Sunset Valley

Sunset Valley is the only neighborhood being shipped with The Sims 3. It is very large compared to the neighborhoods in previous The Sims games, having a total of 97 lots with various playable characters. There are lots of different types of houses like, a rustic home on a hill, a modern house in the suburbs, a house by the beach and many more. The main part of the town is the park, where you can have a picnic, go fishing or take a stroll and maybe meet someone new, there are also cinemas, gyms, restaurants, shops, pools, and other recreational facilities. Tons of places to work, where Sims can live out their dreams or crash and burn. Sims can now visit all their friend's and neighbor's homes and call up their friends with the new cell phone, and go out on the town and party. Sims also now can have a laptop.

Sunset Valley is Pleasantview before the original in The Sims, which the neighborhood is named Old Town. The Goth Family will be there as their younger selves, presumably, Mortimer as a child with his parents, as well as many other familiar families, including the Bachelor Family and the Pleasant Family.

So far the new families are:
* Wolff Family,

* Hart Family,

* Altos Family,

* Ursine Family,

* Keaton Family,

* Hipp Family,

* Zavarez Family.

* Roomies Household - Smith/Sanchez Family

* Roomies Household - Jones/Pintoo Family,

Families returning from the Sims 1 & Sims 2 50-70 years earlier are:
* Buckingham Family,

* Goth Family,

* Bachelor Family,

* Pleasant Family,

* Oldie Family,

* Landgraab Family,

* Simovitch Family,

Langerak Family (Kaylynn Langerak the Maid has a Family)

* Newbie Family,

* Burb Family,

* Marsh Family.

* Crumplebottom Family.

Families

 * The Wolff Family: A newly married couple living along the beach. It seems like they have the perfect life, but it turns out they rushed into their marriage to quickly before finding out that Thornton is against fatherhood, while Morgana wants to have as many children as possible.


 * The Hart Family: They appear to be a normal family...well except the fact that both the mother and father have the insane trait. Their, daughter Bebe is just trying to be a normal teenager in this chaotic family.


 * The Ursine Family: Claire Ursine is a single lady who lives alone and loves to fish. She might seem like a normal woman, but it turns out she's Pregnant (the father is unknown) and she has a job in the Criminal Career!!!


 * The Alto Family: Simply described as "Nouveau Riche and Evil." Their family name may be a pun on the television series "The Sopranos." Their daughter, Ginia Alto, is dating Brad Burb. Ginia seems to have a rivalry with Tiffany Marsh Mr. and Mrs. Altos seem to have a rivalry with the Landgraab Family.


 * The Goth Family: The Goth Family are the founders of Sunset Valley and are very wealthy. Since this is way before The Sims 2, Gunther Goth and his wife Cornelia are adults, with Mortimer Goth as a child. (Mortimer Goth seems to have a crush on Bella.)


 * The Bachelor Family: Jocasta Bachelor is dealing with her husband Simis's recent death while taking care of her daughter Bella Bachelor.


 * The Langerak Family: Now you get to have Kaylynn Langerak as a playable child Sim. She actually comes from a wealthy family. She lives with her father Charles Langerak, her mother and maid Tamina Zavarez, her grandmother Prudence, and her sister Donyelle Langerak. Her father Charles is famous for his many wives who mysteriously died after he found another love interest...


 * The Keaton Family: Try to keep up the sporty Keatons.


 * The Landgraab Family: Live the good life with the Landgraabs as long as your name isn't name Alto. Consists of Malcolm II, Marion Landgraab, and their child son Malcolm Landgraab III.


 * The Crumplebottom Family: Agnes Crumplebottom better known as Mrs. Crumplebottom as her younger self, and her dead husband Robert Crumplebottom featured as a Ghost (see Ghosts).


 * The Hipp Household: This household was created by Grant Rodiek in a Sims 3 video. It consists of Liam O'Dourke, Kim, and Piper.


 * The Zavarez Family: Rosemarie Zavarez is a grumpy old lady and the sister of Tamina Zavarez.


 * The Buckingham Family: will appear with Blair Buckingham, his wife Virginia Buckingham, and the child Margaret Buckingham. Blair is having an affair with the maid Tamina Zavarez.


 * The Pleasant Family: will appear as Jeff Pleasant starting his military job, Diane Pleasant pregnant with Jennifer Burb and Daniel Pleasant as a toddler.


 * The Jones/Pintoo Family: Jenette Jones mother of Carla Pintoo, Stephan Jones and Chris Jones died after gaving birth to her last child Chris Jones. Leaving her children with her husband Gary Jones.


 * The Smith/Sanchez Family: Melissa Smith, daughter of the deceased Erica and Jamaal Smith lives with her grandmother Michelle Sanchez who takes care of poor Melissa who lost both of her parents after a tragic death.


 * The Oldie Family: Herb Oldie and Coral Oldie recently moved in together, but not married yet. If you do decide to let them get married Mary-Sue will be the first toddler you adopt if you call the Adoption Agency.


 * The Marsh Family: Tiffany Marsh is a teen living with her parents William Marsh and Anastasia Marsh, she has a crush on Brad Burb who is currently dating Ginia Alto.


 * The Burb Family: Brad Burb and his family has recently moved to Sunset Valley. He will be a teen dating Ginia Alto. Tiffany Marsh, who has a crush on him, is trying to break them up.


 * The Simovitch Family: Fatima Simovitch is an adult married to her husband Vadim Simovitch. They have a child daughter together, Betty Newbie/Betty Simovitch. Fatima and her husband Vadim have a troubled marriage and argue and fight all the time. Betty hates the fighting so she always looks foward to seeing her friend Bob Newbie.


 * The Newbie Family: Bob Newbie will be featured as a child. He lives with his parents Robert "Bob" Newbie Sr. and Mags Newbie. He is older than Bella, and Mortimer. His family lives in a farm house in the hills. His parents are boring so he rides his bike into town to see his friend Betty Newbie/Betty Simovitch.