Reno (Elko, Fernley, Dayton: to rent, homes, income)

[nowhereman427]

Originally Posted by 2sleepy

I've never found Sacramento to be 'really cold' it seldom freezes, we have ferns in our yard that wouldn't still be there if it got really cold. It is nice to be able to get a piece of land like your dad did, that's getting harder to do every year. We looked at newer homes in several areas and most had almost no yard at all, I'm talking 10' from your back door to your rear fence.

tHIS is true. Even in Rio Linda they have built up that area with tract homes. There used to be rice fields and ponds where you could fish for catfish maybe 20 to 30 years ago. Now no more. It's developement moving in but we still have those 5 acres of land and about 1/4 mile between homes. It's zoned for horses in that part of Rio Linda, chickens, ranches. Go further down towards Elkhorn you will see apartments. But it's been a while so now it has only got worse.

[MayMoveInFuture]

Interesting link. It said Washoe County had the highest tax rate but according to their Property Tax Estimator, a $400k home would have yearly taxes of $2880 in Clark County and $2560 in Washoe.
Perhaps they mean that Washoe calculates at 0.64% of median home value, according to the article.

[Teacher Terry]

May move, the age of the home is factored into the equation. If your 400k house is older it will be much less since it can only go up 3% a year. I have lived in 5 states and none were anywhere near this low.

[MayMoveInFuture]

I moved here from NYS and the taxes are MUCH lower. One of the reasons we moved to the area.

[nowhereman427]

Originally Posted by Teacher Terry

May move, the age of the home is factored into the equation. If your 400k house is older it will be much less since it can only go up 3% a year. I have lived in 5 states and none were anywhere near this low.

Nevada or bust! I would prefer to get the newest home possible say in the price range of $400,000 to $500,000. From 2005 to 2023. From Dayton to Fernley. Not so sure about Fallon.

[stephenMM]

I am very, very surprised by the development and high housing costs that have come w/ it in Reno! 30 years ago or more I had moved there from San Francisco, and it was basically seen as a cow town, with a train that took you out as quickly as it brought you there running right through the middle of the city.

Things were amazingly cheap compared to the Bay Area. 99 cent meals that were delicious at one casino I went to now and then, nearly every vehicle in their lot was a pickup truck, and the big prizes on the slots were, believe it or not, boxes of pampers and stuff like that, locked up tight in glass cases in the middle of the place like they were that golden chicken over in Sparks. I think the all you could eat buffet at Circus circus was $2.79, and Cal-Neva had a 99 cent breakfast. You could live in Reno for almost nothing.

A decent apartment was maybe $500-$600. I think it's around $1700 now. Then they started building all those planned housing communities on the outskirts, cookie cutter homes that took up the whole lot and you needed a compass to find yours from your neighbors. As soon as I saw that, I knew they would fill up quickly w/ people from California. I haven't been back there in about 15 years, downtown looked about the same, but things felt different. Who would have thought?

I couldn't handle the winters, those winds blowing between the buildings downtown felt like somewhere in Russia. I and a friend moved to the Caribbean after a walk to my job saw my beard turn to ice, and when someone came around the corner of the hotel I was a desk clerk at on skis, sliding around w/ their ski poles out, it was just too much.

[Teacher Terry]

Originally Posted by stephenMM

I am very, very surprised by the development and high housing costs that have come w/ it in Reno! 30 years ago or more I had moved there from San Francisco, and it was basically seen as a cow town, with a train that took you out as quickly as it brought you there running right through the middle of the city.

Things were amazingly cheap compared to the Bay Area. 99 cent meals that were delicious at one casino I went to now and then, nearly every vehicle in their lot was a pickup truck, and the big prizes on the slots were, believe it or not, boxes of pampers and stuff like that, locked up tight in glass cases in the middle of the place like they were that golden chicken over in Sparks. I think the all you could eat buffet at Circus circus was $2.79, and Cal-Neva had a 99 cent breakfast. You could live in Reno for almost nothing.

A decent apartment was maybe $500-$600. I think it's around $1700 now. Then they started building all those planned housing communities on the outskirts, cookie cutter homes that took up the whole lot and you needed a compass to find yours from your neighbors. As soon as I saw that, I knew they would fill up quickly w/ people from California. I haven't been back there in about 15 years, downtown looked about the same, but things felt different. Who would have thought?

I couldn't handle the winters, those winds blowing between the buildings downtown felt like somewhere in Russia. I and a friend moved to the Caribbean after a walk to my job saw my beard turn to ice, and when someone came around the corner of the hotel I was a desk clerk at on skis, sliding around w/ their ski poles out, it was just too much.

When I moved here 26 years ago for my career it was the most expensive place I had ever lived but it was only half the size as now and not nearly as expensive as now. Luckily I bought a condo within a few months.

Having lived in both Wisconsin and upstate New York I laughed at your inaccurate description of winter. Most years a sweater is my winter coat. In 26 years we have had what I consider 5 real winters. I do have a winter coat for those rare occasions. After a few years of living here I got rid of my boots, hats, etc.

[2sleepy]

Originally Posted by stephenMM

I am very, very surprised by the development and high housing costs that have come w/ it in Reno! 30 years ago or more I had moved there from San Francisco, and it was basically seen as a cow town, with a train that took you out as quickly as it brought you there running right through the middle of the city.

Things were amazingly cheap compared to the Bay Area. 99 cent meals that were delicious at one casino I went to now and then, nearly every vehicle in their lot was a pickup truck, and the big prizes on the slots were, believe it or not, boxes of pampers and stuff like that, locked up tight in glass cases in the middle of the place like they were that golden chicken over in Sparks. I think the all you could eat buffet at Circus circus was $2.79, and Cal-Neva had a 99 cent breakfast. You could live in Reno for almost nothing.

A decent apartment was maybe $500-$600. I think it's around $1700 now. Then they started building all those planned housing communities on the outskirts, cookie cutter homes that took up the whole lot and you needed a compass to find yours from your neighbors. As soon as I saw that, I knew they would fill up quickly w/ people from California. I haven't been back there in about 15 years, downtown looked about the same, but things felt different. Who would have thought?

I couldn't handle the winters, those winds blowing between the buildings downtown felt like somewhere in Russia. I and a friend moved to the Caribbean after a walk to my job saw my beard turn to ice, and when someone came around the corner of the hotel I was a desk clerk at on skis, sliding around w/ their ski poles out, it was just too much.

We moved to Reno in 1999, houses were dirt cheap but wow did they ever go up in price. We sold our house there in 2014 and moved to Sacramento, at that time the price of our house had doubled but now it's valued at 4 times what we paid, I don't know who can afford to live there anymore! I loved it and hated it, the wind was awful we lived in SW reno and had a big deck in our yard but it would get so windy that patio furniture would get broken being pummelled around in the wind. Even when there wasn't much snow, our walkway would get icy in the winter and while you would expect that I would have learned to be careful but nooo...I think I slid down that walkway on my butt at least once a month.

[nowhereman427]

Originally Posted by stephenMM

I am very, very surprised by the development and high housing costs that have come w/ it in Reno! 30 years ago or more I had moved there from San Francisco, and it was basically seen as a cow town, with a train that took you out as quickly as it brought you there running right through the middle of the city.

Things were amazingly cheap compared to the Bay Area. 99 cent meals that were delicious at one casino I went to now and then, nearly every vehicle in their lot was a pickup truck, and the big prizes on the slots were, believe it or not, boxes of pampers and stuff like that, locked up tight in glass cases in the middle of the place like they were that golden chicken over in Sparks. I think the all you could eat buffet at Circus circus was $2.79, and Cal-Neva had a 99 cent breakfast. You could live in Reno for almost nothing.

A decent apartment was maybe $500-$600. I think it's around $1700 now. Then they started building all those planned housing communities on the outskirts, cookie cutter homes that took up the whole lot and you needed a compass to find yours from your neighbors. As soon as I saw that, I knew they would fill up quickly w/ people from California. I haven't been back there in about 15 years, downtown looked about the same, but things felt different. Who would have thought?

I couldn't handle the winters, those winds blowing between the buildings downtown felt like somewhere in Russia. I and a friend moved to the Caribbean after a walk to my job saw my beard turn to ice, and when someone came around the corner of the hotel I was a desk clerk at on skis, sliding around w/ their ski poles out, it was just too much.

yES that sort of sounds like what happened to the town of Vacaville as it used to be a "cow town" right off freeway #80 as you mentioned earlier but now there is tons of development in that town now with all new businesses, giant malls, car dealerships and tons of new homes. Now it isn't affordable anymore and this area always has tons of traffic congestion now.
Like everything else prices have gone up and up and there is no coming down.

[nowhereman427]

Originally Posted by 2sleepy

We moved to Reno in 1999, houses were dirt cheap but wow did they ever go up in price. We sold our house there in 2014 and moved to Sacramento, at that time the price of our house had doubled but now it's valued at 4 times what we paid, I don't know who can afford to live there anymore! I loved it and hated it, the wind was awful we lived in SW reno and had a big deck in our yard but it would get so windy that patio furniture would get broken being pummelled around in the wind. Even when there wasn't much snow, our walkway would get icy in the winter and while you would expect that I would have learned to be careful but nooo...I think I slid down that walkway on my butt at least once a month.

Sacramento was a hot housing market as of late and was considered to be the most affordable place. You don't get snow in Sacramento so you will not have to worry about that or ice in Sacramento.
Reno doesn't get that much snow in comparison to other areas but as you mentioned you had to deal with ice.