Spring Valley butts right up against The Vegas Strip. That means if you work there, you have an incredibly short commute. Spring Valley was created to serve as a bedroom community for people working on The Strip who needed housing. The second best part is that it is NOT a master-planned community. Most of the suburban towns around Vegas are master-planned and pretty cookie-cutter in terms of housing. Spring Valley is much older than other cities and has more urban energy and more diverse housing (albeit suburban style). 

If you crave a master-planned, “neighborhood” structure, then Spring Valley, or at least much of it, won’t work for you. If being next to The Strip is just a bit crazy for you, then much of Spring Valley won’t work for you. There are definitely some neighborhoods that are “planned” and more suburban style AND are farther from The Strip, but again, much of the area has that mixed-use, more busy vibe. 





Proximity to The Strip

LookyLOO Review of Spring Valley? 

Spring Valley is a suburban city (albeit unincorporated) that is a bit less suburban than neighboring master-planned cities like Summerlin in part due to the fact it borders The Strip. Your lifestyle, at least for many, is on The Strip. In part because they work on The Strip and go out there after, and in part because it is such a huge draw for nightlife whether you work there or not. There is also a suburban, family-centric energy to other parts of Spring Valley in which many of the locals may never hit The Strip. 

If you want to see what's happening in Spring Valley check out the [**calendar of events**](https://www.eventbrite.com/b/nv--spring-valley/community/).

We highly recommend visiting Spring Valley and staying in the community in a [VRBO](https://vrbo.com/affiliate/p4JS4ZC) rather than a hotel to get a feel for what it's like to live among the locals. You can receive discounted fares on travel via our [partnership with Expedia](expedia.com/affiliate/9NZ8LBQ) as well.

Lifestyle

As was noted, Spring Valley borders The Strip so most of the residents do the short commute to the casinos or other businesses that serve the tourist industry. While there are other industries in the area you can count on most of your neighbors working in Vegas. 


Worklife

If you want to be near the heart of Las Vegas, but pay less for your home than virtually anywhere in California, AND pay no income taxes? Move to Spring Valley.


Vegas On A Budget

Why You Should Move Here Now?

**ProstitutionWhoreNJ**
5mo ago
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HonestLy. What kind of name is ProstitutionWhoreNJ?
I love the Southwest and Spring Valley. I lived downtown for my first year moving back but I need a grocery store so I ended leaving. Everywhere in spring valley is close to the action but you are still far enough away from the crazy. Summerlin is great but I think a lot of the commenters might be confused where rents are at rn.

For more reviews of what living in Spring Valley is like from locals check out: [**The Reviews**
](https://lookyloomove.com/locations/spring-valley/reviews)

It's a mixed bag

Reviews of Spring Valley from Locals

Spring Valley doesn’t have much of a downtown, where young professionals live and play. Young people do live here but they tend to live throughout the community, in the many apartment buildings and complexes that offer inexpensive housing options. There are local pubs and restaurants, a ton in fact, but for the most part, young people live cheaply, and go into the city of Vegas for their nightlife. 


Young Professionals

Downtown

Although Spring Valley is notable for proximity to the Vegas scene it also has beautiful master-planned communities out farther from the border of The Strip. The most notable (and fanciest) is Spanish Hills. This is a luxury community with massive, lavish, custom-built homes surrounded by incredible outdoor opportunities like a recreational park, tennis courts, and a performing arts center. It’s also close to the shopping and dining in next door Summerlin. 
- Spanish Hills
- Rhodes Ranch
- The Lakes
- Spanish Trails


Families

Spanish Hills

Spring Valley

**ProstitutionWhoreNJ**
5mo ago
🦉🦉🦉🦉

HonestLy. What kind of name is ProstitutionWhoreNJ?
I love the Southwest and Spring Valley. I lived downtown for my first year moving back but I need a grocery store so I ended leaving. Everywhere in spring valley is close to the action but you are still far enough away from the crazy. Summerlin is great but I think a lot of the commenters might be confused where rents are at rn.

**ShadowDancer11**
9mo ago
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Lives In Many Cities, But Also LV
SV is fine. Nothing super special about it.

It’s a middle-middle to lower middle class section of LV.

Fairly good distribution of ethnicities.

Public schools leave much to be desired - but that’s much of LV and Nevada.

**What is the general reputation of the Spring valley and enterprise areas?**

I’ve lived in both. No one ever talks about them. No reputation that I hear discussed.

My experience is that it’s a lot of middle to low income people of diverse backgrounds. Many who work the strip and these are good locations for getting to work quickly while still being safe neighborhoods. I’ve enjoyed living in both. It does have not so great hotspots but I never had to deal with anything too uncomfortable.

**Moving to Spring Valley Area**

You're gonna be really close to Chinatown, which has tons of amazing food options.

As for safety, since it's kind of an older part of town, you'll find that general "safety" varies dramatically from block to block. I wouldn't really be able to name specific areas though. Maybe the neighborhood just north of Flamingo and Lindell. That area seems pretty safe.

Spring Valley, Nevada

Valley of Fire

Looklyloo Score: 80

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