| Las Vegas is one of the sunniest cities in the United | | | | housing choices allow you to choose from town |
| States -- with an average 320 days of sunshine per | | | | houses to condominiums, gated living to planned |
| year and only 4.19 inches of rainfall. The winters in Las | | | | communities, high rises to manufactured homes.The |
| Vegas are like no other. Many of us do not pack | | | | quality of life in Las Vegas is generally better than in |
| away our shorts because we can wear them year | | | | most areas. Las Vegas offers top-notch exercise |
| round.Las Vegas has been the fastest growing city | | | | facilities, excellent restaurants, the advantages of any |
| for over a decade now. It all started in 1993 with the | | | | other city, plus much more. The average homeowner |
| opening of three mega-resorts: MGM Grand, Treasure | | | | is 22 years old, so there is plenty of opportunity to |
| Island, and Luxor. For ten years, an average of | | | | advance in your career.WagesNevada ranks in the |
| 4,000-6,000 new residents moved here each month. In | | | | upper 25 percentile of wages offered throughout the |
| December 2003, ten years later, over 8,000 new | | | | United States. This coupled with our low cost of living |
| driver's licenses were issued.Just as the people that | | | | makes Nevada very attractable to all professionals. |
| live in Las Vegas are very diverse, so is the choice of | | | | Some media outlets have talked about the lower level |
| where to live. People that are not from Las Vegas | | | | of education in Las Vegas, but our average median |
| seem to believe that we all live on "The Strip." Nothing | | | | income 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 at | | | | such as Citibank, Household Credit Services and First |
| astronomical rates and, literally, housing cannot be built | | | | Bank of Marin. Technology companies have recently |
| fast enough to handle our | | | | discovered the benefits of relocating to Nevada, as |
| growth.HousingApproximately 34% of the households | | | | the infrastructure is new, reliable, and expandable so |
| in Las Vegas are rentals. You will find an abundance | | | | our technology sector has experienced substantial |
| of rental options throughout Las Vegas, ranging from | | | | growth. Healthcare, education, and professional |
| apartments and condominiums to exclusive corporate | | | | services have maintained a rapid level of growth just |
| housing to single-family homes. The average | | | | to keep up with the booming population.ChurchesLas |
| apartment rent (for all apartments) is $738 with a | | | | Vegas has nearly 600 churches, temples, and |
| vacancy rate of less than 5%. Apartments offer | | | | synagogues 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 the | | | | operations in July 2004.Parks and RecreationAs |
| amenities that newer housing communities offer. Many | | | | communities are being developed, so are community |
| of the newer communities offer 1, 2 and 3 bedroom | | | | parks that offer soccer fields, baseball diamonds, |
| units, with or without garages.Las Vegas real estate is | | | | swimming pools, skateboard parks, manmade lakes, |
| still reasonable. It has increased substantially over the | | | | volleyball courts, and a variety of other types of |
| past year, but continues to offer some of the most | | | | recreation. |
| affordable housing in the country. Our diversity in | | | | |