| Las Vegas is one of the sunniest cities in the | | | | choices allow you to choose from town houses to |
| United States -- with an average 320 days of | | | | condominiums, gated living to planned |
| sunshine per year and only 4.19 inches of rainfall. | | | | communities, high rises to manufactured |
| The winters in Las Vegas are like no other. Many | | | | homes.The quality of life in Las Vegas is generally |
| of us do not pack away our shorts because we | | | | better than in most areas. Las Vegas offers |
| can wear them year round. | | | | top-notch exercise facilities, excellent restaurants, |
| Las Vegas has been the fastest growing city for | | | | the advantages of any other city, plus much |
| over a decade now. It all started in 1993 with the | | | | more. The average homeowner is 22 years old, |
| opening of three mega-resorts: MGM Grand, | | | | so there is plenty of opportunity to advance in |
| Treasure Island, and Luxor. For ten years, an | | | | your career. |
| average of 4,000-6,000 new residents moved | | | | Wages |
| here each month. In December 2003, ten years | | | | Nevada ranks in the upper 25 percentile of wages |
| later, over 8,000 new driver's licenses were | | | | offered throughout the United States. This |
| issued. | | | | coupled with our low cost of living makes Nevada |
| Just as the people that live in Las Vegas are very | | | | very attractable to all professionals. Some media |
| diverse, so is the choice of where to live. People | | | | outlets have talked about the lower level of |
| that are not from Las Vegas seem to believe | | | | education in Las Vegas, but our average median |
| that we all live on "The Strip." Nothing is further | | | | income continues to topple most major markets. |
| from reality. The most popular areas to live, such | | | | Working in Las Vegas |
| as Green Valley, Southern Highlands, Anthem, and | | | | Casinos are no longer just gaming; they are |
| Summerlin are suburbs nowhere near The Strip. | | | | entertainment, dining, retail and hospitality. It also is |
| Southwest and Northwest Las Vegas are growing | | | | home to many financial institutions such as |
| at astronomical rates and, literally, housing cannot | | | | Citibank, Household Credit Services and First Bank |
| be built fast enough to handle our growth. | | | | of Marin. Technology companies have recently |
| Housing | | | | discovered the benefits of relocating to Nevada, |
| Approximately 34% of the households in Las | | | | as the infrastructure is new, reliable, and |
| Vegas are rentals. You will find an abundance of | | | | expandable so our technology sector has |
| rental options throughout Las Vegas, ranging from | | | | experienced substantial growth. Healthcare, |
| apartments and condominiums to exclusive | | | | education, and professional services have |
| corporate housing to single-family homes. The | | | | maintained a rapid level of growth just to keep up |
| average apartment rent (for all apartments) is | | | | with the booming population. |
| $738 with a vacancy rate of less than 5%. | | | | Churches |
| Apartments offer some of the best lifestyles to | | | | Las Vegas has nearly 600 churches, temples, and |
| Nevada residents. Apartments in Nevada are | | | | synagogues representing more than 63 faiths. |
| different than most states. They are new, larger | | | | Transportation |
| than most and offer all of the amenities that | | | | Public Transportation has also become a priority. A |
| newer housing communities offer. Many of the | | | | monorail system launched operations in July 2004. |
| newer communities offer 1, 2 and 3 bedroom | | | | Parks and Recreation |
| units, with or without garages. | | | | As communities are being developed, so are |
| Las Vegas real estate is still reasonable. It has | | | | community parks that offer soccer fields, baseball |
| increased substantially over the past year, but | | | | diamonds, swimming pools, skateboard parks, |
| continues to offer some of the most affordable | | | | manmade lakes, volleyball courts, and a variety of |
| housing in the country. Our diversity in housing | | | | other types of recreation. |