Your neighborhood guide for MLS area # 143

Jake Sunderland
August 19, 2008

A mix of high-tech corridor and residential areas South Meadows is a neighborhood where you can work, live, and play all without logging more than a few miles on your commute. South Meadows has a median income of $63,000 and a starting home price of $240,000. For more demographic information click here.


Play from your backyard
With miles of desert playground 5 minutes to the east, and miles of mountain playground 10 minutes to the west, South Meadows is positioned to fulfill all your recreation desires. Drive 24 minutes to satisfy your snow bug in The Chutes at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe or 15 minutes to Galena Creek Park to access miles of hiking and biking trails.

To the east Huffaker Hills offers miles of open space to explore by bike or foot.


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


Points of interest near Reno
• 17 miles to Virginia City
• 17 miles to Mt. Rose Ski-Tahoe
• 24 miles to Carson City
• 30 miles to beautiful Lake Tahoe
• 43 miles to Pyramid Lake
• 47 miles from Northstar-at-Tahoe Ski Resort
• 53 miles to Squaw Valley USA Ski Resort
• 56 miles to Alpine Meadows Ski Resort


Fire stations
There is one fire station in the South Meadows neighborhood at 12300 Old Virginia Road.


Local police stations
The closest police station is 6 miles away at 3905 Neil Road.


Hospitals
• Renown South Meadows Medical Center is located in the South Meadows neighborhood.
• 6 miles to Saint Mary's Nell J. Redfield Health Center at Neil Road


Mass transit
The Regional Transit Commission (RTC) Route 56 stops at Double Diamond Parkway and South Meadows Parkway, Prototype Drive at IGT as well as Offenhauser Drive and Portman Avenue.


Airports
7 miles to the Reno-Tahoe International Airport


Parks
Bartley Ranch Regional Park
6 miles from South Meadows, Bartley Ranch is a 56-acre park with walking trails, horse arena, the Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater, the Western Heritage Interpretive Center and the historic Old Huffaker School.

Huffaker Park
2 miles to Huffaker Park which offers plenty of open space, sports courts and playground equipment.

Comstock Park
Located in South Meadows, Comstock Park is a neighborhood park that offers softball fields, playground equipment and a basketball court.

South Valleys Sports Complex
Offering soccer fields, softball fields and a playground South Valleys Sports Complex is 4 miles from South Meadows.


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


Schools
Damonte Ranch Middle/High School
10500 Rio Wrangler Pkwy
Reno, NV 89521
775-851-5656

Start grade: 7th Grade
End grade: 12th Grade
Students: 1,801
Average class size: 28
Graduation rate: 75.1 %

Student Demographics
Hispanic: 18%
White: 69.8%
Black: 4.5%
Native American: 1.6%
Asian: 6.1%


Brown Elementary School
13815 Spelling Court
Reno, NV 89521
775-851-5600

Start grade: Pre-Kindergarten
End grade: 6th Grade
Students: 781
Average student/teacher ratio: 21

Student demographics
Hispanic: 10.2%
White: 80.7%
Black: 1.9%
Native American: 1.4%
Asian: 5.8%


Double Diamond Elementary School
1200 S. Meadows Pkwy
Reno, NV 89521
775-850-6212

Start grade: Kindergarten
End grade: 6th Grade
Students: 794
Average student/teacher ratio: 22

Student demographics
Hispanic: 9%
White: 61.2%
Black: 6.3%
Native American: 2.3%
Asian: 11.2%


Demographics for the South Meadows area
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Educational achievement:
Less than 9th grade: 1.2%
9th-12th grade (nongrad): 5.2%
High school graduate: 26.1%
Some college: 32.4%
Associate degree: 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree: 19%
Graduate/Professional: 7.3%
High school or higher: 93.5%
Bachelors or higher: 26.3%

Marital status (among people 15 years or older):
Never married: 19.4%
Married: 70.6%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 2.3%
Divorced: 9.9%

Stability:
Same home 5+ years: 36.7%

Household income
<$10,000: 1.7%
$10,000-$14,999: 0.9%
$15,000-$24,999: 4.3%
$25,000-$34,999: 5.6%
$35,000-$49,999: 13.6%
$50,000-$74,999: 30.4%
$75,000-$99,999: 20.3%
$100,000-$149,999: 17.3%
$150,000-$199,999: 3.5%
$200,000+: 2.3%

Occupation
Mgt./Professional: 35.5%
Service: 13.7%
Sales/Office: 29.6%
Farm/Fishing/Forestry: 0.0%
Construction/Extraction/Maint.: 9.8%
Production/Transportation: 11.3%

Unemployment/Poverty
Unemployed: 2 %
Below Poverty Line: 3.5%

Race
Hispanic/Latino: 6.6%
White: 84.8%
Black: 1%
Native American: 3%
Asian: 2.8%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
Other: 0.1%
Multiracial: 2.1%

Sex
Male: 49.7%
Female: 50.3%

Age
Male median: 35 years
Female median: 33.9 years
Median age for both: 34.5 years