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Enterprise vs Spring Valley

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (13.9× in Enterprise) and growth since 2010 (+83.6 pts in Enterprise).

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Enterprise, NVOne of the healthiest townsNevada · 240,464 people
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Spring Valley, NVAn outdoors townNevada · 219,187 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Enterprise places higher on 12 of 21 NV lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Nevada ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Enterprise

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Enterprise$2,710/mo
Typical home $476K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · or rent about $1,934/mo · Housing →
Spring Valley$2,450/mo
Typical home $434K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $1,743/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Enterprise and Spring Valley.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Enterprise and Spring Valley share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

EnterpriseSpring ValleyEnterpriseSpring Valley
Enterprise ↔ Spring Valley6.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
11,082 Enterprise residents work in Spring Valley (9.4% of its workers)
7,022 Spring Valley residents work in Enterprise (6.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Enterprise →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
EnterpriseSpring Valley
Snow a year0″0″
January low38°F38°F
July high106°F106°F
Growing season (days)302d302d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th50th
Outdoors & history
EnterpriseSpring Valley
Conserved land33.7%3.8%
Settled19961981
Archive photos123
Community
EnterpriseSpring Valley
Library hours a week66 hrs66 hrs
Colleges in town—2
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

EnterpriseSpring Valley
People
Population 240,464Highest 219,187Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +104.5%Highest NV: +15% +20.9%Lowest NV: +15%
Median age 36.9±0.5Lowest 6% below NV 39.9±0.6Highest about the NV average
Kids under 18 22.6%±0.8Highest NV: 21.7% 18.5%±0.7Lowest NV: 21.7%
Age 65+ 11.6%±0.6Lowest NV: 17% 16.5%±0.6Highest NV: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.7%Highest NV: 27.9% 31.4%Lowest NV: 27.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±0.5Highest NV: 5.2% 5.1%±0.4Lowest NV: 5.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,462±$3kHighest 26% above NV $74,511±$2kLowest 5% below NV
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $475,500±$6kHighest 9% above NV $433,800±$6kLowest about the NV average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,934±$31Highest 21% above NV $1,743±$24Lowest 9% above NV
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,541Highest 25% above NV $2,149Lowest 6% above NV
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.1%±2.7Lowest NV: 55.9% 55.6%±2.5Highest NV: 55.9%
Spring Valley and Enterprise are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.7%Lowest NV: 12.4% 12.2%Highest NV: 12.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.7%Highest NV: 60% 50.5%Lowest NV: 60%
Typical home builtmedian year 2007Highest 11 yrs newer than NV 1999Lowest 3 yrs newer than NV
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 4% below NV 23 minLowest 9% below NV
Work from home 13.7%±0.9Lowest NV: 11.9% 14.1%±1.3Highest NV: 11.9%
Spring Valley and Enterprise are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.9%Lowest 13%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miHighest 6.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Lowest 0.79Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Paradise (32%)Paradise (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 9% work in Spring Valley7% work in Enterprise
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 33.7%Highest 3.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 196.8 miHighest 14.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.0 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 14Lowest 19Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 123Lowest 172Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #9 of 41 in NV#22 of 41 in NV
School district Clark CountyClark County
High school in town Desert Oasis HSSierra Vista HS
Students per teacherat that high school 26.0Highest 24.5Lowest
Nevada average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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