Located away from the hustle and bustle of the downtown casino district, the charming neighborhood of Donner Springs Reno is located approximately five miles to the southeast, and the area provides residents with an excellent ambiance in which to live, shop, work, and play. If you are looking to relocate to the Truckee Meadows part of Northern Nevada, the neighborhood of Donner Springs Reno is the jewel of the southeast portion of the greater Reno Metropolitan area. An older residential district, Donner Springs features a housing stock of quiet track housing built on tree lined streets that crisscross the neighborhood.
Demographically speaking, the age of Donner Springs Reno residents shows a marked contrast to the greater demographic picture of the area. Compared to the remainder of the area, the neighborhood hosts fewer children and teenagers than other areas and more retires over the age of 65. Filling out this picture of neighborhood age, Donner Springs Reno has more college-aged denizens living within the district, but fewer younger professionals and mid career adults from the 20-44 and 25-34 age groups.
Approximately four-fifths of the population is Caucasians with Hispanics making up the remaining twenty percent of the district. These percentages are in line with the typical sub-neighborhood of Reno and against the greater Reno metropolitan area in general. While Hispanics in Donner Springs make up a typical percentage for the Reno area, the population is slightly less than 4% of the Silver State as a whole; their numbers exceed the national average by as much as 6%.
Categorized by gender, the Donner Springs Reno neighborhood shows that men out number women by more than 5%, which means that the district has a much higher percentage number of men over women in a contravening picture that is the opposite of the larger Reno metro area. The data also indicates that the average household size in Donner Springs is smaller than the greater Reno area with 53% of the households comprising only two or three family members.
Looking at the sector of the neighborhood over the age of 25, the district is home to nearly 44% who holds only a high school diploma, but comparing educational levels by measuring the attainment of a Bachelor's Degree is illustrative of a highly educated population. The data proves that residents of the Donner Springs Reno area are more educated than the greater Reno metropolitan area as a whole.
Although separate from the downtown casino district, residents of the Donner Springs section of town have ready access to all the amenities of the downtown area, as well as the natural beauty of the surrounding Truckee Meadows Basin. With an average commute time of less than 20 minutes, Donner Springs residents can quickly access Nevada 395 Highway or McCarran Loop. The 395 provides residents direct admission to the area's premier transportation link, while the McCarran Loop encircles the entire town on a circuitous route.
An affluent section of town, Donner Springs abuts against the tony Hidden Valley neighborhood, and its exclusive private country club, skirts around the area's largest geographic feature, Rattlesnake Mountain. Little known to the casual visitor to Reno, the backside of Rattlesnake Mountain opens up to hundreds of miles of off-road trails, which are a favorite of ATV, dirt bikes, and 4 X 4 enthusiasts that translates into great outdoor fun and excitement, so be sure to load up your weekend toys if you are looking to visit the region.
Owing to its high concentration of retirees, the Donner Springs Reno neighborhood is a laid back district of town that is both inviting and welcoming to residents. According to Reno Police Department records, this part of town also enjoys low incidents of criminal activity as compared to other sections of town. Indeed, as compared to the Silver State as a whole, Reno is a safe environment to live and Donner Springs is an even safer choice when selecting your next new place to purchase a home.
Largely a residential area, this section of Reno is a mixed commercial area with small strip malls, stand-alone restaurants, and a healthy mix of chain and boutique shops peppering the neighborhood. As mentioned, Donner Springs Reno residents are well positioned to avail themselves of the larger cultural pool of the greater Reno metropolitan area. From the downtown location of the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts to the avant-garde performances at the Br?ka Theater, culture is just a scheduled performance away for Donner Spring denizens. Fine dining, trendy art galleries, museums, and quaint coffee houses are just minutes away via a mature transportation network that knits the region together.
For those whose preferences trend more towards the great outdoors than the inside of an upscale art gallery, or the plush seats of the Reno philharmonic, the Truckee Meadows basin offers a treasure trove of available options. From skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling during the winter months, to boating and splashing around in the azure waters of nearby Lake Tahoe, the region beckons Donner Springs Reno residents to travel up the hill and enjoy all that Northern Nevada has to offer.
