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31,354people live here $117,035median household income▲ 45% above US $2,509median rent per month▲ 78% above US $672,400median home value▲ 102% above US

Summerlin South is an unincorporated community in Clark County, NV. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Summerlin South

Summerlin South is an unincorporated community in Nevada with household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, and a growing population. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Summerlin South deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, county unemployment above the national average, and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Highly educated workforce
Growing population

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Above-average unemployment in the county
Air quality concerns
High student-teacher ratio
Very hot summers

How Summerlin South compares

Median household income

Summerlin South$117,035

Nevada avg$78,260

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Summerlin South$2,509

Nevada avg$1,597

US$1,413

Median home value

Summerlin South$672,400

Nevada avg$435,400

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Summerlin South

Based on Summerlin South's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$5,018

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $100,360 a year
42% of Summerlin South renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$134,480

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $67,240
Homes cost 5.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 78% above US

$2,509/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,509 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices are steep, with a median around $672,400. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $672,400 · 42% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

5.6% county unemployment

Unemployment in Clark County is 5.6%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Clark County (county-wide)

Safety

412 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Summerlin South doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 2424/100k · Policed by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▼ 10% below US

23 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 23.4 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 20% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

68%

Work from home

20%

Carpool

8.7%

Other

2.9%

Public transit

0.3%

Walk

0.3%

Climate

Summers run seriously hot, with average highs pushing 102°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 40°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 46% above US

53% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 4 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 22:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument (16 miles away). There are 5 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Summerlin South's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($2,509/mo) equals 26% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (20% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget, anyone moving without a job lined up, and people who struggle with heat.

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