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SheetNV-SUMMERLIN-SOUTH-NV · Summerlin South, NV 30,075 pop · income 85th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Summerlin South
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Summerlin South on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Bowling Green · lowest
46,719
Bowling Green · lowest
46,719 median HH income
38.5% of the leader · rank #1
Charlestown · near
113,281
Charlestown · near
113,281 median HH income
93.4% of the leader · rank #2
Pinewood Esta… · near
113,289
Pinewood Esta… · near
113,289 median HH income
93.4% of the leader · rank #3
Marietta · near
113,295
Marietta · near
113,295 median HH income
93.4% of the leader · rank #4
Green Meadows · near
113,295
Green Meadows · near
113,295 median HH income
93.4% of the leader · rank #5
Summerlin Sou… · this city
113,301
Summerlin Sou… · this city
113,301 median HH income
93.4% of the leader · rank #6
Spanish Sprin… · highest
121,250
Spanish Sprin… · highest
121,250 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Summerlin South on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 30,075.
Nationally, Summerlin South sits in the 85th percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.
85th
percentile, household income
91st
percentile, home value
67th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Summerlin South, NV
30,075 people live in Summerlin South, Nevada - a small city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Summerlin South households earn a median of $113,301 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 4.2%. Typical homes in Summerlin South are valued around $641,600, and the median resident age is 47.1 years. 49.8% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 56.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Nevada tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Nevada at 100.0 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,428 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Nevada run around $190, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 46.2 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Summerlin South's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Summerlin South, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for annual population history, matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for Summerlin South?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Within Nevada, the closest population matches are Fernley (23,631 residents, $87,991 income); Sun Valley (22,697 residents, $76,108 income); Winchester (37,774 residents, $49,190 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Ruskin, FL (30,074 residents); McDonough, GA (30,056 residents); Bowling Green, OH (30,051 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
How far does income reach against housing in Summerlin South?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 5.7 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 4.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What does the journey to work look like in Summerlin South?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 70.7%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share A-
49.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income A-
$113,301
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate B
4.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living D
100.0 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Summerlin South profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 84/100 (A-) · 49.8%
Household income: 83/100 (A-) · $113,301
Poverty rate: 71/100 (B) · 4.2%
Cost of living: 40/100 (D) · 100.0 index
How does Summerlin South compare to other US cities?
Where Summerlin South sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income85% higher than other cities
Home value91% pricier than other cities
Median rent67% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Summerlin South against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Nevada only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Nevada-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Summerlin South near the bottom of Nevada's cities
Among the 111 Nevada cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Summerlin South ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Summerlin South only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#12 of 101
88th percentile in Nevada
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 111
0th percentile in Nevada
Median Home Value
#17 of 97
82nd percentile in Nevada
Poverty Rate
#60 of 111
44th percentile in Nevada
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#10 of 111
91st percentile in Nevada
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Nevada only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
85th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Summerlin South's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$641,6009th percentilemore affordable than 9% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#13,778 of 15,516
More affordable than 11% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,871 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 5.7×, Summerlin South sits in the pressured band:
national rank #13,778 of 15,516 and #2,871 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$113,301Summerlin South, NV median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Summerlin South, NV median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Summerlin South, NV.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)49.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)4.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)56.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
30,075
Median Income
$113,301
Median Home Value
$641,600
Median Age
47.1
Poverty Rate
4.2%
Labor force participation
56.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
49.8%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
70.7%
Carpool
6.9%
Public Transit
0.5%
Walk
0.1%
Work from Home
18.4%
Other
3.4%
Based on 14,107 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Nevada statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $190
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Nevada at $190 (electricity about $105 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Nevada statewide averages, not a meter reading for Summerlin South. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Nevada's BEA cost-of-living index is 100.0 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Summerlin South is $1,428/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Nevada statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 46.2 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Nevada statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Summerlin South sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Summerlin South compares to similar-size Nevada cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.