Sandy Valley is about 50 miles from Las Vegas in real miles and might as well be at the other end of the world in terms of lifestyle. Pictured above is a home at Sky Ranch where, as you see, you park your aircraft as you would your car. There is a landing strip down the center of this development. Also pictured above is the most impressive  commercial structure in town, the local general store. Almost nothing here in the way of services. There are 2 bars, a pizza restaurant, video store and post office. Local citizens have established a Charter school so that their children do not have to commute to Las Vegas for their education. This is still relatively close to Las Vegas and many of the residents work in Las Vegas. You can choose to live either in California or Nevada as the state line runs through the center of the valley. Inyo County as well as San Bernardino County are on the California side with Clark County on the Nevada side. Most of the homes are in Nevada. This is still a disputed border that has produced a "no mans land" between the two states. Congress has voted to approve a major airport just south of Jean, which is within 10 miles of Sandy Valley. This airport is supposed to take the pressure off of McCarren Airport in Las Vegas which is scheduled to reach its capacity by 2010. Manufactured homes constitute the majority of the residences in Sandy Valley. To view properties available for sale in Sandy Valley click here, check the "other areas" box and then select zip code 89019.