A local team's complete guide to Southern Highlands, the 2,750-acre master plan in the southern foothills off I-15, built around a private Robert Trent Jones golf club.
Search Southern Highlands HomesFind My Home’s Value~$625K Median sale price | $262 Median price per sq ft | 2,750 Acres in the master plan | 50 Sub-associations under the master HOA |
Southern Highlands sits in the southern foothills of the Las Vegas Valley, in the unincorporated Clark County community of Enterprise, ZIP 89141. It came out of a Bureau of Land Management land exchange completed in 1997, and the Clark County Commission gave the plan tentative approval in May 1997. The developer, Olympia, now describes the community as covering 2,750 acres. The centerpiece is Southern Highlands Golf Club, a private course co-designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Robert Trent Jones Jr. It was the elder Jones's final design and one of only four courses the two did together. The club is private, so playing it is a membership decision, not something that comes with buying a home in the community. The thing buyers usually get wrong about Southern Highlands is treating it as one neighborhood. It is not. There are 50 separate sub-associations under the master association, several distinct guard-gated communities, non-gated village tracts, attached homes and a custom-estate enclave around the golf course. Price, fees and gate access all change from one sub-association to the next, so I price this community street by street rather than off a community average. | Southern Highlands at a glance
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Southern Highlands covers a wide span of housing. The master plan includes attached homes, production-built single-family tracts from the 2000s and 2010s, several guard-gated villages and a custom-estate group wrapped around the golf course. Redfin's June 2026 median for the community was about $625,000, but the spread above and below that number is large.
The top of the market is the connected guard-gated group around the golf club, which includes The Estates, The Enclave, Resort Villas, Christopher Collections, Augusta Canyon and Beleza. Olympia describes custom estate lots there running from about one-third of an acre to two acres. Those homes were individually commissioned rather than built by one production company, so plans, finishes and lot sizes vary widely and pricing is entirely comp-driven.
| Home type | Character | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Townhomes and attached homes | Lower-maintenance attached product inside the village sections | The community's entry point, below the community median |
| Village single-family | Production-built homes in non-gated and privately gated tracts | Clusters around the community median, about $625K as of June 2026 |
| Guard-gated village homes | Royal Highlands, The Foothills and Tuscan Cliffs sit behind staffed gates | Above the median, with the gate, lot and plan driving the spread |
| Golf club estates | Custom estates on roughly one-third to two-acre lots around the course | Top of the market, into the millions |
Median and price per square foot from Redfin's Southern Highlands neighborhood data, June 2026. Enclave names from the Southern Highlands HOA sub-association listing and Olympia. Band positioning is general guidance, not a pricing opinion on any specific home.
Southern Highlands was planned with its own amenity core rather than borrowing from neighboring communities. The private club and spa sit at the center, a Clark County sports park handles the public recreation side, and the retail corridors along St. Rose Parkway and Silverado Ranch Boulevard handle day to day errands.
Southern Highlands Golf Club A private club co-designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Robert Trent Jones Jr., the last course the elder Jones designed. It has hosted PGA Tour events, and Golf Digest Index ranked its clubhouse first in the nation in 2015. Membership is separate from buying a home here. | Spa Southern Highlands The club's private spa runs about 13,000 square feet and includes a 4,000-square-foot fitness center with classes, a 25-meter lap pool, a children's pool, an oversized Jacuzzi, a children's play area and lighted tennis courts. |
Olympia Sports Park A Clark County park at 4885 Starr Hills Avenue that opened in August 2018. It has soccer fields, an outdoor basketball court, a playground, a water spray park, a walking path, a nature trail, a fitness course, picnic facilities and restrooms. | Retail and services Southern Highlands Marketplace, a $30 million retail development, started construction in 2003. The community also has its own fire station, medical offices, a corporate center and a Boys and Girls Club of Southern Nevada location. |
~$625K Median sale price, Southern Highlands, June 2026 (Redfin) Southern Highlands trades well above the valley. Redfin's June 2026 median was about $624,800, up roughly 6% year over year, against a valley-wide existing single-family median of $475,000 in August 2026 from Las Vegas Realtors, which was down about 1% from a year earlier. So the community is outperforming the broader market on headline price. Look one level down and the picture is more mixed. Median price per square foot was about $262, down roughly 2% year over year, which tells me the rising median reflects larger and higher-end homes selling rather than across-the-board appreciation. Median days on market was about 68, homes sold at about 97.9% of list, and 99 homes closed in the period. That combination gives buyers real negotiating room, and it means sellers need to price to the specific sub-association, not to the community headline. Community market figures from Redfin's Southern Highlands neighborhood data, June 2026. Valley figure from Las Vegas Realtors, August 2026. Interchange details from AARoads. All subject to change. | HOA, in plain terms There are two layers. The Southern Highlands Community Association is the master, and its monthly assessments fund parks, common-area landscaping and a 24-hour roving security patrol across the community. Under it sit 50 separate sub-associations, each with its own budget, CC&Rs and management company, and the guard-gated ones cost more because they pay for staffed gates. Your real monthly number is master plus sub-association, and it can change a lot from one street to the next. I pull the resale package and confirm both figures before you commit. Getting around
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The quick version. These are community-wide figures across a master plan with 50 sub-associations, so treat them as a starting point and let me pull comps from the specific village or gated section you are considering.
$262 Median price per sq ft | 68 Median days on market | 99 Homes sold in Redfin's period |
97.9% Sale-to-list price ratio | 1997 Year Clark County approved the plan | 2018 Year Olympia Sports Park opened |
Market stats from Redfin (June 2026). Approval date and sports park opening from public county and news records.
Mostly it is finished. The community was approved in 1997 and the bulk of the villages went up through the 2000s and 2010s, so day to day this is a resale market. The activity that remains is custom homes on the last estate lots around the golf course and remodels of original village homes.
There is still some new construction on the way. Lennar lists two Southern Highlands collections, Westridge Enclave and Westridge Square, as coming, with single-family plans from about 2,126 to 3,438 square feet and pricing shown from the $700Ks. Nothing there was selling at the time we checked, and Lennar's page pointed to early 2027. If new construction is the priority and you do not want to wait, I will show you what is actively selling elsewhere in the southwest valley at the same time.
Because the master plan spans attached homes through custom estates, the useful question is never whether Southern Highlands works, it is which sub-association works. Here is how I narrow it down.
You want a staffed gate Start with Royal Highlands, The Foothills or Tuscan Cliffs, which are guard-gated, or the connected guard-gated group around the golf course if you want custom construction. Vintage Valley is gated with an electronic gate rather than a staffed one. | You want a custom home on a big lot The estate lots around Southern Highlands Golf Club run from roughly one-third of an acre to two acres. Homes there were individually commissioned, so I compare them plan by plan rather than by price per square foot. |
You want lower maintenance Look at the attached and townhome product in the village sections. You get the Southern Highlands address, the master association amenities and the I-15 access without a large yard to keep up. | You want the lowest monthly carrying cost Focus on the non-gated village tracts. You still pay the master assessment, but you are not funding a staffed gate on top of it. I will show you the master plus sub-association total before you write an offer. |
The honest pros Wide range of home types inside one master plan, from attached homes to custom estates Direct I-15 access at three nearby interchanges plus St. Rose Parkway Its own amenity core, including a Clark County sports park and a private club | The honest trade-offs Layered master and sub-association fees across 50 sub-associations Golf club membership is private and separate from buying a home Most of the community dates from the 2000s and 2010s, so little is brand new |
This is the question I get most often, and the short answer is that Southern Highlands is not one gated community. It is a master plan containing several separate guard-gated communities, some privately gated tracts and a number of open village neighborhoods. The master association funds a 24-hour roving patrol across all of it, but that is a patrol, not a gate.
If a staffed gate is a requirement, tell me up front. It narrows the search quickly, and it changes the monthly HOA math because staffed gates are funded by the sub-association, not the master.
| Community | What's inside |
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| Royal Highlands | Guard-gated village that includes the Glen Eagles and Inverness subdivisions |
| The Foothills at Southern Highlands | Guard-gated, built in the early 2000s by Pacific Southwest Development |
| Tuscan Cliffs | Guard-gated with two gates; builders included William Lyon Homes and Blue Heron, and The Bluffs sits inside it |
| Golf club communities | A connected guard-gated group covering The Estates, The Enclave, Resort Villas, Christopher Collections, Augusta Canyon and Beleza |
| Vintage Valley | Gated with its own electronic gate rather than a staffed one |
Every home in Southern Highlands pays the Southern Highlands Community Association, the master. Those assessments fund the parks, the landscaped common areas and the 24-hour roving security patrol. That part is the same for everyone.
On top of that, nearly every neighborhood sits in one of 50 sub-associations, each with its own budget, CC&Rs and management company. The published sub-association list includes names like Aberdeen, Bella Terra, Cortona, The Estates, Monterosso, Olympia Ridge, Royal Highlands, Siena, Toscana Vineyards, Tuscan Cliffs and Vintage Valley. What a sub-association covers varies: some fund a staffed gate, some maintain private streets or front-yard landscaping, some do very little. The Southern Highlands HOA site publishes the current list with the management company for each one, and I pull the resale package so we see the real assessment, the reserve position and any pending special assessment before you commit.
Southern Highlands is served by the Clark County School District, and assignment depends on the exact address, not on the community. Public schools located in and around Southern Highlands include Charles and Phyllis Frias Elementary, Dennis Ortwein Elementary, Evelyn Stuckey Elementary, Lois and Jerry Tarkanian Middle School and Desert Oasis High School. Southern Highlands Preparatory School, a private school, opened in the community in August 2003.
Attendance boundaries get redrawn, so confirm the zoned schools for any specific address with the CCSD school zone lookup before you make a decision. I am happy to walk you through how to check it.
California buyers usually start with the tax math. Nevada has no state income tax, and increases in property tax on an owner-occupied home are capped at 3% a year, up to 8% for other property. Combine that with a June 2026 community median around $625,000 and the budget generally goes further here than in most coastal California markets. What takes more explaining is the HOA structure. Southern Highlands stacks a master assessment on top of a sub-association fee, and there are 50 sub-associations, so two homes on nearby streets can carry very different monthly costs. I lay out the full number for every home we look at, and I can run video tours if you are shopping from out of state. Plan Your Move to Las Vegas | California → Nevada
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In the southern foothills of the Las Vegas Valley, in the unincorporated Clark County community of Enterprise, ZIP 89141. It sits just west of I-15, with interchanges at Cactus Avenue, Starr Avenue and Silverado Ranch Boulevard.
No. Southern Highlands includes several separate guard-gated communities, including Royal Highlands, The Foothills and Tuscan Cliffs, plus a connected guard-gated group around the golf course. It also has non-gated village neighborhoods. Across the whole community, the master association funds a 24-hour roving security patrol.
No. Southern Highlands Golf Club is a private club and membership is a separate decision from buying a home in the community, including for homes on the course.
Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed it together. It was the elder Jones's final design and one of four courses the father and son did jointly.
Redfin's June 2026 median sale price for the community was about $624,800, with a median of about $262 per square foot. The range is wide, from attached homes at the entry point to custom estates in the millions. Tell me the home type and section and I will pull current comps.
It depends on the sub-association. You pay the Southern Highlands Community Association master assessment plus a fee to one of 50 sub-associations, and the guard-gated ones run higher because they fund staffed gates. I confirm both numbers from the resale package for any home you are considering.
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