A local team's complete guide to buying and selling in Summerlin, the 22,500-acre Howard Hughes master plan on the west edge of Las Vegas against Red Rock Canyon.
Search Summerlin HomesFind My Home’s Value~$650K Median sale price | 22,500 Acres in the master plan | 200+ Miles of trails | 1990 Year development began |
Summerlin covers about 22,500 acres along the western rim of the Las Vegas Valley, from the Spring Mountains foothills down toward the 215 Beltway. Howard Hughes assembled the land in the 1950s, the community was formally announced in 1988, and construction started in 1990 with the first village, The Hills. The first residents moved in during 1991. Thirty-six years later it is still building. It is big enough that "Summerlin" by itself does not tell you much about a house. The master plan spans two jurisdictions, most of it inside Las Vegas city limits and Summerlin South in unincorporated Clark County, and the housing runs from 1990s production homes in the older northern villages to custom homesites on the highest ground in Summerlin West. Price, lot size, home age and HOA structure all change dramatically depending on which village you are standing in. The part that has held up over three and a half decades is the framework: connected trails, parks in walking distance of most neighborhoods, schools built into the plan, a hospital, and since 2014 a real town center at Downtown Summerlin. That is why resale demand here stays strong even in slower years, and it is why I spend most of my time with Summerlin buyers narrowing down which village actually fits before we look at a single listing. | Summerlin at a glance
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Summerlin was built village by village over 36 years, so the housing stock reads like a timeline. The northern villages went up in the 1990s and early 2000s and are mostly production single-family homes on modest lots. Summerlin South and the central villages followed. Summerlin West, which is where nearly all of the current construction sits, is higher, newer and larger, and it carries the highest prices in the master plan outside the guard-gated enclaves.
Attached housing is a real part of the mix now, not an afterthought. Condos and townhomes are clustered in Summerlin Centre near Downtown Summerlin, in Redpoint Square, and in Kestrel Commons, and they are the practical entry point into a Summerlin address. At the other end sit The Ridges, The Summit Club, Red Rock Country Club and the La Madre Peaks custom homesites, each of which has its own market and its own page on this site.
| Home type | Character | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Condos & townhomes | Attached, lock-and-leave, in Summerlin Centre, Redpoint Square and Kestrel Commons | The entry point into Summerlin; ask me for current attached comps |
| Older production single-family | 1990s and 2000s plans, mature landscaping, the northern villages | Summerlin North median $494,761 (Redfin, Aug 2026) |
| Newer west-side single-family | Larger plans, higher elevation, mountain and valley views | Summerlin West median $786,612 (Redfin, Aug 2026) |
| Guard-gated & custom estates | The Ridges, The Summit Club, Red Rock Country Club, La Madre Peaks homesites | Well above the Summerlin median; see the individual village pages |
Sub-market medians are Redfin neighborhood and place data for August 2026. They are geography-specific and will not match a single village or street. Ask me for closed comps on the exact neighborhood before you price anything.
The amenity package is the reason Summerlin has stayed at the top of national master-plan sales rankings for three decades. Howard Hughes reports more than 200 miles of trails, over 300 parks, 10 golf courses and 26 public, private and charter schools inside the plan, plus a hospital and a town center. Here is what that looks like day to day.
Downtown Summerlin Opened in 2014 as the town center: open-air shopping, restaurants, offices at 1700 Pavilion and Meridian, and a run of newer retail including Whole Foods Market that opened in 2025. It is the anchor most residents drive to first. | Red Rock Canyon and the trail network Summerlin's western edge runs against Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, protected through BLM land exchanges in 1988 and 2002. Inside the plan, more than 200 miles of trails tie the villages together, and the arroyo parks in Kestrel and Redpoint are part of that system. |
Golf Ten courses sit inside or adjacent to the master plan. TPC Summerlin is private and hosts the PGA Tour's Shriners Children's Open. Bear's Best Las Vegas, a Jack Nicklaus design, opened in The Ridges in 2001, and Red Rock Country Club's first course opened in 2000 behind its guard gate. | Sports, medicine and schools on site Las Vegas Ballpark, home of the Aviators, opened in 2019, and City National Arena, the Golden Knights practice facility, opened in 2017. Summerlin Hospital Medical Center opened in 1996, and Roseman University's College of Medicine welcomed its first physician class in 2025. |
~$650K Median sale price across the Summerlin neighborhood, Redfin, July 2026 For context, the valley-wide median for existing single-family homes was $475,000 in August 2026, down about 1% year over year according to Las Vegas Realtors. Summerlin sits well above that, and Redfin had the Summerlin neighborhood at a $650,000 median sale price, down 2.3% year over year, at $321 per square foot with 68 median days on market. The spread across the master plan is wide: Summerlin North at $494,761, Summerlin West at $786,612 and Summerlin South at $799,359, all August 2026. The pattern across all of those sub-markets is the same. Days on market are up meaningfully from a year ago, sitting in the 64 to 70 day range, and Redfin's competition scores for Summerlin land in the low 40s out of 100 with the average home selling about 3% under list. That is a market where a correctly priced, well-prepared home still moves and an optimistic list price sits. If you are buying, you have room to negotiate. If you are selling, the price you pick in week one decides how the whole thing goes. Community figures are Redfin neighborhood and place data as of July and August 2026 as noted. Valley median is Las Vegas Realtors, August 2026. Figures change monthly and do not describe any individual street. | HOA, in plain terms Almost every Summerlin home carries at least two layers: the Summerlin master association and a village or sub-association. Guard-gated villages add the cost of staffing the gate, and attached-home associations add exterior and roof maintenance. Some of the newer west-side neighborhoods also carry SID or LID assessments on the tax bill, which are separate from dues and can run for years. Dues and assessments vary by sub-association, so pull the resale package for the specific address and add up every layer before you write an offer. Getting around
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The figures that actually explain how large this master plan is.
22,500 Acres | 200+ Miles of trails | 300+ Parks |
10 Golf courses | 26 Public, private and charter schools | ~4,000 Acres still left to develop |
Community figures from Howard Hughes and summerlin.com reporting published in 2025 and 2026. Confirm current counts with the developer.
About 4,000 acres. Howard Hughes reports roughly 4,000 developable acres remaining out of the original 22,500. Ten new neighborhoods opened across the plan in 2025, in Kestrel, Kestrel Commons and Grand Park Village, and the developer said 11 more were anticipated for 2026. Astra at La Madre Peaks added 167 custom homesites across 171 acres at the highest point in the valley.
| Development began | 1990 |
| Total planned acreage | 22,500 acres |
| Acres left to develop | About 4,000 |
| New neighborhoods opened in 2025 | 10 |
| New neighborhoods anticipated for 2026 | 11 |
| Where new construction is | Summerlin West |
Nearly all of the new supply is in Summerlin West, west and north of the established villages. Resale homes in Summerlin North and Summerlin South are priced against that new inventory a few miles away, so condition and updates carry more weight in resale pricing than they would in a market with no new construction nearby.
Development figures from Howard Hughes reporting published in 2025 and 2026. Confirm current counts with the developer.
Summerlin is not one market. Seven villages and districts are selling new homes, and more than thirty years of finished villages trade as resale. The table compares them on home type, age, price, HOA structure and amenities.
| Area | Home types | Built | Price | HOA structure | Amenities |
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| Summerlin West (Grand Park, Kestrel, Kestrel Commons, Redpoint Square, La Madre Peaks, The Peaks) | New single family and attached homes; custom homesites at La Madre Peaks | Selling new now | Median $786,612 (Redfin, Aug 2026) | Master plus village association; some neighborhoods carry SID or LID assessments | Arroyo parks and trail links in Kestrel and Redpoint; Grand Park Village central park |
| Summerlin Centre | Attached lock and leave homes | Selling new now | Ask for current closed sales | Master plus sub association; attached associations cover exterior and roof maintenance | Next to Downtown Summerlin shopping and dining |
| Summerlin North villages | Production single family homes on modest lots, mature landscaping | 1990s and 2000s; resale only | Median $494,761 (Redfin, Aug 2026) | Master plus village association | Established parks and trail network |
| Summerlin South villages | Single family homes, larger lots in places | Established; resale | Median $799,359 (Redfin, Aug 2026) | Master plus village association | Near Downtown Summerlin and the 215 |
| The Ridges, The Summit Club, Red Rock Country Club | Custom and semi custom estates behind a staffed guard gate | Varies by enclave | Well above the Summerlin median; see each village page | Master plus village association plus gate staffing; club memberships are separate | Private club and golf facilities; Red Rock Country Club's first course opened in 2000 and Bear's Best Las Vegas in The Ridges in 2001 |
| Sun City Summerlin | Age restricted 55+ community under its own association rules | Established; resale | Ask for current closed sales | Its own association; read the rules and dues before touring | Its own recreation centers and golf |
Sub market medians are Redfin neighborhood and place data for August 2026 and will not match a single village or street.
Home sizes and prices, August 2026 closings Attached homes: 707 to 2,487 square feet, $210,000 to $700,000 Single family homes: 975 to 9,311 square feet, $325,000 to $11,000,000 Source: Las Vegas REALTORS MLS, closed sales in Summerlin during August 2026. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. |
School zoning in Summerlin is set by the Clark County School District address by address, not by village, and the district adjusts zones over time. Look up the zoned elementary, middle and high school for any address with the CCSD Zoning Search.
The single most useful thing to understand about Summerlin is that the village sets the product. Older villages in the north and south are finished and trade as resale. Summerlin West holds nearly all of the current construction. The guard-gated enclaves operate as their own markets with their own price levels and membership rules.
Below is how I group them when a buyer first calls. Price levels come from Redfin sub-market data where a clean figure exists, and I have left them off where it would mean guessing. For the gated enclaves, use the individual village pages on this site.
| Village or group | What defines it | Where it sits on price |
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| Summerlin North villages | 1990s and 2000s production homes, mature landscaping, finished and resale only | Median $494,761 (Redfin, Aug 2026) |
| Summerlin South villages | Established, larger lots in places, near Downtown Summerlin and the 215 | Median $799,359 (Redfin, Aug 2026) |
| Summerlin West (Grand Park, Kestrel, Kestrel Commons, Redpoint Square, The Peaks) | Where the new neighborhoods are opening, higher elevation, newest plans | Median $786,612 (Redfin, Aug 2026) |
| The Ridges, The Summit Club, Red Rock Country Club | Guard-gated, club and golf memberships, custom and semi-custom estates | Well above the Summerlin median; see each village page |
| La Madre Peaks / Astra | 167 custom homesites across 171 acres at the valley's highest point, opened 2025 | Custom homesite market; priced per lot |
| Sun City Summerlin | Age-qualified 55+ community rule, its own recreation centers and golf | Ask me for current closed comps |
Summerlin closed 2025 with 10 new neighborhoods opening and more than 115 floorplans available across 20-plus neighborhoods, and Howard Hughes said it anticipated 11 more neighborhoods in 2026. Builders behind the 2025 openings included Toll Brothers, Lennar, Taylor Morrison, KB Home, Tri Pointe Homes, Richmond American Homes, Pulte Homes and Sekisui House under its SHAWOOD brand.
Two practical notes. First, builder lineups rotate fast here. A neighborhood that was releasing lots last quarter can be down to final inventory this quarter, so the useful question is which builders have open neighborhoods on the day you are shopping, not which ones have built in Summerlin historically. Second, register me with you on your first visit to a sales office. Builder representatives work for the builder. I negotiate the incentive package, review the purchase agreement, track the build and handle the walkthrough on your side, and it does not change your price.
Compare any new build against resale on a price per square foot basis before you commit. In a market where Summerlin homes are averaging around 3% under list and sitting for two months, a lightly used five-year-old home in an established village can beat a new build on total cost once you price out landscaping, window coverings and the lot premium.
| Village or district | Type of product | Status |
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| Grand Park Village | Single-family, central gathering park | Actively selling |
| Kestrel | Single-family, above 3,000 feet elevation | Actively selling |
| Kestrel Commons | Attached and detached homes | Actively selling |
| Redpoint Square | Attached and detached, urban-inspired streets | Actively selling |
| La Madre Peaks | Custom homesites, Astra released 2025 | Actively selling |
| Summerlin Centre | Lock-and-leave homes near Downtown Summerlin | Actively selling |
| The Peaks | Against the Spring Mountains, freeway access | Actively selling |
Schools were written into the Summerlin plan from the start. The first two public campuses, Lummis Elementary and Becker Middle, opened in 1993, Palo Verde High School opened in 1997, and Bishop Gorman High School relocated into Summerlin in 2007. Howard Hughes counts 26 public, private and charter schools inside the master plan today.
Public campuses named on Summerlin's own schools listing include Ober, Goolsby, Staton, Bonner, Lummis, Givens, Bryan, Berkley and Vassiliadis elementary schools; Becker, Faiss and Rogich middle schools; and Palo Verde High School plus West Career and Technical Academy. Charter options listed include Discovery Charter School and Doral Academy Red Rock. Private campuses listed include The Adelson Educational Campus, The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain, Bishop Gorman High School, Faith Lutheran Middle School and High School, Faith Community Lutheran Academy, The Meadows School, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School, The Merryhill School and Shenker Academy.
One important caveat: being inside Summerlin does not mean a given address is zoned to the nearest campus. Clark County School District sets attendance zones and adjusts them, and magnet and career-technical programs have their own application processes. Run the exact address through the CCSD zone lookup before you make an offer, and confirm current enrollment status directly with any private or charter school you are considering.
Summerlin is the first place most California buyers ask me about, and usually for the right reasons. The trail system, the parks and the proximity to Red Rock Canyon read as familiar if you are coming from a coastal planned community, and the tax math is the part people run twice because they do not believe it the first time. Nevada has no state income tax, and annual property tax increases on an owner-occupied primary residence are capped. Two things to plan for. First, decide early between new construction in Summerlin West and resale in the established villages, because they are different transactions with different timelines and different negotiating levers. Second, get the full carrying cost in writing before you commit: master association, sub-association, any club membership, and any SID or LID assessment on the parcel. That number, not the list price, is what people get surprised by after closing. Plan Your Move to Las Vegas | California → Nevada
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Redfin put the Summerlin neighborhood median sale price at $650,000 as of July 2026, down 2.3% year over year, against a valley-wide existing single-family median of $475,000 in August 2026 from Las Vegas Realtors. The range inside the master plan is enormous, from attached homes in Summerlin Centre to custom homesites at La Madre Peaks, so the median is a starting point, not a quote.
Summerlin's own village list currently shows seven actively selling villages and districts: Grand Park, Kestrel, Kestrel Commons, La Madre Peaks, Redpoint Square, Summerlin Centre and The Peaks. Nearly all of them are in Summerlin West. Everything else in the master plan is resale.
The neighborhoods that opened in 2025 were built by Toll Brothers, Lennar, Taylor Morrison, KB Home, Tri Pointe Homes, Richmond American Homes, Pulte Homes and Sekisui House under the SHAWOOD brand. Builder lineups change by release, so check which builders have open neighborhoods on the date you are shopping.
About 22,500 acres, with roughly 4,000 acres still to develop. Development began in 1990 and is still going, with new neighborhoods opening in Summerlin West.
You will normally pay a Summerlin master association assessment plus a village or sub-association assessment, and attached homes and guard-gated villages add more. Some newer neighborhoods also carry SID or LID assessments on the property tax bill. Amounts vary by sub-association, so get the resale package for the exact address.
Summerlin has 26 public, private and charter schools inside the master plan, but zoning is set by Clark County School District and changes over time. Run the exact address through the CCSD zone lookup, and I can point you to the charter and private campuses inside Summerlin if you want to compare options.
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