Living in Las Vegas

Las Vegas is one of the sunniest cities in the Unitedhousing choices allow you to choose from town
States -- with an average 320 days of sunshine perhouses to condominiums, gated living to planned
year and only 4.19 inches of rainfall. The winters in Lascommunities, high rises to manufactured homes.The
Vegas are like no other. Many of us do not packquality of life in Las Vegas is generally better than in
away our shorts because we can wear them yearmost areas. Las Vegas offers top-notch exercise
round.Las Vegas has been the fastest growing cityfacilities, excellent restaurants, the advantages of any
for over a decade now. It all started in 1993 with theother city, plus much more. The average homeowner
opening of three mega-resorts: MGM Grand, Treasureis 22 years old, so there is plenty of opportunity to
Island, and Luxor. For ten years, an average ofadvance in your career.WagesNevada ranks in the
4,000-6,000 new residents moved here each month. Inupper 25 percentile of wages offered throughout the
December 2003, ten years later, over 8,000 newUnited States. This coupled with our low cost of living
driver's licenses were issued.Just as the people thatmakes Nevada very attractable to all professionals.
live in Las Vegas are very diverse, so is the choice ofSome media outlets have talked about the lower level
where to live. People that are not from Las Vegasof education in Las Vegas, but our average median
seem to believe that we all live on "The Strip." Nothingincome continues to topple most major
is further from reality. The most popular areas to live,markets.Working in Las VegasCasinos are no longer
such as Green Valley, Southern Highlands, Anthem,just gaming; they are entertainment, dining, retail and
and Summerlin are suburbs nowhere near The Strip.hospitality. It also is home to many financial institutions
Southwest and Northwest Las Vegas are growing atsuch as Citibank, Household Credit Services and First
astronomical rates and, literally, housing cannot be builtBank of Marin. Technology companies have recently
fast enough to handle ourdiscovered the benefits of relocating to Nevada, as
growth.HousingApproximately 34% of the householdsthe infrastructure is new, reliable, and expandable so
in Las Vegas are rentals. You will find an abundanceour technology sector has experienced substantial
of rental options throughout Las Vegas, ranging fromgrowth. Healthcare, education, and professional
apartments and condominiums to exclusive corporateservices have maintained a rapid level of growth just
housing to single-family homes. The averageto keep up with the booming population.ChurchesLas
apartment rent (for all apartments) is $738 with aVegas has nearly 600 churches, temples, and
vacancy rate of less than 5%. Apartments offersynagogues representing more than 63
some of the best lifestyles to Nevada residents.faiths.TransportationPublic Transportation has also
Apartments in Nevada are different than most states.become a priority. A monorail system launched
They are new, larger than most and offer all of theoperations in July 2004.Parks and RecreationAs
amenities that newer housing communities offer. Manycommunities are being developed, so are community
of the newer communities offer 1, 2 and 3 bedroomparks that offer soccer fields, baseball diamonds,
units, with or without garages.Las Vegas real estate isswimming pools, skateboard parks, manmade lakes,
still reasonable. It has increased substantially over thevolleyball courts, and a variety of other types of
past year, but continues to offer some of the mostrecreation.
affordable housing in the country. Our diversity in