Reviews & Comments
Reno, NV
re: Thinking about moving to Reno - 11/17/2011 -
2/8/20124 -5 stars:
- Less commute time.
- No income tax:).
- Shopping - Easy. I think there are 5 wallmarts (most of them are 24 hrs), 4 or 5 home depots in the Reno-Sparks area. No need to go California to buy anything.
- Medical – 2 Hospitals inside Reno. I don’t know how to compare the service quality. I heard +s and -s
- Climate – I liked it. It is not good as San Francisco or San Diego but lot better than east cost and Iowa. Less humidity (I’m not sure it is good or not)
- People are nicer. It is lot better than NJ- NY metro area.
- Lots of outdoor activities and great shows (Car, balloon race, air race etc.)
- Major cities like Sacramento and San Francisco are nearby.
- Skye area is close by. Several lakes are close by. Other Plenty of activities to do
3 stars or less:
- Less job opportunities compared to metropolitan cities. I worked in NY City but couldn’t find another one at the right time. Reno only helped me.
- Cost of living – I would say little above national average. Sales tax – 7.75% + Gas price is higher than most of the states that I lived but driving distance is less… One thing I hate here is the car registration fee. Car insurance is same as NJ-NY area. NJ – Very low gas price (now also) and low car registration fee (in 2003).
- Public Schools are not good as most of the other states.
- Crime rate – I don’t know… but have to watch out wherever we live… Some of my friends lost most of the items from their home while they were out… Good communities are available. I Had bad expeieriences in east coast also..
Sorry if I misstated anything. Little about me to know on what basis I wrote the above.. 4 stars and 3 stars.. I'm living in Reno for over 7 years and lived in different parts of the country Iowa, Virginia, Delaware, New York- NJ metro area.