Anthem in Henderson: Country Club, Sun City, and Anthem Highlands

What Anthem is

Anthem is one of the larger master-planned communities in Henderson, in the southwest part of the city. Developed by the Del Webb Corporation, it was planned as a community with several distinct parts rather than one uniform subdivision. That is why a home described as "in Anthem" can mean very different things depending on which section it is in.

The main pieces buyers ask about are Anthem Country Club, a gated community built around a golf course; Sun City Anthem, an age-qualified community for residents 55 and older; Anthem Highlands, a residential community with its own association; and the conventional neighborhoods and villages that make up much of the rest of the community.

History

In November 1997, Henderson approved the first phase of Anthem by annexing 2,535 acres of vacant land, which Del Webb had acquired in a land exchange with the Bureau of Land Management. The annexation agreement made the developer responsible for projects such as road paving, sewer lines, and utilities, and Del Webb agreed to pay for a fire station and worked with the Clark County School District on a middle school site. A later exchange raised the total to more than 5,000 acres.

Home sales began in mid-1998 and Anthem held its grand opening on October 24, 1998. About 3,000 people attended, more than twice the number organizers expected. At opening, two golf courses were nearly complete and a recreation center had been started. Del Webb originally expected Anthem to take 15 to 20 years to build out with 11,000 to 13,000 homes. It ranked among the best-selling master-planned communities in the country in the early 2000s.

Anthem Country Club

Anthem Country Club is the gated community at the center of Anthem. The club describes an 18-hole golf course designed by Hale Irwin and Keith Foster, a fitness center, a pool, dining, and social activities, with views of the Las Vegas Strip and the surrounding mountains. The golf course opened in April 1999.

As with any gated golf community, details matter: the type of gate, whether club membership is required or optional, and what the association dues cover. Ask for the current membership terms and the HOA documents before you make an offer, and we will go through them with you.

Sun City Anthem (55+)

Sun City Anthem is the age-qualified part of Anthem for adults 55 and older. The community's association describes it as established in 1998, with about 7,144 single-story homes, including 227 homes in the gated Pinnacle Village and 162 villa homes, three community centers, five pools, tennis, pickleball, and bocce courts, a library, and a restaurant.

Because Sun City Anthem is age-qualified, the governing documents set who may live in a home, including what applies to younger family members and guests. Ask us to confirm those rules in writing before you make an offer, and see our guide to Sun City Summerlin for how a similar Del Webb community works.

Anthem Highlands and the rest of Anthem

Anthem Highlands is a residential community in Henderson with its own community association. The association describes an elected five-member board and more than 26 acres of trails and common areas, and it lists nearby public parks with features such as playgrounds, splash pads, a lighted dog park, and sports courts.

Outside those named sections, Anthem includes many conventional neighborhoods built by different builders at different times, so floor plans, lot sizes, and association costs vary. Some homes have views of the Strip or the surrounding mountains, but view quality depends entirely on the lot.

Getting around and what is nearby

Anthem is in the southwest part of Henderson, and drivers reach the rest of the valley through the 215 Beltway and nearby arterials. Henderson's parks, trails, and shopping are described in our Henderson guide. Plan your own commute at the hours you will actually drive.

Schools serving Anthem are part of the Clark County School District. Zoning can change and depends on the exact address, so verify school assignments with the district before you rely on them.

Associations, assessments, and costs to check

Anthem has multiple layers of associations: Sun City Anthem has its own, Anthem Country Club has its own, and Anthem Highlands has its own, while other neighborhoods have separate HOAs. Dues, rules, and reserve funding are different for each, so we obtain the specific resale package for the home you are considering.

Nevada requires the HOA resale package to be delivered to the buyer, and you can cancel within five calendar days of receiving it. We also check whether any special improvement district assessment applies. See Check the HOA Before You Commit.

Buying and selling in Anthem with The Perna Group

Because Anthem is several communities in one, we start by deciding which part fits your goals, then compare recent sales within that part, not across Anthem as a whole.

• We confirm which association governs the home and read its documents with you.
• We check the age-qualification rules for any home in Sun City Anthem and the membership terms for any home in Anthem Country Club.
• We plan inspections for homes built since the late 1990s: roof, air conditioning, plumbing, stucco, pool equipment, and solar.
• For sellers, we plan preparation, photography, and marketing around the part of Anthem your home is in and the buyer most likely to want it.