Senior moves and downsizing in Reno

Reno is the largest city in Northern Nevada, with more than 114,000 households in the 2020-2024 Census estimates, so no two senior moves here look alike. Some start in a house built in the 1990s, the median year for Reno homes. Others start in an apartment. O'Brien's crews work from the Glendale Ave warehouse in Sparks, about 6 miles and 11 minutes from the center of Reno. Book on our senior moving page.

A younger city with plenty of long-time homeowners

A median age of 37.1 tells you Reno is a young city overall, which means older adults here are spread through every part of town instead of gathered in one area. About 34 percent of Reno householders moved into their current home in 2020 or later, so roughly two in three have been in place longer than that. A household that has been in one home for six years or more has had time to fill closets, a garage and a spare room.

That is why the estimator walks the whole home, garage included, before giving a number. The estimate is itemized and in writing, explained in the guide to binding and non-binding estimates.

Houses, condos and apartments

Only about half of Reno homes are owned, so a good share of older adults here are renters or are leaving a rental. A move out of an apartment or condo has its own planning points, such as elevator time and parking for the truck, which are covered in apartment and condo moves. A move out of a house usually adds a garage, a shed and years of stored boxes.

How the work is split

1. The estimator visits, sees every room and listens to what the family wants to keep.
2. You and your family sort in the weeks before. The senior moving checklist gives the order.
3. The crew packs what is left, fully or in part, using the packing plan you chose.
4. Furniture for the new place moves in, and anything not ready waits in a wooden vault.

Where things wait

Reno senior moves often have a gap, such as a house that has not sold or a room that is still being prepared. Furniture waits in wooden vaults, each 7 ft x 7 ft x 5 ft, in our own warehouse, and vault storage starts from $40 per month. About 2 to 3 weeks notice ships stored goods to the new address.