Published September 19, 2026 · By Chris Nevada, Nevada Real Estate Group · NV License S.181401
Ask for the best gated communities in Henderson and most lists hand you four names and a paragraph each. Henderson has far more than four, and the difference between them is not a matter of taste; it shows up in the numbers. Eleven communities in the city run staffed guard gates, and in the 12 months ending September 18, 2026 they closed 318 MLS sales at medians ranging from $1,125,000 in Provence Country Club to $8,500,000 in Ascaya, with days on market from 26 in the Foothills at MacDonald Ranch to 91 in Lake Las Vegas SouthShore. Around them sit dozens of electronically gated sections of Anthem, Green Valley Ranch, MacDonald Ranch and Calico Ridge that offer a gate without a guard at a fraction of the price and the dues.
This guide ranks every guard-gated community in Henderson on Las Vegas MLS data pulled through Repliers on September 19, 2026, then walks through each one by tier, and it is explicit about which gates are staffed around the clock and which are a keypad and a camera, because buyers conflate the two constantly and the HOA bill does not. Across the 9,600-plus closings our team has represented, gated Henderson is one of the markets we know best, and the valley-wide context lives in our Q3 2026 guard-gated market report; this piece is the Henderson deep dive.
The best gated communities in Henderson depend on tier: Ascaya and MacDonald Highlands lead ultra-luxury at $8,500,000 and $4,300,000 medians, Anthem Country Club leads the luxury tier with 98 closings at $1,625,000, and Provence Country Club, Madeira Canyon and Tuscany Village lead the attainable staffed-gate tier. Only 11 Henderson communities have 24-hour guards; everything else is electronic. Match the tier to your budget, then verify the gate type before you fall for the view.
- Eleven Henderson communities run staffed guard gates and closed 318 MLS sales in the 12 months ending September 18, 2026.
- Anthem Country Club is Henderson's busiest guard-gated market at 98 closings, a $1,625,000 median and 3.6 months of supply.
- Ascaya posted the top Henderson sale at $17,250,000 and a $1,206 per-square-foot median, the highest in the city.
- Provence Country Club has 2.8 months of supply at $1,125,000, the tightest guard-gated market in Henderson.
- Electronically gated sections of Anthem, Green Valley Ranch and MacDonald Ranch cost far less and carry lower HOA dues.
What Is the Difference Between a Guard-Gated and a Gated Community in Henderson?
The distinction sounds pedantic until you see it on an HOA statement. A guard-gated community has a staffed gatehouse, usually 24 hours a day, where a person checks every non-resident against an authorized list, logs the visit and opens the gate; most also fund roving security patrols and maintain a perimeter wall. A gated community, in the way listing agents use the term, has an electronic gate opened by a transponder, a keypad code or a phone call, with nobody on duty. Both keep the casual through-traffic out, but only one screens who comes in, and only one costs the association a payroll. In our guard-gated versus gated comparison, the gate-related portion of HOA dues breaks into three tiers that track the staffing model almost perfectly, and that is exactly what you see across Henderson.
Henderson has 11 communities with staffed gates that appear in the MLS data as their own plats: Anthem Country Club, MacDonald Highlands, Ascaya, the Foothills at MacDonald Ranch, the Canyons at MacDonald Ranch, Roma Hills, the guard-gated estate parcels of Seven Hills, Lake Las Vegas SouthShore, The Fountains, Quail Ridge Estates and Provence Country Club. Three more staffed-gate communities, Madeira Canyon, Tuscany Village and Legacy at Green Valley, did not fall out of the Repliers pull as separate plats, so I cover them on the strength of our community pages rather than a 12-month table row. Everything else marketed as gated in Henderson, including the gated villages inside Sun City Anthem, most of Green Valley Ranch's gated enclaves, MacDonald Ranch's golf enclaves and the sub-sections of Calico Ridge, is electronic.
The practical consequence is cost. Per our community pages, HOA dues in Henderson's staffed-gate communities run from about $150 a month at the low end of Madeira Canyon and Tuscany Village to $1,500 a month at the top of Ascaya, while an electronically gated section of Green Valley Ranch runs $60 to $180 and Calico Ridge $75 to $200. According to Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 116, every resale in a common-interest community must deliver a resale package with the association's budget, reserves and governing documents before the buyer's rescission period runs, and that package is where you confirm whether the gate line item is a salary or a maintenance contract. I read it on every gated purchase we represent.
Which Henderson Gated Communities Rank Best on the Data?
The table below is the full Henderson guard-gated roster ranked by 12-month MLS closings, using Las Vegas MLS data pulled through Repliers on September 19, 2026 for closings in the 12 months ending September 18, 2026 and actives as of September 18, 2026. Communities are grouped by recorded plat names, so Seven Hills and Lake Las Vegas rows isolate the staffed-gate sections of master plans that also contain open neighborhoods. Gate type and golf or club status come from our community pages and the communities' own sites. Months of supply is actives divided by monthly closings.
| Community | Closings (12 mo) | Median sold | Average sold | Top sale | Median DOM | Active | Months of supply | Gate type | Golf or club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthem Country Club | 98 | $1,625,000 | $1,848,083 | $8,259,780 | 33 | 29 | 3.6 | 24-hour staffed | Private golf club, optional |
| MacDonald Highlands | 64 | $4,300,000 | $5,410,344 | $17,000,000 | 70 | 68 | 12.8 | 24-hour staffed, inner gate at Dragon Rock | DragonRidge Country Club, optional |
| Provence Country Club | 38 | $1,125,000 | $1,130,113 | $1,425,000 | 31 | 9 | 2.8 | 24-hour controlled access | No golf; community pool |
| Canyons at MacDonald Ranch | 31 | $1,400,000 | $2,074,144 | $16,133,950 | 42 | 20 | 7.7 | Staffed enclave gate | DragonRidge adjacent |
| Lake Las Vegas SouthShore | 29 | $1,950,000 | $2,434,277 | $6,400,000 | 91 | 39 | 16.1 | 24-hour staffed | SouthShore Country Club, Jack Nicklaus |
| Foothills at MacDonald Ranch | 14 | $2,840,000 | $3,207,500 | $7,250,000 | 26 | 4 | 3.4 | 24-hour staffed | None inside gate |
| Seven Hills estate parcels | 14 | $2,975,000 | $3,117,778 | $6,500,000 | 36 | 16 | 13.7 | 24-hour staffed, inner gate at Terracina | Rio Secco Golf Club |
| Ascaya | 12 | $8,500,000 | $8,549,583 | $17,250,000 | 59 | 16 | 16.0 | 24-hour staffed | Private clubhouse, no golf |
| The Fountains | 7 | $2,000,000 | $2,139,286 | $2,800,000 | 57 | 6 | 10.3 | 24-hour staffed | None; tennis courts |
| Quail Ridge Estates | 7 | $1,475,000 | $1,610,714 | $2,400,000 | 31 | 4 | 6.9 | 24-hour staffed | None; recreation area |
| Roma Hills | 4 | $1,775,000 | $1,799,500 | $2,300,000 | 35 | 8 | 24.0 | 24-hour staffed, inner gate at Obsidian | None; community park |
Three readings matter. First, volume: Anthem Country Club closed more homes than the next two communities combined and did it with the lowest months of supply among the seven-figure communities except Provence, which is why it anchors the luxury tier below. Second, price: the MacDonald Ranch foothills, meaning MacDonald Highlands, Ascaya, the Foothills and the Canyons, produced every Henderson sale above $10,000,000 in the window, and the Canyons' $16,133,950 closing at 3 Climbing Canyon on May 29, 2026 was a 15,000-square-foot house. Third, liquidity: Roma Hills at 24 months of supply, SouthShore at 16.1 and Ascaya at 16.0 are markets where a buyer holds the leverage as of September 18, 2026, while Provence at 2.8 months, the Foothills at 3.4 and Anthem Country Club at 3.6 are still seller-favorable.
Why Do MacDonald Highlands and Ascaya Lead the Ultra-Luxury Tier?
MacDonald Highlands is the most active ultra-luxury address in Henderson and the one most buyers picture when they say guard-gated. It climbs the McCullough Range above the Green Valley floor, wrapped around DragonRidge Country Club, and its plats recorded 64 MLS closings in the 12 months ending September 18, 2026 at a $4,300,000 median, a $5,410,344 average and $835 per square foot, with 70 median days on market. The top sale was $17,000,000 at 555 Magma Peak on January 16, 2026, a 10,000-square-foot home, and four more Highlands closings landed between $13,000,000 and $14,250,000 at 621 Majestic Rim, 607 Alpine Summit, 681 Tranquil Rim and 716 Dragon Peak. Per our community page, the community runs a 24-hour staffed main gate on Stephanie Street and a second staffed gate at the Dragon Rock enclave, HOA dues run $350 to $1,200 a month by enclave, and DragonRidge membership is priced separately. As of September 18, 2026 there were 68 actives at a $5,499,000 median ask, or 12.8 months of supply, so the ultra-luxury resale side has room to negotiate even as the trophy sales keep printing.
Ascaya is the price leader. Its 12 closings in the window carried an $8,500,000 median, an $8,549,583 average and $1,206 per square foot, the highest per-foot figure of any community in Henderson, and its 59-day median DOM is faster than the Highlands despite the price. The top sale, $17,250,000 at 3 Heavens Edge on July 1, 2026, was a 9,588-square-foot home that sold in 31 days, and the next five closings ranged from $9,850,000 to $12,950,000. According to Ascaya's developer page, the community is a guard-gated residential community in the McCullough Mountain Range about 20 minutes from the Strip, with a private clubhouse offering dining and fitness, a zero-edge pool with Olympic-sized lap lanes and private cabanas, tennis and pickleball courts, event spaces, a family park and miles of maintained trails, and it currently lists estate homesites from $1,000,000, Canyon Residences from $2,900,000 and Desert Design Study homes from $11,600,000. Per our community page, Ascaya covers 313 homesites behind a single 24-hour staffed gate with HOA dues of $600 to $1,500 a month. With 16 actives at a $9,995,000 median ask and 16 months of supply as of September 18, 2026, Ascaya is a buyer's market at the very top, and the lot-plus-build path is often the better value than a finished resale.
How Do the Foothills and the Canyons at MacDonald Ranch Compare?
The two other staffed-gate enclaves on the MacDonald Ranch hillside are the ones most buyers overlook, and they are opposites. The Foothills at MacDonald Ranch is the established, tightly held one: 14 closings in the 12 months ending September 18, 2026 at a $2,840,000 median, a $3,207,500 average, $501 per square foot and a 26-day median DOM, the fastest of any guard-gated community in Henderson, with a $7,250,000 top sale. Only 4 homes were active as of September 18, 2026, at a $5,199,999 median ask, which is 3.4 months of supply and a market where a well-priced listing gets multiple showings in its first week. Per our community page, the Foothills is roughly 350 homes behind a 24-hour staffed gate with patrols and perimeter walls, with HOA dues of $300 to $800 a month and no golf course inside the gate; DragonRidge is next door for those who want it.
The Canyons at MacDonald Ranch is the volatile one, because it mixes custom trophy lots with semi-custom homes. Its 31 closings carried a $1,400,000 median but a $2,074,144 average, and that gap is explained by one number: the $16,133,950 sale at 3 Climbing Canyon on May 29, 2026, a 15,000-square-foot estate that was the third-highest sale in the entire valley's guard-gated market for the year. Strip out that closing and the Canyons is a $1,300,000 to $2,500,000 semi-custom community with a 42-day median DOM, 20 actives at a $1,299,900 median ask and 7.7 months of supply. Per our MacDonald Ranch page, the golf-estate and custom enclaves inside the broader plan are gated with private security, and their sub-association dues run $200 to $500 a month on top of a master range that starts near $50. Together, the MacDonald Ranch and Highlands grouping closed 145 homes at a $1,775,000 median and $500 per square foot in the window, with 87 actives and 7.2 months of supply, which makes it the single largest luxury market in Henderson by dollar volume.
What Makes Anthem Country Club the Most Active Guard-Gated Market in Henderson?
Anthem Country Club is the community I recommend most often to buyers who want a staffed gate, golf and a real chance of finding a home in the current inventory, because it has all three. It recorded 98 MLS closings in the 12 months ending September 18, 2026, more than any other guard-gated community in Henderson and the most closings of any community in the valley with a seven-figure median, at a $1,625,000 median, a $1,848,083 average, $444 per square foot and 33 median days on market. The top sale was $8,259,780, and 8 of the 98 closings landed in the third quarter to date through September 18, 2026. Actives stood at 29 with a $2,850,000 median ask, which is 3.6 months of supply and, together with Provence and the Foothills, the tightest guard-gated inventory in the city.
The reason it moves is scale and range. Anthem Country Club is a large community inside the broader Anthem master plan, with resale product from golf-course villas to custom estates on the ridge, so it serves a $1,000,000 buyer and a $5,000,000 buyer at the same time. Per our community page, the gate is staffed 24 hours with patrols, HOA dues run $350 to $800 a month by neighborhood, and the private golf club membership is separate and optional, so an owner who does not play is not paying for the course. That optional-club structure is a big part of why the resale side stays liquid: it broadens the buyer pool well beyond golfers.
Context from the rest of Anthem shows how much the gate is worth here. The full Anthem master plan closed 548 homes at a $649,990 median in the same window, and Sun City Anthem, the 55-plus community next door, closed 343 at $585,000 with 36 median days and 4.4 months of supply. Anthem Country Club's $1,625,000 median is two and a half times the plan-wide figure, and the difference is the staffed gate, the golf frontage and the elevation. According to Walk Score, Sun City Anthem rates 13 for walking and the foothill plans score in the single digits and teens, which is the honest trade-off: nothing inside these gates is walkable to a store, and residents walk the Anthem trail network instead. According to the City of Henderson Parks and Recreation Department, the city maintains over 300 miles of trail and 77 parks, and Anthem's hillside paths connect into that network.
Is Lake Las Vegas SouthShore Worth Its 16 Months of Supply?
Lake Las Vegas SouthShore is the only guard-gated community in Henderson with a lake in it, and that single fact drives both its appeal and its numbers. The staffed-gate section of the Lake Las Vegas master plan recorded 29 closings in the 12 months ending September 18, 2026 at a $1,950,000 median, a $2,434,277 average, $527 per square foot and a $6,400,000 top sale. It also carried a 91-day median DOM, the longest of any guard-gated community in Henderson, and 39 actives at a $2,145,144 median ask as of September 18, 2026, which is 16.1 months of supply. That is a buyer's market by any definition, and it has been for a while; the broader Lake Las Vegas plan is at 11.8 months of supply with 264 closings at a $659,900 median.
What you get for the wait is unique. According to the SouthShore at Lake Las Vegas community site, the enclave is an exclusive guard-gated community where the 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed SouthShore Country Club course meanders throughout the property, touching new and established homes, with eleven distinct neighborhoods offering everything from condominiums and semi-custom homes to custom lots. Per our community page, the gate is staffed 24 hours with patrols and perimeter walls, and HOA dues run $400 to $1,000 a month depending on whether a home carries lakefront dock rights. According to Lake Las Vegas's own trails page, the River Mountains Loop Trail runs 34 paved miles past the community toward Lake Mead, which no other gated address in the valley can claim.
My honest read: SouthShore is the right choice for a buyer who wants water and is willing to be patient on resale, and the wrong choice for a buyer who expects to sell in three years. The supply overhang means you should negotiate hard on the way in, insist on a lakefront or golf-frontage lot rather than an interior one, and underwrite a longer hold. The tradeoff for that patience is a $1,950,000 median for a guard-gated golf-and-lake lifestyle that would cost double in the MacDonald Ranch foothills.
How Do Seven Hills' Estate Parcels and Roma Hills Stack Up?
Seven Hills is a large master plan where only the estate parcels sit behind a staffed gate, so I report the gated section separately. Those guard-gated plats recorded 14 closings in the 12 months ending September 18, 2026 at a $2,975,000 median, a $3,117,778 average, $568 per square foot, a $6,500,000 top sale and a 36-day median DOM, with 16 actives at a $3,990,000 median ask and 13.7 months of supply as of September 18, 2026. The full Seven Hills plan, gated and open sections together, closed 118 homes at a $655,000 median with 31 median days, 66 actives and 6.7 months of supply, so the gate multiplies the median by more than four. Per our community pages, every vehicle entering the estate section passes a 24-hour staffed gate, and Terracina, an enclave of roughly 180 homes, adds a second staffed gate with HOA dues of $300 to $600 a month against $200 to $600 for the master and sub-associations elsewhere in the plan. Rio Secco Golf Club runs through the middle. According to Walk Score, Seven Hills rates 20 for walking and 12 for transit, which is typical of the foothill plans.
Roma Hills is the smallest and least liquid guard-gated community in the city, and that is a feature for the right buyer. It is a custom-home enclave on the hillside between MacDonald Highlands and Ascaya, and its 4 closings in the window carried a $1,775,000 median, a $1,799,500 average, $292 per square foot and a $2,300,000 top sale in 35 median days. With 8 actives at a $2,588,888 median ask as of September 18, 2026, Roma Hills sits at 24 months of supply, the highest in Henderson. Per our community page, the 24-hour staffed main gate is backed by a second inner gate at the Obsidian enclave, HOA dues run $200 to $800 a month by tier, and the community keeps a small park with tennis inside the walls. The $292 per-foot median is the lowest of any guard-gated Henderson community by a wide margin, which means Roma Hills buys the most house per dollar behind a staffed gate in the city; the price of that value is thin resale and long marketing times if you ever need to exit quickly.
Which Green Valley Guard-Gated Enclaves Offer the Best Value?
The flat, mature part of Henderson has its own staffed-gate communities, and they are consistently cheaper per foot than the hillside ones because they trade views for trees. Provence Country Club is the standout on the data: 38 closings in the 12 months ending September 18, 2026 at a $1,125,000 median and a $1,130,113 average, a tight $1,425,000 top sale, $328 per square foot and 31 median days, with just 9 actives at a $1,269,000 median ask as of September 18, 2026. That is 2.8 months of supply, the tightest guard-gated market in Henderson, and 7 of the 38 closings came in the third quarter to date. Per our community page, Provence is 286 homes behind a 24-hour controlled-access gate with a community pool and perimeter walls, and, despite the name, there is no golf course and no club dues, which is why the HOA runs a modest $200 to $300 a month. It is the best entry point into staffed-gate Henderson for a buyer near $1,000,000.
The Fountains and Quail Ridge Estates are the two custom-estate enclaves off Green Valley Parkway and Eastern Avenue, each with 7 closings in the window. The Fountains closed at a $2,000,000 median, a $2,139,286 average, $373 per square foot and a $2,800,000 top sale in 57 median days, with 6 actives at a $2,400,000 ask and 10.3 months of supply; per our community page it is 400-plus homes behind a 24-hour staffed gate with patrols, tennis courts and HOA dues of $250 to $600 a month, the highest in the Green Valley corridor. Quail Ridge Estates closed at a $1,475,000 median, a $1,610,714 average, $352 per square foot and a $2,400,000 top sale in 31 median days, with 4 actives at a $2,500,000 ask and 6.9 months of supply; per our community page it is fewer than 200 custom homes on 150 acres, established in 1997 behind a 24-hour staffed gate, with HOA dues of $300 to $700 a month.
Legacy at Green Valley rounds out the corridor. It did not fall out of the Repliers pull as a distinct plat, so there is no 12-month row for it, but per our community page it has run a 24-hour staffed gate since 1989, one of the longest continuously guarded communities in the city, covering roughly 600 homes on 400 acres around the Legacy Golf Club with HOA dues of $200 to $500 a month. For a buyer who wants a staffed gate, golf frontage, mature trees and a Green Valley address in the $800,000 to $1,500,000 range, Legacy is the community to tour alongside Provence.
Where Are Henderson's Attainable Gated Communities?
The attainable tier splits into two groups: staffed-gate communities that happen to be priced below the luxury names, and electronically gated sections of open master plans. Madeira Canyon leads the first group. Per our community page, it is a hillside community of 1,200-plus homes in ZIP 89011, east of Anthem and adjacent to Roma Hills, with a 24-hour staffed guard gate covering every home at every price tier, a recreation center with a pool, a trail system and HOA dues of $150 to $400 a month. It did not surface as its own plat in the Repliers pull, so I will not invent a median, but its parent ZIP closed 1,234 homes at a $480,000 median in the 12 months ending September 18, 2026, and Madeira Canyon resales sit above that figure. Tuscany Village is the other: per our community page, it is a fully guard-gated golf community in the same ZIP with 24-hour staffed entry, roughly 450 acres, about 1,200 households, a full recreation center and HOA dues of $150 to $350 a month, with resales near $550,000 and townhomes lower. Do not confuse it with Tuscany Residential next door, which is not guard-gated and carries $50 to $120 dues.
The second group is where most buyers who say they want a gated home actually end up, because the price is right. Sun City Anthem, the 55-plus community that closed 343 homes at a $585,000 median in the window, is an open plan with gated entry on select villages; Pinnacle Village is the one true gated section and the Terra Bella condos have their own gate, both electronic, and per our Terra Bella page the guard-gated 55-plus alternative is Solera at Anthem. Green Valley Ranch is an open master plan with a handful of card-gated sub-associations and HOA dues of $60 to $180 a month, in a ZIP that closed 906 homes at a $635,000 median. MacDonald Ranch gates its golf-estate enclaves electronically with private patrols on $50 to $500 dues. Calico Ridge is largely open with gated sub-neighborhoods rather than a single perimeter, on $75 to $200 dues, in a ZIP, 89002, that closed 482 homes at a $469,370 median. According to Walk Score, Calico Ridge rates 6 for walking, and the guard-gated hillsides are no better, so the electronic gate costs you nothing in walkability that the staffed gate would have delivered.
What Do HOA Dues Cost in Henderson's Gated Communities?
HOA dues are where the staffed-versus-electronic distinction becomes a monthly number, and buyers should model them before falling in love with a view. The ranges below come from our community pages, which reflect the community record and the sub-association spread inside each plan; every community has multiple sub-associations, so the range is real and the exact figure for a specific home is in its NRS 116 resale package. Golf and club memberships are always separate from these figures.
| Community | Gate type | Monthly HOA range | Club or golf dues | 12-month median sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascaya | 24-hour staffed | $600 to $1,500 | Clubhouse included in HOA | $8,500,000 |
| MacDonald Highlands | 24-hour staffed, two gates | $350 to $1,200 | DragonRidge, separate and optional | $4,300,000 |
| Lake Las Vegas SouthShore | 24-hour staffed | $400 to $1,000 | SouthShore Country Club, separate | $1,950,000 |
| Foothills at MacDonald Ranch | 24-hour staffed | $300 to $800 | None inside gate | $2,840,000 |
| Anthem Country Club | 24-hour staffed | $350 to $800 | Private golf club, separate and optional | $1,625,000 |
| Roma Hills | 24-hour staffed, inner gate at Obsidian | $200 to $800 | None | $1,775,000 |
| Quail Ridge Estates | 24-hour staffed | $300 to $700 | None | $1,475,000 |
| The Fountains | 24-hour staffed | $250 to $600 | None | $2,000,000 |
| Seven Hills (Terracina) | 24-hour staffed, double gate | $300 to $600 | Rio Secco, separate | $2,975,000 (estate parcels) |
| Legacy at Green Valley | 24-hour staffed | $200 to $500 | Legacy Golf Club, separate | Not isolated in pull |
| Madeira Canyon | 24-hour staffed | $150 to $400 | None | Not isolated in pull |
| Tuscany Village | 24-hour staffed | $150 to $350 | Golf, separate | Not isolated in pull |
| Provence Country Club | 24-hour controlled access | $200 to $300 | None (no golf course) | $1,125,000 |
| Sun City Anthem (gated villages) | Electronic | $180 to $350 | Golf, separate | $585,000 (whole plan) |
| Green Valley Ranch (gated enclaves) | Electronic, card access | $60 to $180 | None | $635,000 (ZIP 89052) |
| Calico Ridge (gated sections) | Electronic | $75 to $200 | None | $469,370 (ZIP 89002) |
The pattern is that a staffed gate starts near $150 a month at Madeira Canyon and Tuscany Village and climbs with the amenity stack rather than with the gate itself: Ascaya's top-of-range $1,500 funds a clubhouse, a resort pool, concierge service and slope landscaping across hundreds of acres, not just a guardhouse. The electronic-gate communities cluster between $60 and $350, and the difference from the staffed tier is almost exactly a security payroll. Two cautions from experience: first, dues in the double-gated enclaves like Dragon Rock, Obsidian and Terracina stack a second assessment on top of the master, so ask for both budgets; second, transfer and capital-contribution fees at closing in the luxury communities can run into the thousands and are easy to miss on a purchase contract. Our Henderson city hub covers the citywide HOA picture.
How Fast Do Gated Henderson Homes Sell Compared to the Rest of the Market?
The intuition that guard-gated homes sit longer is half right. Valley-wide, according to Las Vegas MLS data pulled through Repliers on September 19, 2026, the de-duplicated guard-gated aggregate closed 1,313 homes in the 12 months ending September 18, 2026 at a $1,000,000 median, a $1,801,746 average, $349 per square foot and a 36-day median DOM, against 27,376 closings at a $445,000 median and 30 median days for the whole four-city market. Six extra days is the gate premium in time, valley-wide. Henderson's guard-gated communities spread around that figure according to price: the Foothills at 26 days, Provence, Quail Ridge and Anthem Country Club at 31 to 33 days, Roma Hills and Seven Hills at 35 to 36, then a step up to the Canyons at 42, The Fountains at 57, Ascaya at 59, MacDonald Highlands at 70 and SouthShore at 91.
Months of supply tells the other half. Henderson's citywide inventory sits between 4.1 months in ZIP 89002 and 6.8 months in 89011 as of September 18, 2026, and three guard-gated communities are tighter than every Henderson ZIP: Provence at 2.8, the Foothills at 3.4 and Anthem Country Club at 3.6. Those are seller markets where a correctly priced home draws offers inside a month. At the other end, Roma Hills at 24 months, SouthShore at 16.1, Ascaya at 16.0, Seven Hills' estate parcels at 13.7 and MacDonald Highlands at 12.8 are buyer markets where inventory would take more than a year to clear at the current pace, which is exactly where our buyer clients have been negotiating price reductions, seller-paid closing costs and longer inspection periods through the summer of 2026.
The monthly rhythm matters too. Guard-gated closings valley-wide peaked at 176 in January 2026 and 148 in February at $1,230,000 and $1,270,000 medians, then slid to 54 in August 2026 at a $784,000 median as the summer heat and higher-priced inventory both slowed the top end. Henderson's third-quarter-to-date closings through September 18, 2026 reflect that: 8 at Anthem Country Club, 7 each at MacDonald Highlands and Provence, 5 at the Canyons, 4 at SouthShore, 3 at Ascaya, 2 in Seven Hills' estate parcels, 1 each at the Foothills, The Fountains and Quail Ridge, and none at Roma Hills. If you are selling into this market, price to the last 90 days of comps, not the winter peak; if you are buying, the window between now and the January restart is historically the most negotiable stretch of the year in these communities, and our luxury communities hub tracks the monthly numbers.
How Should You Choose Between Henderson's Gated Tiers?
By the time a buyer has read this far the question is rarely which community is best in the abstract; it is which tier fits the budget and which community inside that tier fits the life. The table lines the three tiers up on the dimensions I actually use in a buyer consultation, with the data from the 12 months ending September 18, 2026.
| Dimension | Ultra-luxury (staffed gate) | Luxury (staffed gate) | Attainable (staffed or electronic) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communities | Ascaya, MacDonald Highlands, Foothills and Canyons at MacDonald Ranch, Seven Hills estate parcels | Anthem Country Club, SouthShore, The Fountains, Roma Hills, Quail Ridge, Provence, Legacy | Madeira Canyon, Tuscany Village, Sun City Anthem gated villages, Green Valley Ranch enclaves, MacDonald Ranch enclaves, Calico Ridge sections |
| 12-month median range | $1,400,000 to $8,500,000 | $1,125,000 to $2,000,000 | $469,370 to $635,000 (ZIP or plan medians) |
| Top sale in window | $17,250,000 (Ascaya) | $8,259,780 (Anthem Country Club) | Under $2,000,000 typical |
| Gate type | 24-hour staffed, often double-gated | 24-hour staffed or controlled access | Staffed at Madeira Canyon and Tuscany Village; electronic elsewhere |
| Monthly HOA range | $300 to $1,500 | $200 to $1,000 | $60 to $400 |
| Months of supply | 3.4 (Foothills) to 16.0 (Ascaya) | 2.8 (Provence) to 24.0 (Roma Hills) | 4.1 to 6.8 (Henderson ZIP range) |
| Best-fit buyer | Custom-build, Strip-view and privacy buyers with a long hold | Golf, lake or established-estate buyers near $1,000,000 to $2,500,000 | Families and 55-plus buyers who want a gate without the payroll |
If the budget is above $2,500,000 and the priority is a view or a custom build, the MacDonald Ranch hillside is the answer, and the choice between Ascaya, the Highlands and the Foothills comes down to architecture and how much amenity you want to pay for monthly. If the budget is $1,000,000 to $2,500,000, Anthem Country Club is the liquid default, Provence the value play, SouthShore the water play, and The Fountains, Quail Ridge and Legacy the mature-tree Green Valley alternatives. Below $1,000,000, decide whether the staffed gate itself matters to you; if it does, Madeira Canyon and Tuscany Village are the only options, and if it does not, the electronically gated sections of Anthem, Green Valley Ranch and MacDonald Ranch deliver the closed-street feel for a fraction of the dues. Our best luxury communities in Henderson ranking covers the lifestyle side of the top two tiers in more depth, and the guard-gated communities hub lists every staffed-gate community in the valley with live listings.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best gated community in Henderson, NV?
It depends on tier. On 12-month MLS data through September 18, 2026, Ascaya leads on price at an $8,500,000 median and a $17,250,000 top sale, MacDonald Highlands leads ultra-luxury volume with 64 closings at $4,300,000, and Anthem Country Club is the best all-around luxury pick with 98 closings, a $1,625,000 median and only 3.6 months of supply. For a buyer near $1,000,000, Provence Country Club at a $1,125,000 median and 2.8 months of supply is the strongest staffed-gate value, and Madeira Canyon is the most attainable 24-hour guard gate in the city.
How many guard-gated communities are in Henderson?
Eleven Henderson communities with staffed gates appear as their own plats in the September 19, 2026 Repliers pull: Anthem Country Club, MacDonald Highlands, Ascaya, the Foothills at MacDonald Ranch, the Canyons at MacDonald Ranch, Roma Hills, Seven Hills' estate parcels, Lake Las Vegas SouthShore, The Fountains, Quail Ridge Estates and Provence Country Club, which together closed 318 homes in the 12 months ending September 18, 2026. Madeira Canyon, Tuscany Village and Legacy at Green Valley also run 24-hour staffed gates but did not isolate as separate plats in that pull.
Is Sun City Anthem gated?
Mostly no. Sun City Anthem is an open 55-plus master plan with gated entry on select villages; Pinnacle Village is the one true gated section and the Terra Bella condos have their own gate, and both are electronic rather than staffed. The community closed 343 MLS homes at a $585,000 median with 36 median days on market in the 12 months ending September 18, 2026, on HOA dues of roughly $180 to $350 a month. Buyers who specifically want a staffed gate in a 55-plus setting should compare Solera at Anthem, which is guard-gated.
What are HOA fees in Henderson gated communities?
Per our community pages, staffed-gate communities run from $150 to $400 a month at Madeira Canyon and $150 to $350 at Tuscany Village up to $350 to $1,200 at MacDonald Highlands and $600 to $1,500 at Ascaya, with Anthem Country Club at $350 to $800, Provence Country Club at $200 to $300 and SouthShore at $400 to $1,000. Electronically gated sections cost far less: $60 to $180 in Green Valley Ranch and $75 to $200 in Calico Ridge. Golf and club memberships are always separate, and the exact figure for any home is in the NRS 116 resale package.
Which Henderson gated community has the most expensive homes?
Ascaya. In the 12 months ending September 18, 2026, its 12 closings carried an $8,500,000 median, an $8,549,583 average and $1,206 per square foot, the highest per-foot figure in Henderson, topped by the $17,250,000 sale at 3 Heavens Edge on July 1, 2026. MacDonald Highlands produced the next tier with a $17,000,000 sale at 555 Magma Peak and four more between $13,000,000 and $14,250,000, and the Canyons at MacDonald Ranch closed a 15,000-square-foot estate at 3 Climbing Canyon for $16,133,950.
Is Green Valley Ranch a gated community?
No. Green Valley Ranch is an open master plan with a handful of card-gated sub-associations and HOA dues of $60 to $180 a month; it trades the staffed gate for low dues and the best walkability in Henderson. The staffed-gate options in the Green Valley area are Legacy at Green Valley, guarded since 1989, The Fountains, Quail Ridge Estates and Provence Country Club, which closed at medians of $2,000,000, $1,475,000 and $1,125,000 respectively in the 12 months ending September 18, 2026.
Are gated communities in Henderson a good investment?
The data says it depends on the community's liquidity, not the gate. Provence, the Foothills and Anthem Country Club, at 2.8 to 3.6 months of supply as of September 18, 2026, have held medians and sold in about a month; Roma Hills at 24 months, SouthShore at 16.1 and Ascaya at 16.0 have produced record top sales but require long holds and patient exits. Valley-wide, guard-gated homes closed at a $1,000,000 median in 36 median days against $445,000 and 30 days for the whole market. Buy in the tight communities for resale and the deep-supply communities for price leverage.
Ready to Tour Henderson's Gated Communities With Nevada Real Estate Group?
Every guard-gated community in this guide requires a scheduled, escorted showing, and the gate is the first thing that filters out casual buyers; you cannot drive through MacDonald Highlands or Anthem Country Club on a Sunday afternoon to see how it feels. That is where a team with standing relationships at every guardhouse in Henderson earns its fee. We set up multi-community tours that move from the MacDonald Ranch hillside to Anthem to the Green Valley enclaves in a single afternoon, pull the NRS 116 resale package and both association budgets before you write, and read the double-gate assessments and transfer fees that catch buyers on the settlement statement.
Nevada Real Estate Group has represented more than 9,600 closings and $4.85 billion in sales volume over 16-plus years, with 789 homes and $440 million closed in 2025 alone, and our 150-plus agents include specialists who live inside these gates. Our 9,061-plus verified five-star reviews include a large share from luxury buyers and sellers in exactly these communities. Every number in this guide came from Las Vegas MLS data pulled through Repliers on September 19, 2026, and we refresh the same pull before each negotiation, so you are working from the current 90-day comps rather than a marketing brochure.
If you are deciding between Anthem Country Club and Provence, weighing Ascaya against a MacDonald Highlands resale, or trying to work out whether an electronic gate in Green Valley Ranch gives you what you actually want at a third of the dues, call me directly at (702) 637-1759 or email info@nevadagroup.com. You can also browse every staffed-gate community in the valley on our guard-gated communities hub, search current inventory on the Henderson homes for sale page, or start with the Henderson city hub for the citywide market picture. Nevada Real Estate Group is brokered by LPT Realty, license S.181401, at 8945 W Russell Rd, Suite 170, Las Vegas, NV 89148.
Which Sources Inform This Henderson Gated Community Guide?
Community-level closings, medians, averages, top sales, days on market, actives and months of supply come from Las Vegas MLS data pulled through Repliers on September 19, 2026, covering closings in the 12 months ending September 18, 2026 and actives as of September 18, 2026, grouped by recorded plat names; they are MLS closings only, exclude builder-direct sales, and are not official Las Vegas REALTORS statistics. Gate type and HOA ranges come from Nevada Real Estate Group community pages and the communities' own sites. This is general educational information, not legal or financial advice, and all services are offered in compliance with the Fair Housing Act.
- Ascaya — community and residences
- SouthShore at Lake Las Vegas — community site
- Lake Las Vegas — trails and the River Mountains Loop
- Walk Score — Henderson, NV neighborhood scores
- Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 116 — Common-Interest Ownership
- Nevada Real Estate Division — HOA resources
- City of Henderson — Parks and Recreation Department
- Clark County Assessor — property records
- Nevada Department of Taxation — property tax
- Las Vegas REALTORS — Southern Nevada market data
- Clark County School District
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Fair Housing Act
