Southern Highlands sits in the southwest corner of the valley, off the I-15 and south of the 215. Despite the Las Vegas mailing address it is not in the City of Las Vegas at all: this is unincorporated Clark County, in the township of Enterprise, which is one of the fastest-growing parts of the whole valley and still county-governed.
Inside the master plan is Southern Highlands Golf Club, established in 2000: a 24-hour guard-gated community on private roads with three entry gates, built around a course co-designed by Robert Trent Jones and Robert Trent Jones Jr. It is a community within a community, and the difference in price, privacy and rules between inside the club gates and the wider master plan is substantial.
So the first question here is which Southern Highlands you mean, and the second is the club: what membership costs, whether any part of it attaches to the address, and what the private-road arrangement means for maintenance and access. Then the ordinary southwest questions: the assessments on the tax bill, and the HOA's rules, which in a guard-gated plan on private streets reach further than most.
A master plan in the south-west, and it is county ground
Southern Highlands is a master-planned community at the southern end of the valley, built from the late 1990s around a private golf club. The address says Las Vegas; the jurisdiction is unincorporated Clark County, which is a different thing and decides permits, code and licensing.
It sits in the Enterprise township, the same unincorporated area that holds Mountain's Edge and the Silverado Ranch corridor, and it is one of the higher-priced parts of it.
Inside the gates and outside them
The community divides, in practice, into the guard-gated sections built around the golf club and the larger body of standard subdivisions outside them. They share a master association and very little else: age, price band, lot size and rules all differ.
The golf club is private and separate from the association. Living in Southern Highlands does not include it, and what membership costs and obliges is a question to ask the club.
- Guard-gated golf sections
- The highest band, larger lots, their own gate and dues on top of the master.
- Standard subdivisions
- The bulk of the community, late 1990s to 2000s, master association plus a sub-association.
- Attached and townhome
- The entry point, generally with the most association coverage.
The south end, practically
The practical arguments are the airport and the 15: this is the quickest part of the valley to reach both from, which matters a great deal if you travel for work and not at all if you do not.
Against that, the south-west is further from the hospitals and the older civic infrastructure in the centre of the valley. It is a trade, and which way it falls depends entirely on the household.
Buying in Southern Highlands: what to check
- Confirm that this is unincorporated Clark County, and what that means for anything you plan to build or rent out.
- Get the full association stack: master, sub-association, and the gate where one applies.
- Treat the golf club as a separate decision with its own costs. It does not come with the house.
- Ask for the SID or LID balance on the parcel.
- If airport access is part of the appeal, time the drive; if it is not, ask yourself what the distance from the centre costs you.
- In the 1990s and early 2000s streets, check roof, pool equipment and the original mechanicals.
Selling in Southern Highlands: what moves the number
- Say whether the house is inside a gate and what that gate's dues are.
- Make the golf club's status explicit so no buyer assumes it is included.
- State the SID position and the combined association figure.
- Lead with the airport and the 15 if the house suits somebody who travels.
- Price against the section: the gated and ungated parts are different markets.
What she has in Southern Highlands
What buyers ask about Southern Highlands
Is Southern Highlands in the City of Las Vegas?
No. The mail says Las Vegas, but this is unincorporated Clark County in the township of Enterprise. Clark County, handles policing, permitting and business licensing. Which is worth knowing before you plan a remodel or run a business from home.
Is the whole community gated?
No. Southern Highlands Golf Club is the 24-hour guard-gated part, on private roads with three gates. The wider master plan around it is not gated, and the two are different buys at different prices.
Does a home inside the gates include golf membership?
Not automatically. The club is its own organisation with its own costs. Ask what membership runs today and whether any portion is tied to the address before you treat a fairway lot as a golf membership.
