Deep dives on Nevada master plans, villages and guard-gated enclaves — HOA costs, builders, schools and what homes actually sell for. 164 articles, newest first.
Somersett, Damonte Ranch, ArrowCreek, Kiley Ranch, Sierra Canyon, and Caughlin Ranch compared head-to-head for 2026 — price, HOA, amenities, schools, and exactly which type of buyer each Reno master plan fits best.
Summerlin, Cadence, Inspirada, Skye Canyon, and Sun City Anthem ranked head-to-head for 2026 — compared on price, HOA, amenities, schools, appreciation, and exactly which type of buyer each master plan fits best.
Summerlin's median home costs roughly $200,000 more than the rest of the Las Vegas Valley. Is the premium worth it in 2026? Here is exactly what the extra money buys — schools, parks, appreciation — and the buyers it does and does not make sense for.
Kestrel and Redpoint are the newest actively-selling villages on Summerlin's western frontier — ZIP 89138, west of the 215 Beltway, with new-construction pricing from roughly $600,000 entry to $1.5 million-plus and some of the highest natural-elevation ground in the entire master plan. Here is the 2026 buyer's guide to both villages: builders, price bands, sub-village differences, walkability, schools, and how each compares to established Summerlin.
Guard-gated living in Las Vegas doesn't have to mean $2 million. From Los Prados in the $300Ks to Rhodes Ranch, Painted Desert, Stallion Mountain, Silverstone Ranch, and Tuscany, here are the valley's most affordable guard-gated golf communities — with 2026 pricing, HOA, golf, and the trade-offs.
Top 10 reasons to live in North Las Vegas in 2026: a $419K median sale price vs $437,992 in Las Vegas and $494,333 in Henderson, the Apex Industrial Park job boom, new master plans, and Nevada's zero income tax.
Mesa Ridge is Toll Brothers' guard-gated luxury community in the southern foothills of Summerlin (ZIP 89135) — 350+ semi-custom homes on 200 acres established 2016. Contemporary desert architecture with Red Rock Canyon and Spring Mountains views, prices ranging $1M for entry single-stories to $3M+ for premium fairway-adjacent and view-lot estates.
Rancho Circle is the 1950s-founded 200-home guard-gated historic luxury enclave in central Las Vegas (ZIP 89107) — 400 acres of multi-acre estate lots (1-5+ acres) near Rancho Drive and Alta Drive, the most exclusive estate community in the valley by lot scale. Old-Vegas legacy address with seven decades of casino executives and entertainers, currently in active architectural renaissance with $1M-$8M+ price range.
Rancho Bel Air is the 1960s-founded 300-home guard-gated luxury estates community in central Las Vegas (ZIP 89107) — 200 acres at Charleston Boulevard and Rancho Drive, the city's first guard-gated residential enclave west of the Strip. Half-acre to full-acre lots, $1M to $5M+ price range, currently in active architectural renaissance with contemporary tear-down rebuilds replacing original 1960s ranches.
Los Prados is the 1983-founded 1,100-home guard-gated golf community in northwest Las Vegas (ZIP 89130) — the oldest established guard-gated golf community in the valley and the most attainable price point in the entire gated-with-on-site-course category. Roughly 260 acres anchored by an 18-hole par-70 course, with mixed single-family / patio-home / townhome inventory ranging $300K to $600K.
Scotch 80s is the early-1960s Irwin Molasky-developed guard-gated vintage-luxury enclave in central Las Vegas (ZIP 89102) — roughly 300 estate homes on half-acre to full-acre lots covering 180 acres. The valley's only guard-gated residential community of this scale within minutes of the Strip, currently in active architectural renaissance as buyers replace original 1960s ranches with contemporary custom builds.
Siena is Summerlin's guard-gated 55+ active adult community developed by Shea Homes beginning in 2000 — 1,200+ single-story homes on 270 acres in Summerlin South (ZIP 89135) anchored by a 30,000-square-foot Siena Clubhouse. Prices run from low-$400s for patio-home single-stories to $900K+ for premium Sun Colony at Siena models.
Spanish Hills is the 1998-founded 300-home guard-gated luxury custom-estate community in west Las Vegas (ZIPs 89113 and 89148). Roughly 640 acres of custom-builder inventory, no master-plan builder, no on-site golf course — pure custom estates on 0.40-2.00-acre lots ranging from $1.5M for early-2000s production-customs to $8M+ for trophy modern rebuilds.
Silverstone Ranch is the 2,500-home guard-gated golf community in northwest Las Vegas (ZIP 89131) anchored by the 18-hole Silverstone Golf Club. Developed by Olympia Group beginning in 2001 across roughly 800 acres, with homes ranging from low-$400s entry-level single-stories to $800K+ fairway-frontage estates.
Las Vegas Country Club is the original 1967-founded private golf and gated residential community sitting one mile east of the Strip on Desert Inn Road. Roughly 700 residences — Las Vegas International Country Club townhomes and garden condos plus fairway country club estates — ring an 18-hole Edmund Ault course, with active list prices from $260,000 for a townhome to $2,150,000 for a fairway estate (mid-2026).
Inside Madeira Canyon — the Henderson hillside guard-gated luxury enclave with larger lots and Strip views: 2026 pricing, sub-villages, schools, HOA, and how it stacks up against Roma Hills and Calico Ridge.
Inside Roma Hills — Henderson's Italian-themed hillside gated community: 2026 pricing, sub-neighborhoods, schools, HOA, and how it stacks up against Calico Ridge and Madeira Canyon.
Inside Painted Desert — the original NW Las Vegas guard-gated country club community: 2026 pricing, sub-villages, club membership, schools, HOA, and how it stacks up against Canyon Gate and Stallion Mountain.
Inside Trilogy Sunstone — Shea Homes's NW Las Vegas 55+ active-adult master plan: 2026 pricing, floor plans, amenities, HOA, and how it stacks up against Sun City Summerlin and Heritage at Stonebridge.
Sky Las Vegas is the 45-story 409-unit luxury condo tower on the north Strip — the tallest residential building on the Las Vegas Boulevard corridor — built by Del American in 2007. Slim-profile glass tower with full Strip-view orientation, anchored by the Sahara Las Vegas Resort to the south and Resorts World to the north.
Inside Stallion Mountain — the east Las Vegas guard-gated golf community: 2026 pricing, sub-villages, club membership, schools, HOA, and how it stacks up against Canyon Gate and Spanish Trail.
Allure Las Vegas is the 41-story 423-unit luxury condo tower on Sahara Avenue just east of the Las Vegas Strip — completed in 2007 by Anthony Marnell III's Marnell Properties, anchored by full Strip-view sightlines, and the most affordable mid-tier Strip-corridor high-rise entry point at typical $485K–$685K pricing.
Inside Tournament Hills — Summerlin's guard-gated community adjacent to TPC Summerlin: 2026 pricing, sub-villages, schools, HOA, and how it stacks up against Red Rock Country Club and Canyon Gate.
Turnberry Place is the four-tower 740-unit luxury condo complex on Paradise Road just east of the Wynn and Encore resorts — built by Turnberry Associates between 2002 and 2006, anchored by the Stirling Club private membership facility, and one of the earliest large-scale Strip-corridor residential high-rise developments.