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100 120 80 las vegas perspective 60 COMMUNITY 2015 volume: thirty five 0 40 REACHING 20 NEW HEIGHTS COMMUNITY 2015 las vegas perspective climate 24 Average High/Low Temperatures ..........................................................................24 Average Monthly Temperature .............................................................................25 Monthly Rainfall ..................................................................................................25 Average Monthly Humidity ...................................................................................25 las vegas neighborhoods 26 cost of living 28 southern nevada government 29 Total Budget .......................................................................................................29 Property Tax .......................................................................................................29 Voter Turnout ......................................................................................................29 A Clark County Perspective..................................................................................30 Clark County .......................................................................................................31 Boulder City .......................................................................................................32 City of Henderson ...............................................................................................34 City of Las Vegas ................................................................................................35 A City of Las Vegas Perspective ...........................................................................36 A City of North Las Vegas Perspective ..................................................................36 City of North Las Vegas .......................................................................................37 Laughlin .............................................................................................................38 Mesquite ............................................................................................................39 transportation 40 Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) .............................40 A Regional Transportation Commission Perspective ...............................................41 The Southern Nevada Transit Coalition .................................................................42 The Las Vegas Monorail ......................................................................................42 2014 Las Vegas Congestion Level .......................................................................43 2014 U.S. Traffic Index ........................................................................................43 places of worship 45 Religious Organizations .......................................................................................45 sports 46 Teams ................................................................................................................46 Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) ......................................................................46 Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl ...............................................................................46 Wranglers National Finals Rodeo (NFR) .................................................................47 Las Vegas 51s ....................................................................................................47 Seasonal Sports Events .......................................................................................47 las vegas valley attractions 48 attractions within hotels 50 museums 51 galleries 52 An Arts District Perspective .................................................................................52 performing arts centers 54 Amphitheater......................................................................................................54 Auditorium .........................................................................................................54 Theater ..............................................................................................................54 cultural organizations 55 Las Vegas Perspective 2015 COMMUNITY climate Average High/Low Temperatures (°Fahrenheit) MONTH 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 NORM* January 57.6 / 40.0 58.8 / 39.3 61.2 / 40.1 55.5 / 35.9 64.1 / 42.1 57.1 / 36.8 February 60.8 / 44.3 60.4 / 40.3 63.4 / 44.1 61.9 / 41.1 67.6 / 46.3 63.0 / 41.4 March 67.8 / 48.8 71.1 / 50.3 72.0 / 49.3 75.4 / 54.2 73.8 / 52.4 69.5 / 47.0 April 74.8 / 53.2 77.4 / 55.5 80.6 / 57.6 81.8 / 58.3 80.9 / 58.9 78.1 / 53.9 May 82.5 / 60.8 83.6 / 60.3 92.2 / 69.1 89.3 / 66.7 89.9 / 67.2 87.8 / 62.9 climate June 99.2 / 75.8 97.4 / 73.5 101.3 / 77.0 103.9 / 79.1 101.4 / 77.4 98.9 / 72.1 July 106.6 / 85.7 102.5 / 80.8 102.6 / 80.4 104.8 / 83.6 104.5 / 83.0 104.1 / 78.2 August 102.7 / 80.1 105.8 / 81.9 102.9 / 82.3 100.1 / 78.5 98.8 / 77.6 101.8 / 76.7 September 98.1 / 72.2 95.6 / 72.4 96.6 / 74.2 91.2 / 70.8 96.4 / 74.4 93.8 / 68.8 October 79.9 / 60.9 81.8 / 59.2 82.6 / 60.9 77.6 / 55.5 86.0 / 63.4 80.8 / 56.5 November 65.7 / 46.9 64.6 / 44.9 70.5 / 49.7 67.3 / 48.2 69.9 / 48.9 66.0 / 44.0 December 59.1 / 43.5 55.7 / 36.6 57.3 / 40.8 57.2 / 37.6 58.3 / 43.8 57.3 / 36.6 ANNUAL 79.6 / 59.4 79.7 / 58.0 81.9 / 60.5 80.5 / 59.1 82.6 / 61.3 79.9 / 56.3 Source: National Weather Service. Note: *30-Year Norm. PHOTOS – 1. (Above) River Mountains Loop Trail at Lake Mead National Recreation Area (NPS Photo). 2. (Opposite left) Nevada Telephone Cove at Lake Mohave (NPS Photo by Andrew Cattoir). 3. (Opposite right) Historic Railroad Tunnel Trail at Lake Mead National Recreation Area (NPS Photo). 24 community » climate Las Vegas Perspective COMMUNITY 2015 climate Average Monthly Temperature (°Fahrenheit) MONTH 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 NORM* January 48.8 49.0 50.6 45.7 53.1 47.0 February 52.5 50.4 53.8 51.5 57.0 52.2 March 58.3 60.7 60.6 64.8 63.1 58.3 April 64.0 66.5 69.1 70.1 69.9 66.0 May 71.7 72.0 80.7 78.0 78.6 75.4 June 87.5 85.4 89.2 91.5 89.4 85.6 July 96.2 91.6 91.5 94.2 93.8 91.2 August 91.4 93.9 92.6 89.3 88.2 89.3 September 85.1 84.0 85.4 81.0 85.4 81.3 October 70.4 70.5 71.8 66.5 74.7 68.7 November 56.3 54.8 60.1 57.7 59.4 55.0 December 51.3 46.2 49.0 47.4 51.4 47.0 ANNUAL 69.5 68.8 71.2 69.8 72.0 68.1 Source: National Weather Service. Note: *30-Year Norm. Monthly Rainfall (inches) Average Monthly Humidity (%) MONTH 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 NORM* MONTH 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 NORM* January 2.0 0.0 TRACE 0.4 TRACE 0.6 January 48 48 31 36 N/A 43 February 1.1 0.1 0.1 TRACE 0.3 0.7 February 53 35 34 32 31 28 March 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 TRACE 0.6 March 32 31 28 25 24 22 April 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 TRACE 0.2 April 26 24 24 19 19 20 May TRACE 0.0 0.0 0.0 TRACE 0.2 May 19 23 10 17 N/A 18 June TRACE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 June 16 15 8 11 11 21 July TRACE 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 July 17 23 21 25 24 24 August TRACE 0.0 2.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 August 19 16 31 26 26 26 September 0.0 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.6 0.3 September 14 25 25 33 29 27 October 0.8 0.2 0.9 TRACE TRACE 0.2 October 36 27 29 25 23 29 November 0.0 0.1 TRACE 1.4 TRACE 0.3 November 32 36 32 39 N/A 31 December 1.8 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 December 51 38 46 37 52 41 ANNUAL 5.9 2.3 5.3 3.0 1.8 4.5 ANNUAL 30 28 27 27 26 27 Source: National Weather Service. Note: *30-Year Norm. Source: National Weather Service. Note: *30-Year Norm. community » climate 25 Las Vegas Perspective 2015 COMMUNITY snamelas vegas neighborhoods North Las Vegas Centennial Hills neighborhoods vegas las Historic Westside Summerlin Sunrise Downtown Peccole Ranch/ The Lakes Spring Valley Whitney Paradise Southwest Henderson Note: This map is intended for general information purposes only. Boundaries are intended to provide approximations of various cities, townships and neighborhoods; they are not exact. 26 community » las vegas neighborhoods Las Vegas Perspective COMMUNITY 2015 Please rank the following options according to how important they are to making your community a better place to live. 1 is most important; 8 is least important. Please select the option below that describes how you feel about the safety of the neighbor- hood in which you live. las Stronger K-12 public schools. 1 vegas (3.03 average ranking) Please select the option below that describes how you feel about the safety of the neighborhood in neighborhoods Stronger colleges and universities. which you live. 2 (3.96) E xtreme More efforts to decrease crime. ly s af 3 e» (3.86) 1 9 .9 9 % S More parks and recreation centers. o m 4 (4.25) e w h % a 6 t 4 s . a More arts and cultural activities and institutions. 4 f e 5 » (4.48) » e 5 f a 8 s .0 n 3 % u Less road congestion and more public transit. % 2 ly 5 e 6 7. (4.52) 1 em » tr S fe Ex omewhat unsa Bringing in a major sports team. 7 (5.82) Better dining and entertainment options. 8 (6.09) Source: LVGEA. PHOTO – The Clark County Fire Department has 29 stations and 13 volunteer stations throughout the valley. In addition to its role serving the Las Vegas valley, it also provides services to Laughlin, Primm, and Jean. community » las vegas neighborhoods 27 Las Vegas Perspective 2015 COMMUNITY snamecost of living TRANS- HEALTH MISC. GOODS URBAN AREA COMPOSITE INDEX GROCERIES HOUSING UTILITIES PORTATION CARE & SVCS Albuquerque, NM 92.1 95.1 77.3 89.2 101.1 97.4 100.7 St. George, UT 92.8 97.1 90.4 87.6 95.1 91.3 94.1 Phoenix, AZ 95.9 100.3 92.4 96.6 102.9 101.5 93.4 Tucson, AZ 96.7 98.1 83.9 92.9 98.6 112.8 105.7 Reno/Sparks, NV 97.0 105.8 85.8 81.7 107.3 94.6 104.2 Houston, TX 98.8 84.3 108.1 99.4 93.7 91.0 99.9 living LAS VEGAS, NV 105.8 111.2 107.0 90.8 104.6 102.4 108.0 of Denver, CO 107.2 98.2 123.8 97.9 101.4 103.7 102.3 cost Riverside City, CA 115.8 115.5 130.7 113.9 114.0 107.2 105.2 LA/Long Beach, CA 134.7 104.5 204.1 112.4 112.0 112.1 106.1 San Diego, CA 135.0 105.3 203.1 111.5 116.9 112.8 105.7 San Jose, CA 150.0 119.8 245.3 125.8 111.4 116.7 106.7 San Francisco, CA 166.9 123.5 302.4 101.7 110.4 118.9 116.2 Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index by The Council for Community and Economic Research, 2014 Annual Average.