Summerlin Village 17 · Development from 2000
The Vistas
One of Summerlin's established western villages, with twenty-six neighborhoods, its own community center and pool, a neighborhood shopping center and the clock towers that have become the village's signature.
Development from
2000
An established western village
Neighborhoods
26
Multiple builders and products
Recreation
Council pool
One of only three in Summerlin
School inside
Givens
Linda Givens Elementary
Shopping
Vista Commons
Neighborhood center in the village
Overview
Setting
A village with its own centre
The Vistas began development in 2000 and is one of Summerlin's established western villages. Its clock towers, parks and resident community center distinguish it from the newer districts farther north and west.
What sets it apart in practical terms is self-sufficiency. A Summerlin Council community center and pool, two tower parks, a village park and Vista Commons — a neighborhood shopping center — all sit inside the boundary, along with Linda Givens Elementary. Few villages in the master plan have that much within walking or short driving distance.
Several neighborhoods within The Vistas are gated, and many are not. The village as a whole should not be treated as a single gated community.
Original builder identity and current availability are also separate questions — a neighborhood's original builder tells you about product history, not about what is on the market now.
What the village holds
Four things inside the boundary
Recreation
Community center
A Summerlin Council center with a pool — one of only three Council pools in the master plan.
Open space
Three parks
The Vistas Park, plus North Tower and South Tower parks for additional local open space.
Everyday
Vista Commons
A neighborhood shopping center inside the village, for the errands you do without planning them.
Schools
Givens Elementary
Linda Givens Elementary is physically located in The Vistas.
Summerlin market snapshot
Master-plan wide · Q1 2026
$825,000
Median sale price
$343.94
Per square foot
33
Median days on market
782
Homes listed
361
Homes sold
Summerlin-wide resale figures across all thirty villages. With twenty-six neighborhoods across multiple builders and products, The Vistas covers a wide range on its own. Ask us for the figures on the specific neighborhood.
Neighborhoods
The full directory
Every neighborhood name in The Vistas
Twenty-six names, in alphabetical order, describing an inventory across multiple builders and products.
- Ashton Park
- Barrington
- Bella Vista
- Canterra
- Capri
- Cara Vella
- Casa Rosa
- Encanto
- Estancia
- Hillstone
- Kingwood
- Miraleste
- Monterossa
- Palmilla
- Paradiso
- Portofino
- Sage Hills
- San Marcos
- Santalina
- Solano
- Somerset
- Sonesta
- Summerfield
- Talaverde
- Talega
- Vista Verde
Original builder identity tells you about the product — plan layouts, construction era, typical lot size. Current availability is a different question entirely, and changes week to week.
We answer both, and we check whether a particular neighborhood is gated before comparing its assessments with an ungated one.
Comparing homes here
Three positions, priced differently
In a village this size, where a home sits relative to the park and the arterials matters as much as which neighborhood it is in.
- Park-adjacent homes — a daily amenity, with school queues and sporting events attached.
- Arterial-adjacent homes — easier access out, more traffic noise.
- Interior homes — quieter, with a longer walk to everything.
Compare these separately rather than averaging across the village. And check them at the busy hours: school queues and sporting events tell you more about a park-adjacent street than a quiet daytime visit will.
When comparing across the two, consider primary-bedroom location, yard size and neighbouring second-story sightlines into the garden. A single-story home on a smaller lot can offer more privacy than a two-story home on a larger one.
Schools
Clark County School District
Schools serving The Vistas
Linda Givens Elementary sits inside the village, and The Vistas is in the Palo Verde High School feeder area with Sig Rogich Middle School.
| Level | School | Campus location |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | Linda Givens Elementary School | Inside The Vistas |
| Middle | Sig Rogich Middle School | Inside Summerlin |
| High | Palo Verde High School | Inside Summerlin |
Documented at the Vistas Park reference point. CCSD assigns schools by street address, so confirm the specific home at ccsd.net/zoning — or ask us and we will confirm it for you.
Choice and charter options
West Career and Technical Academy is a program-based CCSD magnet drawing from across the valley, and Doral Academy Red Rock and the Discovery charter campus serve the northwest. Each runs its own application, lottery and transportation arrangements, which are worth starting early.
Private schools in the area include Adelson, Alexander Dawson, Bishop Gorman, Faith Lutheran Middle and High School, Faith Lutheran Academy, The Meadows, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Merryhill and Shenker Academy.
Inside the master plan
Campuses located in Summerlin
Summerlin contains thirteen public campuses, which is unusual for a master plan and part of why the community draws the buyers it does. Givens is one of them.
| Level | Campuses in Summerlin |
|---|---|
| Elementary | Lummis, Bryan, Bonner, Staton, Ober, Givens, Goolsby, Vassiliadis, Berkley |
| Middle | Becker, Rogich, Faiss |
| High | Palo Verde |
| Magnet | West Career and Technical Academy |
A campus inside Summerlin may serve homes across several villages, and some Summerlin addresses are assigned to campuses outside the master plan.
If a student needs a specific program — special education, language support, advanced coursework, arts, athletics, counselling, before or after-school care, or transportation — ask the school about that program directly. That conversation tells you far more than any summary figure, and we are happy to point you to the right contact.
Recreation
The resident cluster
A community center, a pool and three parks
The Vistas Park, the Community Center and the pool form the village's main resident recreation cluster — and the pool is one of only three Summerlin Council pools in the entire master plan.
| Facility | What it is |
|---|---|
| Vistas Community Center and pool | Summerlin Council facility; one of three Council pools, alongside Trails and Willows |
| The Vistas Park | The village's main park and school reference point |
| North Tower Park | Additional local open space |
| South Tower Park | Additional local open space |
| Vista Commons | Neighborhood shopping center within the village |
The Summerlin Council operates four community centers in total — Trails, Willows, Gardens and Vistas — with pools at three of them. Classes, camps, facility rentals and resident programs run under published eligibility and registration rules.
The Council pool's eligibility and hours are set by Summerlin Council and confirmed through Summerlink. Resident ID requirements, guest policies, opening seasons and fees all apply.
Living within driving distance does not establish membership — particularly for a property advertised only as "near Summerlin", which may not be in the master plan at all. We confirm whether a specific address qualifies.
The wider network
Summerlin's August 2026 developer release reports more than 300 parks and more than 200 miles of trails across the master plan. Those totals combine very different scales of facility, so for a specific activity check restrooms, shade, accessible paths, surface condition and parking.
Buying here
Early-2000s homes
Replacement history beats an updated kitchen
For homes from the early 2000s, what has been replaced tells you more about the years ahead than a cosmetic renovation does. A new kitchen is visible; a twenty-year-old roof underlayment is not.
- HVAC — original units from 2000–2005 are well past their expected life.
- Roof underlayment — the component that matters on a tile roof, and the one least often mentioned in a listing.
- Water heater — age and type.
- Windows — original glazing from this era performs differently from current specification.
- Pool equipment — age, condition and service history.
- Irrigation — coverage and condition across the landscaping.
We compile this for clients before an offer, because two homes with identical kitchens can be years apart on the things that cost real money.
Ask whether exterior repainting, roof work or landscaping changes require association approval, and whether the seller has documented prior approvals for work already done.
Undocumented exterior work can create a problem for a buyer later, and it is straightforward to check before closing.
Ownership costs
What you will pay beyond the mortgage
A useful budget separates mortgage principal and interest, property tax, insurance, master assessment, neighborhood assessment, special-assessment installments, utilities, landscaping, pool service and maintenance reserves.
Clark County applies a partial abatement that caps annual growth of a qualifying owner-occupied tax bill at 3 percent. That is a cap on increases, not a 3 percent tax rate.
Recorded ownership documents can reset owner-occupied status pending requalification, so a seller's current bill is not automatically the buyer's future bill. We confirm the status on the specific parcel.
Balances vary lot to lot and sit outside the normal property-tax bill. Obtain the parcel balance, installment schedule, interest terms and payoff quote from the responsible authority or the closing records, and ask whether the seller has paid theirs off.
Association documents to request
The current assessment statement, annual budget, reserve study, governing documents, rules, insurance summary, meeting information and any pending capital projects. Where a neighborhood is gated, expect an additional layer and often private roads the neighborhood maintains.
Then resolve the rules that affect daily life: rental term limits and any leasing caps, guest parking, street parking, commercial vehicles, RV storage, pets, exterior colours, landscaping, solar placement, security cameras, patio covers, pools and short-term rentals.
Where we come in
Current condition beats an old price sheet
In an established village, a neighborhood's original builder starting price tells you nothing useful about what a home is worth today. Resale condition and lot characteristics do.
We match comparables on condition and position rather than on name, confirm Council pool eligibility for the specific address, and read the association documents before you are committed.
Questions
The Vistas, answered
Where is The Vistas in Summerlin?
What neighborhoods are in The Vistas?
Is The Vistas gated?
Does The Vistas have a pool?
Does living near Summerlin give me pool access?
What schools serve The Vistas?
What parks does The Vistas have?
Is there shopping in The Vistas?
How old are the homes in The Vistas?
How should I compare homes here?
One-story or two-story?
Do I need association approval for exterior work?
Sources and currency
Village development date, character and neighborhood directory: Summerlin developer history and neighborhood inventories. Recreation cluster, tower parks and Vista Commons: Summerlin village materials. School campus location: the official Summerlin school directory. School assignment context: Clark County School District attendance data sampled at Vistas Park. Council community centers, pools and eligibility: Summerlin Council and Summerlink. Recreation and trail totals: the developer's August 2026 release. Property-tax abatement: Clark County Assessor. Market figures: Q1 2026 Summerlin-wide MLS data.
Council pool eligibility, hours and fees are set by Summerlin Council and confirmed through Summerlink.