerial view of w:Lake Las Vegas
Henderson$485k median · 24.3 min commute
Schools C−Amenities B−Residents inactive
62
Family score
overall 60 C
4
Summerlin South$672k median · 23.4 min commute
Schools C−Amenities B−Residents inactive
61
Family score
overall 64 C+
5
Las Vegas seen from the summit of Frenchman Mountain, southern Nevada (LVMC outing)
Sunrise Manor$320k median · 28.3 min commute
Schools C−Amenities B−Residents inactive
60
Family score
overall 50 D+
6
Spring Valley, Nevada as seen from the Spanish Hills community in 2016. Taken from atop Spanish Heights Driver.
Spring Valley$434k median · 22.5 min commute
Schools C−Amenities C−Residents inactive
59
Family score
overall 57 C−
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Took picture my self at UNLV 2004 Spring Game.
Whitney$329k median · 28.4 min commute
Schools C−Amenities CResidents inactive
58
Family score
overall 52 D+
8
Downtown Las Vegas, taken from the Stratosphere tower.
Las Vegas$428k median · 25.7 min commute
Schools C−Amenities C−Residents inactive
57
Family score
overall 54 C−
9
June 2015 Enterprise, Nevada - Aerial (49394821766).jpg
Enterprise$476k median · 23.8 min commute
Schools D+Amenities C−Residents inactive
56
Family score
overall 58 C
10
Street view near city hall, Mesquite, Nevada
Mesquite$389k median · 18.9 min commute
Schools C−Amenities FResidents inactive
55
Family score
overall 55 C−
This list's weighting
Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Winchester (Rmisiak · Public domain); Paradise (When reusing, please credit me as author: Adam Kliczek, http://memoriesstay.com · CC BY-SA 3.0); Henderson (Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain); Sunrise Manor (Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0); Spring Valley (Rmvisuals · CC BY-SA 4.0); Whitney (Greenstrat · Public domain); Las Vegas (Mike McBey · CC BY 2.0); Enterprise (formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0); Mesquite (Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0).