Is Vegas A good place to raise small Children?

My in-laws live in Vegas and it's just like any other city once you get away from the strip (well, with the exception of the local casinos and slot machines in the grocery stores, etc...) There are good neighborhoods and bad, just like any other major city out there. Contrary to intuition, Las Vegans are conservative and life off the strip is like life in any other suburb. Just get with a good realtor that knows the city and I think you'll find that just by choosing the right part of town, your child will be fine.

ok everyone saying that las vegas is bad.... its not. i moved here almost 3 years ago. i live in the north part of the city (way north) its a very nice suburban neighborhood. some of the schools are wonderful, and just like any other city in the world, it depends on where in the city you are. (by the way zip codes 89131, 89031, 89032 are just fine) i have never felt threatened at all. everything is nice and new and clean here. lots of places to see and go and stuff to do. most people who live here dont go to the strip everyday (unless you work there) so i dont see strippers and drunk people very often. and its mostly the tourists being crazy anyway. there are lots of polite, respectible people here. classy places to shop and eat. beautiful parks and playgrounds. henderson is nice also, maybe you should consider living there. or if your husband works close enough to the henderson area, maybe even boulder city, its not any further than living on the north part and driving to the south part of las vegas. again though, like every other city, it has bad parts to it, just stay away from those areas. (which is not hard to do)

Don't do it! I have been in Las Vegas for 15 years and I would never move here with children. I now have 2 Small children and I am moving. If you must live here plan on private schools. But even the best schools and neighborhood cant outweigh the horrible environment for kids. Every person I know that was raised here said the would absolutely never raise children here.

I was raised in Vegas from a small child. It wasn't so bad when I was small, but it has gotten much worse. The gangs are a real problem. It eventually got too bad for us and we moved away. If I was you I wouldn't go, but then again I could be wrong. I am not sure about the education there. There is a lot of drugs and violence, but that doesnt mean there arent good people there and that your child will become a druggie.

Besides the gambling and the tourist aspects of Las Vegas. 90% of it is not good. It's bad neighborhoods, high crime. I've had a few friends move from there, and they remembered things that an 8 year old shouldn't even have had to see.

Don't let this tear the family apart though. There are exceptions to everything. And nothing is permanent, look at it from all perspectives and good luck.

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I moved out of Las Vegas, to Pahrump, because of my kids. Buying a home with a decent sized yard has become impossible in Vegas, and I wanted my kids to be able to run and have fun. I am not a fan of Vegas for kids, although I love the city myself.

Yes like anywhere else. Do not listen to them. If I did listen to the people I would rather stay home than going to live in Vegas.

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Sure. If you want your kids to grow up being gambling alcoholics who deal cards by day and hook themselves out by night.