Your neighborhood guide for MLS area # 122

Jake Sunderland, reno.com
August 5, 2008

The master planned golf community of Somersett is like taking a vacation in your backyard. With two exclusive golf courses, the resort-style clubhouse and 28 miles trails, it’s easy to forget that you aren’t on vacation. The average income in Somersett’s zip code area is $40,530, and home prices start at $300,000. For more demographic information click here.

Play from your backyard
With two golf courses on site, and a third just minutes away Somersett is a golfer’s paradise. If strolling the greens isn’t your thing, Somersett is set against Peavine Mountain from which hundreds of miles of hiking, biking, motorcycle and off-road trails are accessible. To read more about local trails visit Great Basin Bicycles' trail guide.


Points of interest in the Truckee Meadows
• Somersett is 8 miles from the Truckee River Whitewater Park, the Reno Riverwalk and Wingfield Park.
• 8 miles from downtown Reno, the National Bowling Stadium, Reno Events Center and the downtown casinos.
• 13 miles from the Meadowood Mall
• 14 miles from the Sparks Galleria shopping center
• 20 miles from The Summit Sierra shopping center


Points of interest near Reno
• 32 miles to Mt. Rose Ski-Tahoe
• 33 miles to Virginia City
• 35 miles from Northstar-at-Tahoe Ski Resort
• 40 mile to Carson City
• 41 miles to beautiful Lake Tahoe
• 42 miles to Squaw Valley USA Ski Resort
• 44 miles to Alpine Meadows Ski Resort
• 63 miles to Pyramid Lake

Fire stations
There are two fire stations in the Somersett area, one at 7105 Mae Anne Avenue and the other at 2105 Hawk Meadow Trail.


Local Police Station
The closest police station is 7.6 miles away at 199 E. Plaza Street in Reno.


Hospitals
• 7.5 miles to Saint Mary’s
• 10.5 miles to Renown Regional Medical Center


Mass transit
The Regional Transit Commission (RTC) Route 4 bus stops hourly at Sharlands Avenue and Robb Drive, as well as Mae Anne Avenue and Robb Drive.


Airports
12 miles to the Reno-Tahoe International Airport


Parks
Somersett
The Somersett community includes four planned parks within the community.

Ambrose Park
Just 4 miles away, Ambrose Park is located on River Lane and offers fishing access to the Truckee River. The park is day-use only and is known for bird watching and wildlife sightings.

Betsy Caughlin Donnelly Park
Donnelly Park is 5 miles away from Somersett and is a 30-acre park featuring 6 acres of landscaped grounds and walking trails. There is also a historic 20-acre irrigated pasture.

Rancho San Rafael Park
Just 7.5 miles away, Rancho San Rafael Park offers a dog park, barbecues, playgrounds, two party areas, an arboretum, museum and the Great Basin Adventure Park.


Dining
Northwest Reno has many great dining options no matter the taste. See what restaurants Northwest Reno has to offer.


Schools
Robert McQueen High School
6055 Lancer Street
Reno, Nev. 89523
775-746-5880

Start grade: 9th Grade
End grade: 12th Grade
Students: 1957
Full-time teachers: 85
Student/teacher ratio: 23
Graduation rate: 83.8 %

Student demographics
Hispanic: 226 (11.5%)
White: 1444 (73.8%)
Black: 56 (2.9%)
Native American: 29 (1.5%)
Asian: 202 (10.3%)

Special programs
Free or reduced lunch: 164 (8.4%)


B.D. Billinghurst Middle School
6685 Chesterfield Lane
Reno, Nev. 89523
775-746-5870

Start grade: 6th Grade
End grade: 8th Grade
Students: 801
Full-time teachers: 40
Student/teacher ratio: 20

Student demographics
Hispanic: 73 (9.1%)
White: 605 (75.5%)
Black: 21 (2.6%)
Native American: 13 (1.6%)
Asian: 89 (11.1%)

Special programs
Free or reduced lunch: 90 (11.2%)


Westergard Elementary School
1785 Ambassador Drive
Reno, Nev. 89523
775-746-5800

Start grade: Pre-kindergarten
End grade: 6th Grade
Students: 581
Full-time teachers: 31
Student/teacher ratio: 18.7

Student demographics
Hispanic: 72 (12.4%)
White: 417 (71.8%)
Black: 15 (2.6%)
Native American: 10 (1.7%)
Asian: 67 (11.5%)


Demographics for the Somersett zip code 89523
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Educational achievement:
Less than 9th grade: 1.1%
9th-12th grade (nongrad): 4.1%
High school graduate: 18.1%
Some college: 28.6%
Associate degree: 9.3%
Bachelor’s degree: 25.5%
Graduate/Professional: 13.2%
High school or higher: 94.8%
Bachelors or higher: 38.8%

Marital status (among people 15 years or older):
Never married: 26.8%
Married: 57.5%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 2.6%
Divorced: 11.7%

Stability:
Same home 5+ years: 35.8%


Household income:
<$10,000: 3.2%
$10,000-$14,999: 2.9%
$15,000-$24,999: 7.6%
$25,000-$34,999: 11.6%
35,000-$49,999: 15.2%
$50,000-$74,999: 25.6%
$75,000-$99,999: 17.2%
$100,000-$149,999: 13.5%
$150,000-$199,999: 1.9%
$200,000+: 1.3%

Occupation
Mgt./Professional: 41.6%
Service: 14.9%
Sales/Office: 28.7%
Farm/Fishing/Forestry: 0%
Construction/Extraction/Maint.: 6%
Production/Transportation: 8.8%

Unemployment/Poverty
Unemployed: 2.9%
Below Poverty Line: 5.6%

Race
Hispanic/Latino: 6.7%
White*: 81.5%
Black*: 1.3%
Native American*: 0%
Asian*: 7.1%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander*: 0.3%
Other*: 0.1%
Multiracial*: 2.4%

Sex
Male: 49.4%
Female: 50.6%

Age
Male median Age: 33.2
Female median age: 34
Median age for both: 33.6