The listings on this page are every active home in Washoe County that the Northern Nevada MLS shows on a lot of one acre or more. The feed updates automatically as homes are listed and sold. On October 15, 2026, there were about 130 of them: roughly 100 in Reno, a dozen in Sparks, and the rest in Washoe Valley, Verdi, Incline Village and the outlying valleys. About 50 of those sit on five acres or more.
Most people who call us about acreage want one of two things: a place for horses, or room to keep a boat, trailer or RV without a fight with the neighbors. Both are reasonable. Both also depend on rules that have nothing to do with how big the lot is. We cover those below, because the lot size on a listing tells you almost nothing about what you can actually do with it.
In the October 15, 2026 snapshot, the active one-acre-plus listings were concentrated in these areas:
Prices in the snapshot ran from about $119,000 for a manufactured home on acreage in the outlying valleys to $47.5 million for a Lake Tahoe estate. About a third of the list was priced between $500,000 and $1 million, nearly all of it in Palomino Valley, Cold Springs, the North Valleys, Washoe Valley and northern Spanish Springs. More than half was over $1 million, and the South Reno foothills carried most of that.
You can also browse Reno homes on an acre or more, Sparks homes on an acre or more, Washoe County homes on five acres or more, or every area and feature on our Browse Reno-Sparks Homes for Sale page.
Horse property is a zoning question before it is an acreage question. Whether you can keep horses on a parcel is decided by its regulatory zone and by the code of whichever government has jurisdiction: unincorporated Washoe County, the City of Reno or the City of Sparks. A one-acre lot inside city limits with a suburban zone may not allow a single horse. A smaller lot in a rural zone may allow several.
For unincorporated Washoe County, the county’s livestock guidance points to Washoe County Code 110.330.20(b): parcels from half an acre up to 35,000 square feet are limited to two adult livestock animals, and parcels over 35,000 square feet have no numeric limit in that section. The regulatory zone still has to permit livestock in the first place, and the county’s Animal Services office does not make that call; Community Services does. Reno and Sparks parcels follow their own codes.
Our advice: before you write an offer on a property you intend to use for horses, confirm the regulatory zone and the livestock rules in writing with the planning or code enforcement office for that jurisdiction. Do not rely on the listing remarks, the seller’s word, or the fact that the neighbor has horses. We make that call part of due diligence on every horse-property purchase we handle.
The second group of acreage buyers wants a place for the toys. Here the rules come from two directions. The first is the same zoning code that governs horses, which can limit where on the lot an RV may sit and whether it can be lived in. The second, and the one that catches more buyers, is the CC&Rs. Plenty of one- and two-acre lots in the South Reno foothills and Spanish Springs sit inside associations that prohibit visible RV or trailer parking entirely, acreage or not.
Read the CC&Rs before you fall in love with the shop. Nevada gives buyers a review period for association documents; use it. If the property has no HOA, check the zoning for setbacks and accessory-structure rules before you plan a new RV garage. We also keep a separate page of homes with RV parking in Reno-Sparks for buyers who care more about the parking than the acreage.
Most acreage outside the city cores is on a private well and a septic system, and both deserve more attention than a city buyer is used to giving them.
A domestic well in Nevada does not need a state permit, but it is limited to two acre-feet of water a year, about 651,700 gallons, for the household, a garden and lawn, and livestock, according to the Nevada Division of Water Resources (Domestic Wells FAQ, revised June 2024). That is plenty for a house and a few horses. It is not plenty for irrigated pasture. Ask for the well log, the pump age and a current flow test, and have the water tested.
Septic systems have a design capacity tied to bedroom count, and a system permitted for three bedrooms does not become a five-bedroom system because someone finished the basement. Get a septic inspection by a licensed contractor, pull the permit record with the local health authority, and find out when the tank was last pumped.
Beyond water and sewer, ask who maintains the road and who pays for it, which fire district serves the property and what your insurer will charge for it, whether the property sits in a General Improvement District with its own assessment, and whether propane, power and internet are what you need them to be. None of these are deal killers. All of them are things you want to know before the contract, not after.
Acreage sells to a specific buyer, and it is priced on what the land is allowed to do as much as on the house. Robin leads pricing, listing strategy and marketing. Kevin handles negotiation, inspections and repairs. Start with selling your home in Reno-Sparks, or request a comparative market analysis at https://kinneyandrenwickteam.com/home-value-estimate/. Buying? Call Kevin at 775-391-8402 or Robin at 775-813-1255. We have a client in contract on acreage right now and have walked this process many times.
How many homes on an acre or more are for sale in Reno-Sparks?
On October 15, 2026, the Northern Nevada MLS showed about 130 active homes in Washoe County on one acre or more, roughly 100 of them in Reno and a dozen in Sparks. About 50 of them were on five acres or more. The feed on this page updates automatically.
Where is horse property in Reno-Sparks?
The largest concentrations of active acreage listings in the October 15, 2026 snapshot were in South Reno and the Mt. Rose foothills (89511), Palomino Valley and the Pyramid Highway corridor (89510), Pleasant Valley and Steamboat (89521), Washoe Valley (89704), Cold Springs and Red Rock (89508), and northern Spanish Springs (89441). Whether horses are allowed on a specific parcel depends on its zoning, not its size.
Can I keep horses on a one-acre lot in Reno?
Only if the parcel’s regulatory zone allows livestock. Reno, Sparks and unincorporated Washoe County each have their own code. In unincorporated Washoe County, parcels over 35,000 square feet have no numeric livestock limit under Code 110.330.20(b), but the zone still has to permit livestock. Confirm in writing with the planning office before you make an offer.
Can I park an RV on acreage in Reno-Sparks?
Often, but check two things first: the zoning code for that jurisdiction, and the CC&Rs if the property is in an association. Many acreage subdivisions in South Reno and Spanish Springs prohibit visible RV and trailer parking regardless of lot size.
What do acreage homes cost in Reno-Sparks?
In the October 15, 2026 snapshot, active homes on an acre or more ran from about $119,000 to $47.5 million. About a third were priced between $500,000 and $1 million, mostly in Palomino Valley, Cold Springs, the North Valleys, Washoe Valley and northern Spanish Springs. More than half were over $1 million, led by the South Reno foothills.
Do I need a permit for a well on rural property in Nevada?
A domestic well does not require a permit from the Nevada Division of Water Resources, but it is limited to two acre-feet per year, about 651,700 gallons, for household use, a garden and lawn, and livestock. Before you buy, ask for the well log and a current flow test, and have the water tested.
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