Henderson Residents Not Thrilled About New Development On Old Mine
Imagine you’re shopping for a new home and the realtor lets it slip that there is an old mine just beneath what might be your new house. Would you hesitate to buy?
That’s what potential new homeowners are facing in the Lake Las Vegas area of Henderson, Nevada. As the Henderson City Council has recently approved building a new community of homes on what is currently an old mine site. The Three Kids Mine site is over 100 years old, and some residents who have grown up in the area have said it was always a prohibited place, ktnv.com reported.
This reminds me of Poltergeist. Remember when the houses were built on a graveyard? Though it’s not ghosts and bodies these homeowners might have to worry about. Some locals say it’s the contaminates in the soil that might be of greatest concern. The mine was used to extract manganese from 1917-1961 (ktnv.com). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it could be dangerous for people to breathe manganese dust. And that prolonged exposure could cause damage to liver, kidneys, lungs and even lead to a neurological condition.
And that’s not all. The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection says the mine also contains asbestos and arsenic, ktnv.com reports. The community development plan includes a thorough clean up of the site. Including removing all contaminants and filling the old mine with clean soil.
The question is, will it be enough to attract buyers to Henderson? And more so, will it be worth the cost to develop?
The completed project is estimated to have a price tag of $400 million. Which includes the construction of 3,000 new homes. People are consistently flocking to Nevada and the housing market is still a tough game to be in. So the land’s history might not matter to new buyers. Time will have to tell. Clean-up begins summer 2024.
How The Las Vegas Cost Of Living Compares To Other Cities
Spokane, Washington
If you’ve been thinking about moving to Washington from Las Vegas, you’d better rule Seattle out. The housing there is over 90% higher than in Vegas. Now, Spokane is more conducive to what we’re used to here in Sin City. According to Payscale, the cost of living in Spokane is only 2.1% higher than Vegas. And housing is 6.7% lower!
Phoenix, Arizona
Weather-wise, Vegas and Phoenix are kissing cousins. And the similarity doesn’t end there. Payscale shows that the cost of living in Phoenix compared to Vegas is pretty close too. 3.3% higher overall with housing at 12.4% higher. Tucson is even closer to what we pay to live in Clark County. With an overall cost of living 2.7% higher than Vegas and housing at 4.4% lower.
Fresno, California
It’s true that most of California is way more expensive to live in than Vegas. But some cities in the Golden State are actually less expensive or pretty close. Fresno being one of them. Payscale says the cost of living is 6% higher, but housing is 4.6% lower! If you want a much lower cost of living than Vegas, try California City or nearby Tehachapi.
Boise, Idaho
While many Californians are coming to Vegas, a good portion are also calling Boise their new home. Because it’s also cheaper, by comparison, to live there. But, according to Payscale, it costs more to live there than here. Payscale statistics show Boise’s cost of living compared to Vegas is about 6.6% higher, with housing being 13.9% higher.
Salt Lake City, Utah
You might expect Utah’s capital city to be more expensive than Vegas. And you’d be right. Payscale lists the cost of living in SLC as 7.2% higher than Vegas. And 11% higher housing.
Denver, Colorado
Denver, according to the statistics from Payscale, is 9.4% higher in their cost of living compared to Vegas. With housing being 23.2% higher. Colorado Springs, on the other hand, is only an hour and a half south of Denver and slightly more affordable. With the cost of living being 4% higher than Vegas and housing only 0.1% higher.
Portland, Oregon
This one is probably no surprise. Portland has always been more expensive to live in than Las Vegas. But to be more specific, it ranked this year by Payscale at 23.1% higher overall. With housing being 46.7% higher! Yikes.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Winner winner chicken dinner. Albuquerque is on the map (meaning not so small that nobody has heard of it) but also cheaper to live than Vegas. Payscale lists the cost of living at 8% lower than Vegas. And the housing at a whopping 20.6% lower!
Cheyenne, Wyoming
However, if you’re willing to go a little further to Wyoming, you will find something a a little more tolerable in Cheyenne. Payscale lists the overall cost of living in Cheyenne at 5.9% lower than Vegas. And the housing costs at 18.7% lower.
Bozeman, Montana
If you’re willing to move two states away to save some money on the cost of living, you’d better not be heading for Bozeman. Shockingly, the cost of living there is 20.9% higher than Vegas, according to Payscale. And the housing is listed at 46.7% higher! Did you get the memo about Bozeman? Me neither.
