Packing in North Reno and the University area

North Reno around the University of Nevada campus is a neighborhood in motion. The Census figures for this ZIP count 11,442 households, with fewer than a third owning their homes and a median of 3.9 rooms. It is about 4 miles and 9 minutes from our yard in Sparks, reached on I-80.

A move rate above the city's

Reno as a whole has about 18 percent of residents moving each year; here the figure is 23 percent. A campus-area neighborhood has students, staff, and households that move for work or lease changes, and it shows in the numbers. Many people here have moved before and know how much faster a pack goes when the crew handles the fragile items.

Houses and apartments side by side

About 28 percent of homes are single-family detached, and the rest are apartments and attached units. Two-bedroom homes (about 4,300) are the most common, followed by three-bedroom homes (about 2,600) and one-bedrooms (about 2,300). That mix means one street may have a four-room apartment and the next a five-room house, and the packing plan for each is different.

Older homes near the university

About 48 percent of homes in the ZIP were built before 1980. Older houses have framed art, bookcases and furniture meant to stay, so books go in small cartons, shelves are emptied and wall pieces go into picture cartons. See home staging and declutter help if you are preparing a home to sell.

Tight turnarounds

When one lease ends and another begins on the same day, packing has to be done early. Your estimator can set the pack for the day before moving day and list both on the written estimate. If your keys come a day after you must be out, vaults in our Sparks warehouse hold the cartons until delivery; see storage between homes.

A few packing tips for rental moves

• Pack books in small cartons so they can be carried
• Keep chargers and bedding in one clearly marked box
• Photograph wall damage before pictures come down
• Ask the crew to pack glassware and framed art