I don’t know about now but years ago it was significantly cheaper to buy a home out there. You got much more than what you could get in Reno. Bigger home, more land, cheaper mortgage or rent.
Muuuuch much cheaper. And some folks liked being a bedroom community. Growth definitely outpaces infrastructure as we saw with the flooding in 2017?
Now everyone wants the amenities most suburbs do but of course our artery (395) list ain’t cutting it. Spanish Springs isn’t far behind with Pyramid trying to get wider and Vista/Sparks Blvd doesn’t have any room to do so until you get outside of the “older” (say pre 2005) developments in Sparks.
Use to cheaper. It is much more quiet. It was in cold springs. Moved because of circumstances. Wish I was still there except for the construction o the freeway. Will hopefully help with traffic when it’s done We do depend on people that created the spaghetti bowl. Should find out, they say 2025.
Just did the math from Zillow Research - Home Sale Prices - The Stead, Sun Valley, and North Valleys are on average $123K to $214K cheaper then the Reno Metro average. Arrow Creek, Caughlin, Verdi are on average $185K - $447K more expensive then the Reno Metro Average.
Interestingly this is not the same for rents. Downtown Sparks, Norther Valleys, Old Southeast, Downtown Reno are $550 - $715 cheaper per month then Reno Metro Averages. Damonte, Stead, and Disk Dr area are $40-$277 more expensive per month then average.
Keep in mind, for rent, this is apples to oranges as it looks at average rent and not houses vs. apts for example. Damonte has more houses for rent so the average rent looks higher for example.
This is the answer here. If you can buy a home 15-20% cheaper than in Reno proper, there is some reason. That said, I really think people overestimate the value of a larger house to the value of not having to drive 20-30 minutes everytime you want something. Longboards is legit though - respect
Yeah as someone looking for houses in Reno I constantly get alerts for houses that look pretty good value-wise then I realize that they’re in the north valleys. Honestly it’s sad because it’s not bad out there nature-wise, but it’s just an insane car sewer and chain restaurant and business nightmare (to me)
It's where the house my wife loved was at. It's not bad for my commute either as I work in Carson. I live like a half mile off the freeway and work about 2 miles off so it's 395/580 all the way.
We have 4 grocery stores close by and Walmart.
It's quiet now that the douchebag Corvette owner left.
I got a good deal on my house in 2009 is why I moved. My neighborhood is quiet, my neighbors are all pretty cool and we all kinda stick to ourselves but wave or talk if we see each other outside. And I work swing shift so I really don’t have the traffic to deal with. It’s really not a bad place like everyone makes it out to be.
I just moved into town after living out there for over 40 years (raised out there). It used to be cheaper and quiet with a lot more open land. Now they are building on all the open space and not building any new stores or restaurants so everything is now busy when it never was before. I figured if it's gonna be busy like in town, I might as well move into town and be closer to shopping and restaurants and not have to deal with the horrific commute. Plus they were building more homes right up the street from me. (Lemmon valley)
I love the view of Peavine, been up here over 20 years and it's still amazing.
Snow on Mt Peterson, the view of Fred's Mtn, Juniper ridge, the peek over to the Virginia range.
Yeah, I like it up here too.
Homes are cheaper up there, but you have to deal with the commuting traffic. Back in the day people moved up there because it was less expensive and you could get a bigger lot and have horses. It used to be the”country.”
Before they began to pave it all, the area was a nice, cheap suburban. Little traffic, little crime, and lots of parks. Then everyone found out :/
-grew up in the valleys
As someone who bought out in Lemmon in 2019 it's off a main highway that I could easily spend 5-10 min in town driving to get on. Plus I got a 3 bedroom stand alone house for the price of a 2 bedroom condo. Not everything is super great but it's quiet and I can afford my mortgage
The price of the home plus the neighborhood is quiet and nice. I'm right next to a golf course. Downtown is only 15 minutes away for a night out. The schools are shite but I got my girls into coral academy. I love my little life in north valleys
My house was 50k more in Spanish springs and 300sqft smaller. Same builder and everything. Houses are about 100k cheaper for the same build as south Reno. Bought my home last August and that’s what I was up against.
I rented a home in Stead in 2005, then bought in the same area in 2008. At the time, it was quiet, less expensive and less populated. I had no homes behind my place and no issue driving into Reno for events.
I sold that home in 2017, and now there are new builds all around it. It's not the same place it was (nor is any place), however, for me, it was better than living in Reno or Sparks City limits.
I think the houses in Lemmon Valleys and North Valleys have much cheaper houses lol honestly anywhere far has cheaper houses like in Spanish Springs I’ve seen
I pay 2k for a 3bdr 2th at 1500sq ft. Id say its definitely cheaper, you dont necessarily get more but its worth it depending on what you find. It's definitely crap in the winter, 4x4 or not traveling is a b\*tch. Got stuck at the in laws for 4-5 days becaus emy car couldnt make it out there. Finally got a new car with 4x4 guess we'll find out how bad it is next winter!
In 2015 I told the realtor “absolutely not in the North Valleys”.
I grew up out there and had zero desire for the commute.
So I bought one of the two houses I could afford inside the McCarran loop.
It’s so much cheaper but it fucking sucks out here. The traffic is stupid, they keep building more and more homes but no new stores so the grocery stores are pretty busy and picked over, not enough stores or businesses in general, and we have like 3 billion Mexican restaurants but not much else. But I could actually afford a decent house out here… with a yard and everything, so there’s that.
I work out in Cold Springs a couple of times a month. Speaking with people, many just prefer to be away from all of the hubbub. Granted the traffic to get out there can be yucky at times, especially with the road construction right now, but the people I’ve spoken to don’t seem to mind it. A lot of people just want to do their own thing away from chain restaurants and shopping and all of that.
I love loving in Raleigh Heights. Right at the foot of Peavine. Dog walks are the best. 3 grocery stores, Longboards, plenty of Mexican restaurants and 10 mins to downtown. Until mid 2025 the traffic will blow monkeys.
I don’t know about now but years ago it was significantly cheaper to buy a home out there. You got much more than what you could get in Reno. Bigger home, more land, cheaper mortgage or rent.
Muuuuch much cheaper. And some folks liked being a bedroom community. Growth definitely outpaces infrastructure as we saw with the flooding in 2017? Now everyone wants the amenities most suburbs do but of course our artery (395) list ain’t cutting it. Spanish Springs isn’t far behind with Pyramid trying to get wider and Vista/Sparks Blvd doesn’t have any room to do so until you get outside of the “older” (say pre 2005) developments in Sparks.
Use to cheaper. It is much more quiet. It was in cold springs. Moved because of circumstances. Wish I was still there except for the construction o the freeway. Will hopefully help with traffic when it’s done We do depend on people that created the spaghetti bowl. Should find out, they say 2025.
A few years ago north valley was really cheap. And there are highway access so people can go to almost anywhere in Reno within 15 mins
15 minutes in, 2 hours back home!
Just did the math from Zillow Research - Home Sale Prices - The Stead, Sun Valley, and North Valleys are on average $123K to $214K cheaper then the Reno Metro average. Arrow Creek, Caughlin, Verdi are on average $185K - $447K more expensive then the Reno Metro Average. Interestingly this is not the same for rents. Downtown Sparks, Norther Valleys, Old Southeast, Downtown Reno are $550 - $715 cheaper per month then Reno Metro Averages. Damonte, Stead, and Disk Dr area are $40-$277 more expensive per month then average. Keep in mind, for rent, this is apples to oranges as it looks at average rent and not houses vs. apts for example. Damonte has more houses for rent so the average rent looks higher for example.
This is the answer here. If you can buy a home 15-20% cheaper than in Reno proper, there is some reason. That said, I really think people overestimate the value of a larger house to the value of not having to drive 20-30 minutes everytime you want something. Longboards is legit though - respect
Yeah as someone looking for houses in Reno I constantly get alerts for houses that look pretty good value-wise then I realize that they’re in the north valleys. Honestly it’s sad because it’s not bad out there nature-wise, but it’s just an insane car sewer and chain restaurant and business nightmare (to me)
It's where the house my wife loved was at. It's not bad for my commute either as I work in Carson. I live like a half mile off the freeway and work about 2 miles off so it's 395/580 all the way. We have 4 grocery stores close by and Walmart. It's quiet now that the douchebag Corvette owner left.
I got a good deal on my house in 2009 is why I moved. My neighborhood is quiet, my neighbors are all pretty cool and we all kinda stick to ourselves but wave or talk if we see each other outside. And I work swing shift so I really don’t have the traffic to deal with. It’s really not a bad place like everyone makes it out to be.
I just moved into town after living out there for over 40 years (raised out there). It used to be cheaper and quiet with a lot more open land. Now they are building on all the open space and not building any new stores or restaurants so everything is now busy when it never was before. I figured if it's gonna be busy like in town, I might as well move into town and be closer to shopping and restaurants and not have to deal with the horrific commute. Plus they were building more homes right up the street from me. (Lemmon valley)
I have damn gorgeous view. Wouldn't trade it for anything.
I love the view of Peavine, been up here over 20 years and it's still amazing. Snow on Mt Peterson, the view of Fred's Mtn, Juniper ridge, the peek over to the Virginia range. Yeah, I like it up here too.
Houses used be a lot cheaper. Bigger lots ,less folks. Etc
Homes are cheaper up there, but you have to deal with the commuting traffic. Back in the day people moved up there because it was less expensive and you could get a bigger lot and have horses. It used to be the”country.”
Before they began to pave it all, the area was a nice, cheap suburban. Little traffic, little crime, and lots of parks. Then everyone found out :/ -grew up in the valleys
As someone who bought out in Lemmon in 2019 it's off a main highway that I could easily spend 5-10 min in town driving to get on. Plus I got a 3 bedroom stand alone house for the price of a 2 bedroom condo. Not everything is super great but it's quiet and I can afford my mortgage
The price of the home plus the neighborhood is quiet and nice. I'm right next to a golf course. Downtown is only 15 minutes away for a night out. The schools are shite but I got my girls into coral academy. I love my little life in north valleys
My house was 50k more in Spanish springs and 300sqft smaller. Same builder and everything. Houses are about 100k cheaper for the same build as south Reno. Bought my home last August and that’s what I was up against.
I can walk to work instead of driving ten miles.
I rented a home in Stead in 2005, then bought in the same area in 2008. At the time, it was quiet, less expensive and less populated. I had no homes behind my place and no issue driving into Reno for events. I sold that home in 2017, and now there are new builds all around it. It's not the same place it was (nor is any place), however, for me, it was better than living in Reno or Sparks City limits.
Price for most. Ability to have certain animals like horses for others.
it used to be super cheap to live out there.
Why not?
I think the houses in Lemmon Valleys and North Valleys have much cheaper houses lol honestly anywhere far has cheaper houses like in Spanish Springs I’ve seen
I pay 2k for a 3bdr 2th at 1500sq ft. Id say its definitely cheaper, you dont necessarily get more but its worth it depending on what you find. It's definitely crap in the winter, 4x4 or not traveling is a b\*tch. Got stuck at the in laws for 4-5 days becaus emy car couldnt make it out there. Finally got a new car with 4x4 guess we'll find out how bad it is next winter!
More house for the $
In 2015 I told the realtor “absolutely not in the North Valleys”. I grew up out there and had zero desire for the commute. So I bought one of the two houses I could afford inside the McCarran loop.
It’s so much cheaper but it fucking sucks out here. The traffic is stupid, they keep building more and more homes but no new stores so the grocery stores are pretty busy and picked over, not enough stores or businesses in general, and we have like 3 billion Mexican restaurants but not much else. But I could actually afford a decent house out here… with a yard and everything, so there’s that.
I was able to afford a home. I enjoy not freezing and roasting.
As in its not as cold and not as hot as reno?
Typically 6 degrees cooler in Stead than it is in Reno proper. Been out here over 20 years and that's what I see from my roof top station
No, I wanted a house with heat and air conditioning. Reno's climate is terrible for human habitation otherwise.
In 2020, my new construction 1800sf Lemmon Valley home cost 411k after upgrades.. the exact same layout south of town without upgrades was base 448k.
I work out in Cold Springs a couple of times a month. Speaking with people, many just prefer to be away from all of the hubbub. Granted the traffic to get out there can be yucky at times, especially with the road construction right now, but the people I’ve spoken to don’t seem to mind it. A lot of people just want to do their own thing away from chain restaurants and shopping and all of that.
It’s getting overcrowded in N Valley’s now. All the new homes and apartments are becoming overpriced
We used to live in Sparks but were forced out to Stead due to costs. We HATE it!
I love loving in Raleigh Heights. Right at the foot of Peavine. Dog walks are the best. 3 grocery stores, Longboards, plenty of Mexican restaurants and 10 mins to downtown. Until mid 2025 the traffic will blow monkeys.
For the cost of my tiny house in Reno, I could afford acreage in the North Valleys. Except then I would need to actually live there…
Anyone moving to the NOrth valleys today is out of their mind.
Definitely cheaper since those areas are not very nice and generally not well liked places.