Living In Las Vegas
By David Chandler, Fri Dec 9th
Las Vegas is one of the sunniest cities in the United States --with an average 320 days of sunshine per year and only 4.19inches of rainfall. The winters in Las Vegas are like no other.Many of us do not pack away our shorts because we can wear themyear round. Las Vegas has been the fastest growing city for over a decadenow. It all started in 1993 with the opening of threemega-resorts: MGM Grand, Treasure Island, and Luxor. For tenyears, an average of 4,000-6,000 new residents moved here eachmonth. In December 2003, ten years later, over 8,000 newdriver's licenses were issued. Just as the people that live in Las Vegas are very diverse, sois the choice of where to live. People that are not from LasVegas seem to believe that we all live on "The Strip." Nothingis further from reality. The most popular areas to live, such asGreen Valley, Southern Highlands, Anthem, and Summerlin aresuburbs nowhere near The Strip. Southwest and Northwest LasVegas are growing at astronomical rates and, literally, housingcannot be built fast enough to handle our growth.
Housing Approximately 34% of the households in Las Vegas are rentals.You will find an abundance of rental options throughout
LasVegas, ranging from apartments and condominiums to exclusivecorporate housing to single-family homes. The average apartmentrent (for all apartments) is $738 with a vacancy rate of lessthan 5%. Apartments offer some of the best lifestyles to Nevadaresidents. Apartments in Nevada are different than most states.They are new, larger than most and offer all of the amenitiesthat newer housing communities offer. Many of the newercommunities offer 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units, with or withoutgarages. Las Vegas real estate is still reasonable. It has increasedsubstantially over the past year, but continues to offer some ofthe most affordable housing in the country. Our diversity inhousing choices allow you to choose from town houses tocondominiums, gated living to planned communities, high rises tomanufactured homes.The quality of life in Las Vegas is generallybetter than in most areas. Las Vegas offers top-notch exercisefacilities, excellent restaurants, the advantages of any othercity, plus much more. The average homeowner is 22 years old, sothere is plenty of opportunity to advance in your career. Wages Nevada ranks in the upper 25 percentile of wages offeredthroughout the United States. This coupled with our low cost ofliving makes Nevada very attractable to all professionals. Somemedia outlets have talked about the lower level of education inLas Vegas, but our average median income continues to topplemost major markets. Working in Las Vegas Casinos are no longer just gaming; they are entertainment,dining, retail and hospitality. It also is home to manyfinancial institutions such as Citibank, Household CreditServices and First Bank of Marin. Technology companies haverecently discovered the benefits of relocating to Nevada, as theinfrastructure is new, reliable, and expandable so ourtechnology sector has experienced substantial growth.Healthcare, education, and professional services have maintaineda rapid level of growth just to keep up with the boomingpopulation. Churches Las Vegas has nearly 600 churches, temples, and synagoguesrepresenting more than 63 faiths. Transportation Public Transportation has also become a priority. A monorailsystem launched operations in July 2004. Parks and Recreation As communities are being developed, so are community parks thatoffer fields, baseball diamonds, swimming pools,skateboard parks, manmade lakes, volleyball courts, and avariety of other types of recreation.
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