Rancho Nevada Estates

Rancho Nevada Estates

By Karina Giraldo​

When looking a forever home downtown, my clients often prefer the privacy and security afforded by one of the area's gated communities. There are a few of these communities in the Rancho-Alta vicinity and one of my very favorites is Rancho Nevada Estates. With over 40 years of maturation the neighborhood features some of the most beautiful residential forestation in the Las Vegas valley. Driving through it during springtime when the trees are blooming and the branches begin to tunnel over the streets is an absolute treat. The homes have so much individual character and the entire community is flawlessly maintained. This historic neighborhood also happens to rest next to the Springs Preserve, which was responsible for supplying Nevada with its water up until the 1950’s. Now an attraction space with a featured botanical garden, the preserve lends a glimpse of the Mojave Desert to its surrounding neighborhoods by playing host to such wildlife as the Western Screech-Owl, Hooded Oriole and Green Heron.

Rancho Nevada Estates is nestled on 77-acres of land at the crossing of Alta Drive and Campbell Drive within the 89107 zip code area. There are approximately 140 homes in the community ranging in size from 1,830 sq. ft. to 6,663 sq. ft., and most sit on at least a half-acre lot. Construction first began by the Collins Brothers in the early 1960s giving the neighborhood vintage charm to boast including original water wells in the front yards of many of the properties. 

While the majority of homes were finished within the decade, construction of new homes continued until the mid 1990s with the addition of Astoria Pines, a smaller gated community within the neighborhood. The 1990s also brought the addition of gates to Rancho Nevada Estates thus establishing it as a private community. Privatizing brought added safety and the creation of a homeowner’s association to oversee the care and management of the neighborhood. The current average HOA fee is around $330 a month and is used to maintain things such as the streets, streetlights and common landscaping.

Currently, prices range from $400,000- $800,000.  And with a lot of these homeowners living her for decades, supply is slim and demand is at an all time high.

If you’re looking for your forever home in Downtown Las Vegas, Rancho Nevada Estates should be a community you strongly consider.  With the pride of ownership, lush landscaping and variety of architecture, it is one of the best gated communities in the city.