Ongata Rongai borders Nairobi National Park to the West. It is a constant hive of activity and is one of the fastest growing hoods in the country. The town is constantly in full swing. A lot of people love Rongai because of its reasonable rental rates. Public Transport is plenty. However, traffic jams along this route can be quite a nightmare.

Several banks are in the area including Co-operative Bank, National Bank, I&M, Kenya Commercial, Standard Chartered and Barclays , indicative of how lucrative this hood is perceived to be. Tuskys supermarket serves Ongata Rongai alongside many other smaller supermarkets.
High cost and quality schools are located with the neighborhood. The Africa Nazarene University is just three kilometres from the main Rongai-Kiserian road. Others in the vicinity include the Multi-Media University, Kenya College of Communication and Technology, Brookhouse School and Banda School.
Aga Khan University Hospital Clinic and Sinai Mount Hospital are among a host of heath centres that serve the area. A local police divisional headquarters and the Rongai police station are located in the middle of the shopping centre.
With the increasing popularity of this neighborhood, property prices have risen over the years. Properties range from an eighth of an acre of land to several hundreds further south. Land is more expensive around the shopping centre and reduces by half or more as you move further away from the main road.

Ongata Rongai has one of the best rental rates and one can easily find a newly construced one to four bedroom homes.

A cosmopolitan residential area mainly comprising of apartments and townhouses with the main centre having high-rise commercial buildings. Parklands lies between Westlands shopping centre and Muthaiga estate. There are also several hospitals in the area such as The Aga Khan University Hospital, M. P. Shah Hospital, Parklands Medical Centre and Avenue Hospital.
Retail facilities are also abundant including Highridge Shopping Centre, Diamond Plaza and Nakumatt Highridge. Nakumatt ukay (24 hours shopping mall).
Schools in the area offering good quality education include the Aga Khan School, Hospital Hill School and Premier Academy.

A continually evolving mixed-use area that has a high density of high-rise commercial, retail and office buildings in the main centre and apartments and townhouses on the periphery. Sarit Centre is denoted as a ‘City within a City’ due to the wide range of services and social amenities that it provides including hotels, restaurants, cinema halls, schools and shopping malls. Other facilities include The Ukay Centre and the upcoming Westgate complex, accentuated by a variety of smaller retail outlets that service the area

Neighbouring Lavington, this is a convenient residential area about 10 minutes away from the city centre. It houses mainly maisonettes and apartments and is quickly coming up as a prime commercial zone as well.
Location is accentuated by proximity to major shopping centres including Yaya Centre, Prestige Plaza, Uchumi hypermarket, Hurlingham shopping centre and Adams arcade.
Educational facilities include French school, Makini school, Milimani Primary, Kilimani primary, Kindergatens, Theological and computer colleges.
Kenyatta Hospital, Nairobi Hospital, Masaba Hospital and Hurlingham medical plaza cater for medical services.

An exclusive low-density suburb distinguished by contemporary homes in well-treed compounds. The winding roads lined with mature trees add country charm and further accentuate the natural greenery in the area. Areas within a five kilometre radius from Spring Valley include Westlands, Parklands, Hillview, Lakeview, Kitisuru and Gigiri.
The Spring Valley and Westlands shopping centres provide proximal shopping amenities.
The International School of Kenya, Peponi School and Aga Khan High School are easily accessible from Spring Valley.