Best Las Vegas suburbs for young professionals

Ranked on employment and income at 25%, amenities at 25%, commute at 20%, median rent at 15% (lower is better) and cost of living at 15%. Schools are not counted.

Updated Sep 2026·12 suburbs considered, 10 listed

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

Employment FAmenities A−Commute C

Score
overall 54 C−

Paradise$384k median · 23.2 min commute

Employment FAmenities B+Commute B−

Score
overall 56 C−

Summerlin South$672k median · 23.4 min commute

Employment B−Amenities B−Commute B−

Score
overall 64 C+

Henderson$485k median · 24.3 min commute

Employment DAmenities B−Commute C+

Score
overall 60 C

Enterprise$476k median · 23.8 min commute

Employment CAmenities C−Commute C+

Score
overall 58 C

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

Employment D−Amenities C−Commute B

Score
overall 57 C−

Mesquite$389k median · 18.9 min commute

Employment FAmenities FCommute B

Score
overall 55 C−

Las Vegas$428k median · 25.7 min commute

Employment D−Amenities C−Commute C

Score
overall 54 C−

Whitney$329k median · 28.4 min commute

Employment D−Amenities CCommute D

Score
overall 52 D+

Sunrise Manor$320k median · 28.3 min commute

Employment FAmenities B−Commute D

Score
overall 50 D+

This list's weighting

Employment 25%Amenities 25%Commute 20%Median rent (lower is better) 15%Cost of living 15%

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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); Enterprise (formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0); Spring Valley (Rmvisuals · CC BY-SA 4.0); Mesquite (Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0); Las Vegas (Mike McBey · CC BY 2.0); Whitney (Greenstrat · Public domain); Sunrise Manor (Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0).