@Stacy, Unfortunately I'm in the same boat as I'm not exactly sure where to move to. A lot of it depends on job opportunities and cost of living- many of the places I considered moving to are dealing with the same issues Las Vegas is dealing with, as they're also getting a lot of transplants and therefore growing cost of living, traffic, etc. @Tommy, it says you're in Beverly Hills (which is where I was born, and have family there, so I can say this)- but LA and Beverly Hills is the same thing. Is it Pico Rivera? No, of course not, but it's still "LA". Henderson is Vegas. I spent my teens in 89052, it was really nice than, not as nice as it was now. Yeah, like Summerlin, it's "nicer" than the central part of the city, the houses are newer and nicer, there are master planned communities, newer stores, etc the houses are nice, but murders, fatal accidents, etc are on the rise in the nicer areas as they are everywhere else. Also the suburbs are often targeted for crime and robberies because they know that's were the good stuff are. I had a friend who's car was stolen out of their driveway in a gated community in 7 Hills, and our car was broken into there, and this was 12 years ago. It's not a bad area and is one of the safer parts of Vegas (like Summerlin, or the southern part of Southern Highlands) but it's not like, exactly "quiet". Don't let the fact that it's a different city fool you, you're still in Vegas. And, no offense to you, but Henderson- especially Seven Hills, Anthem, and Inspirada specifically is getting INUNDATED with Cali transplants. I drive to that area to do shopping and I see as many Cali plates as Nevada, I feel like I'm in Cali-and they drive like garbage- super aggressive, rude, it's their world and you're just in it, etc. Sorry, it's just gotten old as hell. It's gotten so bad I bought a dash camera. It doesn't matter where you go, it's like these days everywhere is busy and there's no "off" or "quiet" time to hit a store or Costco, because SO many people have poured into that area that last year, when a few years ago it wasn't like that before. It's just insane how much more traffic and congestion is in that whole area south of the 215. When I say we're GTFO of here, I mean NV period.
Vincent | Henderson, NV | Report Abuse

I have to say that I don't relate to most anything they you have had to say on your post. Not saying it's not valid for you and your review is perhaps pertinent to others of your demographic but everyone's experience is different based on age, income and other demographic factors which go into consideration as to where to live. I personally know no person who has overdosed on drugs. I am a physician here in Las Vegas but I live in a middle-class community in Centennial Hills which would not even be considered on par with Summerlin or Henderson in regards to status so I am not over wealthy but I have never witnessed a crime nor have I ever been a victim of crime. Most of this of course is due to individual behavior which is in the control of each and every one of us. I don't gamble drink or do drugs and that helps. I also have to say that your assessment much of it at least, is in regards to the last 10 months. We are in the middle of a pandemic and there is not a single city in the United States that is not suffering through the same predicaments. I treated patients in Elmhurst the epicenter of the coded outbreak with thousands were dying per day in New York City. I worked in the emergency room and one month before New York City was the most vibrant city in the world arguably. Everyone who could afford it once to live there but look at it now. A snapshot in time would preclude any rational person's interest in moving there but then that snapshot quickly changes. A year from today New York City will be back to what it was and I would say the same thing about Las Vegas. We don't want to get caught up into how hard things are now or expensive it is to live in a particular city when virtually that statement could be extrapolated out to literally anywhere in the country at this point. With that said, I will comment on the population explosion. It is very real but then again places that are booming are places people want to move to by definition. I remember Vegas in the 1980s when there were 400,000 people so it is increased in my lifetime 10 times where it was just 35 years ago. In some ways it's better and in some ways it's worse. It's worse because it's more crowded of course but the entertainment options and casino properties are significantly more grand and beautiful than they were 30 years ago. I also have to disagree with you on the food. This is a franchise restaurant corporate town so there are hundreds of restaurants that sell sandwiches all competing for your business. There are hundreds of chicken joints that serve healthy grilled chicken alternatives all vying for your business. Competition drives the prices down not up. If I bring $10 with me I can name off the top of my head 50 to 100 restaurants in my neighborhood alone that I can go in to get a healthy well-balanced meal and walk out with change. Literally. As far as rent is concerned I am renting a four bedroom three bath brand-new construction home with central air-conditioning i.e. digital thermostats in all of the rooms with an attached two-car garage 1800 ft.² in a middle-class neighborhood for $1425 per month. Try doing that in Los Angeles or New York. Or Knoxville Tennessee for that manner. Housing prices in regards to sales have gone up and I will agree with you that they are overpriced at this point. I don't think any rational person would buy real estate in Las Vegas in this market without at least accepting the very real possibility that they're going to take a 20 to 30% hit but that's everywhere. Try Miami Fort Lauderdale. Real estate in Los Angeles Seattle Portland Phoenix, name the city, has gone up exponentially around the country East-West north-south because of 0% interest rates. These are inflationary and supply and demand issues that play and are more complicated than maybe you're imagining. All in all I would recommend Las Vegas to people in my demographic single guy middle-age single guy older, retired couples. The energy and nightlife and overall buzz of the city is a nice change from small-town USA. We have a $2 billion state-of-the-art football stadium here for the Las Vegas Raiders. People don't put $2 billion into football stadiums unless they are building and a thriving and developing city. The stadium is right on the strip so after the game you can walk outside and within a block or to be in the Cosmopolitan Hotel with people all dressed up having drinks… In other words it's a fun town it has been in the past and will be when this virus passes so give it a break during the pandemic… For families, I don't know that's a tough one… I don't have kids so I don't have to face that situation but intuitively I would say probably not but there are plenty of single people both young and old and empty-nesters that Vegas would do just fine for. This enough going on at night to keep a night out like me happy and there were sleepy suburbs for an alternative as well. I like the fact that it's a resort town. New people coming in from all over the world 40 million per year. If you're outgoing and bring 50 bucks with you to any one of the casinos try the Bellagio or Cosmopolitan and just sit down at the center bar. Don't gamble grab a beer or a Diet Coke and people watch. Before you know it you'll start a conversation with a Taurus from Australia sitting next to a Taurus from Germany sitting next to another one from Holland. He can make for an interesting time. You don't get that in most places may be Miami, possibly New York, but it's a good bang for the buck town all things considered and it is not expensive. This is one of the least expensive places that I've ever lived. Tell me where else you can get a brand-new construction home for $1400 and be a few miles from downtown. I doubt even in small towns people to do much better than that. Much of the construction that I see elsewhere whether it be the Midwest, the Northeast, the South and the Pacific Northwest is old old old. Go shopping for a home in Seattle and see what year it was built. 1956 sales price $1.25 million. Here in Vegas there are tens and tens of thousands of new homes being built and if you're someone next likes living in a house that no one else has been in before soda like a new car that doesn't have to hundred thousand miles on it you can get that here. New construction is difficult to find in dying cities or those that have matured out and are no longer building up which is a good part of the US. That's another thing to consider.
edmund | Spring Valley, NV | Report Abuse

Thank you for your honest review and perspective on life in Las Vegas. I'm from NYC, and moved here in 2018...and much of what you've expressed I've personally experienced (minus attending the educational system)...I'm so sad and feel so trapped...I moved here because of my dad...he's 81yrs old. I'm the only family he has here despite that he asked a lady friend and her mom to move in with him so he isn't alone, I do feel guilty about wanting to leave...I just don't know any place in this country where I'd be met with kindness, safety, and a sense of normalcy during heightened social and political unrest. I thought about Santa Fe, NM but I know nothing about it...if you have any suggestions about where to move (city/state) that could be affordable to start all over, I'd love to know as it seems you're well-traveled and experienced and could offer sound advice. Thank you!! And many blessings to you and your family...
Stacy | Spring Valley, NV | Report Abuse

There are too many people period. We need a real plague because covid is not putting a dent in the population at all.
Harry | Ogden, UT | Report Abuse

Overall we need a major plague to cut down the population city and world wide because sooner or later the amount of people packed into cities like vegas will do a mass riot and destroy the cities as we can already see happening this past year with loser george floyd.
Harry | Ogden, UT | Report Abuse

Thanks for the detailed review. When you said you're getting out of Vegas, does that mean LVV including Henderson, or is Henderson all right?
Tommy | Beverly Hills, CA | Report Abuse