I live in Henderson and it's nice. I would definitely go with the Green Valley area of Henderson versus old town Henderson itself. They call it Hendertucky for a reason.
Green Valley has a ton of parks, good schools, quiet and easy access to the freeway. Takes me about 10 minutes to get to the strip, 15-20 to get downtown, depending on traffic (which compared to other cites there is very little of).
Depending on budget you can get a nice 4 bedroom 1900 sq ft house w/pool in the $130k - $150k range. Or 4000+ sq ft, pool, guard gated community for $500k - $750k. Plenty of $1M plus homes available as well.
Good luck.
