During tourist times, lower Incline Village is often congested with traffic, while 1,000 feet up in the Jennifer subdivision life is just as quiet as ever. The majority of the driveways are plowed out, a sign of permanent residents. The area attracts people that value their privacy. The lots are large and the snow berms are high. Although people may be friendly with the folks next door, on the whole it isn't a block-party neighborhood.
Houses range from mountaintop mansions with private drives to modest family homes.
Homes here typically stay on the market a few weeks longer than ones at lake level. She, her husband, Gary, and her twin sons, Sean and Grant, live near the Bujeauxs. McLean said she loves the neighborhood because it is so sparsely populated. It's a place where the McLeans can let their toddler sons run after the family dog without worrying about traffic. The neighborhood is so quiet that an approaching car can be heard from blocks away.