Your neighborhood guide for MLS area #164

Jake Sunderland, reno.com
August 19, 2008

Old South Suburban Reno offers ranch-style homes with plenty of open space and pastoral charm. Filled with country lanes and open fields it’s difficult to believe it’s still in Reno. The average income in Old South Suburban is $63,279 and homes start at $259,000. For more demographic information click here.

Play from your backyard
Set against the mountains Old South Suburban offers plenty of outdoor fun. 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 read more about local trails visit Great Basin Bicycles' trail guide.

If playing in the snow isn’t your thing, there are three golf courses within minutes of Old South Suburban Reno; Wolf Run Golf Club, Arrowcreek Country Club and Montreux Golf Club, home to the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open.

Points of interest in the Truckee Meadows
• 1 miles from the Meadowood Mall
• 2 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.
• 13 miles to the Sparks Galleria shopping center


Points of interest near Reno
• 18 miles to Virginia City
• 18 miles to Mt. Rose Ski-Tahoe
• 24 mile to Carson City
• 31 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 Old South Suburban 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
Although the Regional Transit Commission (RTC) does not have any stops in Old South Suburban, Route 57 stops at Virginia Street and South Meadows Parkway as well as Damonte Ranch Parkway at Wal-Mart just out side of the neighborhood.


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.

Anderson Park
In the Old South Suburban neighborhood, Anderson Park features 70 acres of hiking and equestrian trails as well as two picnic areas.

Audrey Harris Park
Located in the Old South Suburban neighborhood, Audrey Harris Park is a neighborhood park that offers panoramic views of the Truckee Meadows.

Arrow Creek Park
In the Old South Suburban neighborhood, Arrow Creek Park offers picnic areas, playground equipment and a small amphitheater.

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


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


Schools
Gaelna High School
3600 Butch Cassidy Way
Reno, NV 89511
(775) 851-5630

Start grade: 9th Grade
End grade: 12th Grade
Students: 2,112
Full-time teachers: 66
Student/teacher ratio: 23.1
Graduation rate: 85.6 %

Student Demographics
Hispanic: 18.4%
White: 75.3%
Black: 1.6%
Native American: 1.0%
Asian: 3.6%

Special programs
Free or reduced lunch: 14.7%

Edward L. Pine Middle School
4800 Neil Road
Reno, Nev. 89502
(775) 689-2550

Start grade: 7th Grade
End grade: 8th Grade
Students: 868
Full-time teachers: 40
Student/teacher ratio: 21.7

Student demographics
Hispanic: 33.8%
White: 57.8%
Black: 2.2%
Native American: 1.6%
Asian: 4.6%

Special programs
Free or reduced lunch: 32.9%


Elizabeth Lenz Elementary School
2500 Homeland Drive
Reno, Nev. 89511
(775) 851-5620

Start grade: Pre-kindergarten
End grade: 6th Grade
Students: 483
Full-time teachers: 23
Student/teacher ratio: 21

Student demographics
Hispanic: 3.1%
White: 89.9%
Black: 0.6%
Native American: 0.6%
Asian: 5.8%

Special programs
Free or reduced lunch: 1.4%


Huffaker Elementary School
980 Wheatland Road
Reno, Nev. 89436
(775) 689-2510

Start grade: Pre-kindergarten
End grade: 6th Grade
Students: 552
Full-time teachers: 26
Student/teacher ratio: 21.2

Student demographics
Hispanic: 12.7%
White: 78.6%
Black: 1.1%
Native American: 1.6%
Asian: 6%

Special programs
Free or reduced lunch: 7.4%


Pleasant Valley Elementary School
405 Surrey Drive
Reno, Nev. 89511
(775) 849-0255

Start grade: Pre-kindergarten
End grade: 6th Grade
Students: 366
Full-time teachers: 17
Student/teacher ratio: 21.5

Student demographics
Hispanic: 5.2%
White: 90.2%
Black: 0.5%
Native American: 1.6%
Asian: 2.5%

Special programs
Free or reduced lunch: 15.3%


Ted Hunsberger Elementary School
2505 Crossbow Court
Reno, Nev. 89511
(775) 851-7095

Start grade: Pre-kindergarten
End grade: 6th Grade
Students: 701
Full-time teachers: 35
Student/teacher ratio: 20

Student demographics
Hispanic: 2.6%
White: 91.2%
Black: 0.9%
Native American: 0.9%
Asian: 4.6%

Special programs
Free or reduced lunch: 1.3%


Demographics for the Old South Suburban area
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Educational achievement:
Less than 9th grade: 1.1%
9th-12th grade (nongrad): 5.2%
High school graduate: 20.2%
Some college: 30.3%
Associate degree: 8%
Bachelor’s degree: 22.3%
Graduate/Professional: 12.8%
High school or higher: 93.7%
Bachelors or higher: 35.1%

Marital status (among people 15 years or older):
Never married: 19%
Married: 63.3%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 4.9%
Divorced: 11.6%

Stability:
Same home 5+ years: 43%

Household income
<$10,000: 4.3%
$10,000-$14,999: 2.4%
$15,000-$24,999: 6.8%
$25,000-$34,999: 9.7%
$35,000-$49,999: 13.7%
$50,000-$74,999: 21.7%
$75,000-$99,999: 15.9%
$100,000-$149,999: 15.2%
$150,000-$199,999: 5%
$200,000+: 5.3%

Occupation
Mgt./Professional: 43.6%
Service: 11.9%
Sales/Office: 29.8%
Farm/Fishing/Forestry: 0.1%
Construction/Extraction/Maint.: 7.4%
Production/Transportation: 7.3%

Unemployment/Poverty
Unemployed: 2.4%
Below Poverty Line: 4.7%

Race
Hispanic/Latino: 5.5%
White: 88.6%
Black: 0.9%
Native American: 1%
Asian: 2.5%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Other: 0.2%
Multiracial: 1.7%

Sex
Male: 49.7%
Female: 50.3%

Age
Male median: 39.6 years
Female median: 40 years
Median age for both: 39.8 years