I didn't say the east side of town between Charleston and Bonanza near Hollywood was a bad side of town, or even questionble - you should drive through it before you commit. If I had kids, I wouldn't want them on schools on the east side of town, but the area itself isn't too bad.

To be clear, i did say the North part of was bad

I hear you. As I said, other than North Las Vegas, there aren't many parts of town I wouldn't feel safe in.

I grew up in Boulder City - and if I was back in the area, that's where I would be - even if I worked in Summerlin.

But I may be biased

$400K = $600K here in the DC area.

For example, here is one community I really liked the location of, and most of the houses are well within your price range, even if you add options...

Good luck!