Why you'd want to live in Summerlin

Spanning 22,500 acres against the red-sandstone backdrop of Red Rock Canyon, Summerlin has matured since 1990 into a self-contained city of roughly 130,000 residents and still ranks among America’s top-selling master-planned communities—#5 nationwide in 2024 with 1,055 new-home sales. Growth now pushes north into Summerlin West, where the 2024 debut of the Kestrel and Kestrel Commons districts previews another 4,000 acres of future villages, while Downtown Summerlin anchors the community with open-air retail, Class-A offices, City National Arena and the 10,000-seat Las Vegas Ballpark, which welcomed more than 480,000 fans last season. Everyday life revolves around recreation and refinement: over 300 parks, mile after mile of paved and desert trails, four public golf courses plus PGA-host TPC Summerlin, and quick access to Red Rock’s hiking and cycling loops. Top-rated public, charter and private schools—including Palo Verde High, West CTA and Faith Lutheran—combine with meticulous HOA standards to keep neighborhoods pristine. Housing choices stretch from contemporary condos in the mid-$300Ks to custom estates in The Ridges that command eight figures, with the community-wide median sold price hovering near $465,000 as of April 2025—proof that demand remains resilient across every price point.