Which Northern Nevada town has the oldest homes?

By share of homes built before 1980, Hawthorne is highest at 82.6%. By median year built, Virginia City is oldest at 1956.

Which area has the newest homes?

Spanish Springs has the smallest share built before 1980 at 4.4%, and South Reno (ZIP 89521) has the latest median year built at 2007.

Do older homes mean bigger trees?

Often, because the trees have had longer to grow, but it is not a rule. The table measures houses, not trees, so a site visit is the only way to know.

Where does the housing age come from?

The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 2020 to 2024 five-year estimates, tables B25034, B25035 and B25003.

Housing Age by Town in Northern Nevada

How old are the homes, and the trees? Housing age by town

Homes in Hawthorne, Virginia City, Zephyr Cove and Kingsbury are the oldest in our area, with more than two in three built before 1980, while Spanish Springs, Northwest Reno and Cold Springs are the newest. Older neighborhoods usually have older, larger trees.

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How old are the homes, and the trees? Housing age by town
Place	Homes built before 1980	Built before 1960	Built 2000 or later	Median year built	Owner-occupied	Housing units
Skyland	84.7%	0.0%	3.3%	1973	92.9%	242
Hawthorne	82.6%	38.2%	1.5%	1964	66.8%	1,475
Round Hill Village	80.9%	2.1%	6.5%	1975	91.2%	802
Virginia City	76.2%	54.2%	13.4%	1956	100.0%	336
Zephyr Cove	73.1%	33.2%	9.6%	1972	73.9%	680
Kingsbury	67.6%	1.1%	2.5%	1976	65.7%	1,989
Old Southwest Reno (89509)	62.5%	24.8%	11.8%	1975	55.5%	18,256
Southeast Reno and Hidden Valley (89502)	62.1%	15.5%	11.5%	1977	35.7%	21,066
Yerington	60.1%	30.6%	14.7%	1976	71.9%	1,476
West Reno (89503)	59.3%	21.1%	18.8%	1975	45.6%	14,192
Crystal Bay	59.1%	47.4%	0.0%	1972	92.3%	215
Washoe Valley	53.1%	2.1%	11.4%	1979	93.4%	1,343
Lemmon Valley	52.6%	0.7%	20.2%	1979	95.8%	1,875
Stateline	51.0%	0.0%	12.3%	1980	8.0%	292
Golden Valley	50.3%	0.0%	22.1%	1980	98.1%	467
West Carson City (89703)	50.1%	13.1%	18.9%	1980	72.5%	5,182
Carson City	48.6%	7.5%	16.7%	1981	62.3%	25,156
North Carson City (89706)	48.5%	7.7%	18.2%	1981	60.0%	9,161
North Central Reno and the University area (89512)	47.5%	14.2%	26.3%	1982	28.6%	12,717
Incline Village	47.1%	0.5%	11.7%	1981	71.0%	7,767
Wadsworth	43.3%	7.8%	11.9%	1983	63.3%	319
Fallon	39.8%	16.5%	25.3%	1985	50.7%	4,566
Reno	37.4%	11.7%	35.6%	1990	49.8%	123,756
Topaz Ranch Estates	34.4%	1.0%	18.0%	1987	85.2%	790
Sparks	33.8%	9.0%	39.8%	1993	59.8%	45,898
Sun Valley	32.5%	4.3%	15.6%	1990	75.5%	7,177
Silver Springs	31.7%	4.8%	32.9%	1993	84.8%	2,649
Palomino Valley and Pyramid Highway (89510)	30.3%	0.9%	31.9%	1990	95.9%	677
North Valleys and Stead (89506)	30.1%	5.9%	48.8%	1999	70.7%	17,388
East Sparks (89434)	29.7%	1.3%	27.3%	1987	63.0%	11,894
Gardnerville Ranchos	28.3%	1.4%	17.2%	1987	81.1%	4,969
Genoa	27.1%	15.9%	40.7%	1996	90.1%	642
Stagecoach	26.7%	4.4%	34.4%	1993	81.8%	880
Smith Valley	26.6%	17.4%	63.7%	2004	84.6%	998
Verdi	26.2%	12.7%	26.2%	1986	89.2%	527
Fish Springs	24.6%	3.7%	28.3%	1991	98.0%	244
Indian Hills	23.9%	2.5%	36.5%	1995	81.1%	2,740
Caughlin Ranch (89519)	21.7%	3.6%	27.6%	1993	76.4%	4,250
Ruhenstroth	19.8%	0.0%	44.0%	1996	93.2%	734
Gardnerville	17.9%	2.4%	54.6%	2001	51.5%	2,910
Galena and Mt. Rose Highway (89511)	17.3%	1.4%	42.3%	1997	69.3%	13,909
Johnson Lane	16.6%	0.0%	37.3%	1995	94.0%	2,785
Minden	16.0%	2.6%	31.4%	1995	74.5%	1,675
Glenbrook	14.6%	3.4%	19.9%	1986	100.0%	322
Fernley	14.1%	1.8%	55.3%	2001	72.0%	9,141
Mogul	12.7%	1.3%	7.4%	1985	91.1%	474
Dayton	10.4%	1.9%	55.7%	2002	79.9%	6,140
South Reno (89521)	9.0%	1.7%	76.1%	2007	68.9%	17,782
Cold Springs	7.4%	0.2%	67.5%	2004	91.8%	3,700
East Valley	7.4%	2.7%	42.3%	1998	99.7%	634
Northwest Reno and Somersett (89523)	5.3%	0.6%	47.1%	1999	60.8%	17,027
Spanish Springs	4.4%	0.0%	57.2%	2002	91.9%	6,947
North Sparks and Wingfield Springs (89436)	2.6%	0.2%	68.1%	2004	74.7%	19,598

Place

Homes built before 1980

Built before 1960

Built 2000 or later

Median year built

Owner-occupied

Housing units

Skyland

84.7%

0.0%

3.3%

1973

92.9%

242

Hawthorne

82.6%

38.2%

1.5%

1964

66.8%

1,475

Round Hill Village

80.9%

2.1%

6.5%

1975

91.2%

802

Virginia City

76.2%

54.2%

13.4%

1956

100.0%

336

Zephyr Cove

73.1%

33.2%

9.6%

1972

73.9%

680

Kingsbury

67.6%

1.1%

2.5%

1976

65.7%

1,989

Old Southwest Reno (89509)

62.5%

24.8%

11.8%

1975

55.5%

18,256

Southeast Reno and Hidden Valley (89502)

62.1%

15.5%

11.5%

1977

35.7%

21,066

Yerington

60.1%

30.6%

14.7%

1976

71.9%

1,476

West Reno (89503)

59.3%

21.1%

18.8%

1975

45.6%

14,192

Crystal Bay

59.1%

47.4%

0.0%

1972

92.3%

215

Washoe Valley

53.1%

2.1%

11.4%

1979

93.4%

1,343

Lemmon Valley

52.6%

0.7%

20.2%

1979

95.8%

1,875

Stateline

51.0%

0.0%

12.3%

1980

8.0%

292

Golden Valley

50.3%

0.0%

22.1%

1980

98.1%

467

West Carson City (89703)

50.1%

13.1%

18.9%

1980

72.5%

5,182

Carson City

48.6%

7.5%

16.7%

1981

62.3%

25,156

North Carson City (89706)

48.5%

7.7%

18.2%

1981

60.0%

9,161

North Central Reno and the University area (89512)

47.5%

14.2%

26.3%

1982

28.6%

12,717

Incline Village

47.1%

0.5%

11.7%

1981

71.0%

7,767

Wadsworth

43.3%

7.8%

11.9%

1983

63.3%

319

Fallon

39.8%

16.5%

25.3%

1985

50.7%

4,566

Reno

37.4%

11.7%

35.6%

1990

49.8%

123,756

Topaz Ranch Estates

34.4%

1.0%

18.0%

1987

85.2%

790

Sparks

33.8%

9.0%

39.8%

1993

59.8%

45,898

Sun Valley

32.5%

4.3%

15.6%

1990

75.5%

7,177

Silver Springs

31.7%

4.8%

32.9%

1993

84.8%

2,649

Palomino Valley and Pyramid Highway (89510)

30.3%

0.9%

31.9%

1990

95.9%

677

North Valleys and Stead (89506)

30.1%

5.9%

48.8%

1999

70.7%

17,388

East Sparks (89434)

29.7%

1.3%

27.3%

1987

63.0%

11,894

Gardnerville Ranchos

28.3%

1.4%

17.2%

1987

81.1%

4,969

Genoa

27.1%

15.9%

40.7%

1996

90.1%

642

Stagecoach

26.7%

4.4%

34.4%

1993

81.8%

880

Smith Valley

26.6%

17.4%

63.7%

2004

84.6%

998

Verdi

26.2%

12.7%

26.2%

1986

89.2%

527

Fish Springs

24.6%

3.7%

28.3%

1991

98.0%

244

Indian Hills

23.9%

2.5%

36.5%

1995

81.1%

2,740

Caughlin Ranch (89519)

21.7%

3.6%

27.6%

1993

76.4%

4,250

Ruhenstroth

19.8%

0.0%

44.0%

1996

93.2%

734

Gardnerville

17.9%

2.4%

54.6%

2001

51.5%

2,910

Galena and Mt. Rose Highway (89511)

17.3%

1.4%

42.3%

1997

69.3%

13,909

Johnson Lane

16.6%

0.0%

37.3%

1995

94.0%

2,785

Minden

16.0%

2.6%

31.4%

1995

74.5%

1,675

Glenbrook

14.6%

3.4%

19.9%

1986

100.0%

322

Fernley

14.1%

1.8%

55.3%

2001

72.0%

9,141

Mogul

12.7%

1.3%

7.4%

1985

91.1%

474

Dayton

10.4%

1.9%

55.7%

2002

79.9%

6,140

South Reno (89521)

9.0%

1.7%

76.1%

2007

68.9%

17,782

Cold Springs

7.4%

0.2%

67.5%

2004

91.8%

3,700

East Valley

7.4%

2.7%

42.3%

1998

99.7%

634

Northwest Reno and Somersett (89523)

5.3%

0.6%

47.1%

1999

60.8%

17,027

Spanish Springs

4.4%

0.0%

57.2%

2002

91.9%

6,947

North Sparks and Wingfield Springs (89436)

2.6%

0.2%

68.1%

2004

74.7%

19,598

The table ranks 44 places by the share of homes built before 1980, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. A house's age is only a clue to the age of its trees, but it is a useful one when you are deciding what kind of work a street is likely to need.

What the dataset is

The American Community Survey is the Census Bureau's yearly survey of households. We use the 2020 to 2024 five-year estimates, tables B25034 (year built), B25035 (median year built) and B25003 (owners and renters). Five-year estimates pool five years of answers so that small places have enough responses to report at all.

Small places carry wide margins of error, so read their percentages as approximate. Rows named with a ZIP number, such as Old Southwest Reno (89509), are ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, not neighborhood boundaries.

How to read it

The first numeric column is the share of homes built before 1980. The next two give the share built before 1960 and the share built in 2000 or later, so you can see whether a place is old, new or a mix. Median year built is the middle house when every home is lined up by age. The last two columns show how many homes are owner-occupied and how many housing units the estimate covers.

What stands out

Hawthorne has the highest share built before 1980 at 82.6%, with a median year built of 1964. Virginia City is next at 76.2%, with a median of 1956 and 54.2% built before 1960.
Zephyr Cove (73.1%), Kingsbury (67.6%), Old Southwest Reno (62.5%) and Yerington (60.1%) all have more than 60% built before 1980.
Carson City is at 48.6%, Reno 37.4% and Sparks 33.8%.
At the other end, Spanish Springs is 4.4%, ZIP 89523 in Northwest Reno 5.3%, Cold Springs 7.4% and ZIP 89521 in South Reno 9.0%. In Spanish Springs and Cold Springs more than half of the homes date from 2000 or later.

What it means for a homeowner's trees

A neighborhood laid out in the 1950s, 1960s or 1970s has had decades for its trees to grow. That usually means larger trees, more dead wood in the crowns and more trees standing close to houses, wires and sewer lines. Those lots tend to call for large tree removal, crane work, cabling and bracing and dead wooding.

A subdivision from the 2000s has younger trees. The work there is more often early structural pruning, stump grinding after a removal and root barriers next to new sidewalks. Trees can be older or younger than the house they stand beside, so treat housing age as a starting point and let an arborist look at the actual tree.

Limits of the data

The survey counts homes, not trees, and says nothing about species or condition. Estimates for places with a few hundred homes can move a lot from one release to the next. Mound House has no Census place of its own and is not in the table.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25034, B25035, B25003) (retrieved October 1, 2026)

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