Las Vegas vs Sparks
Las Vegas, NV compared with Sparks, NV · 335 miles apart
Las Vegas has 679,817 residents to Sparks’s 111,902. Las Vegas comes out ahead on median rent, bachelor's degree +. Sparks does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Las Vegas, NV | Sparks, NV | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 679,817 | 111,902 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,792 | 3,065 |
| Median household income | $73,877 | $89,056 |
| Median home value | $427,900 | $483,800 |
| Median rent | $1,563 | $1,716 |
| Homeownership | 56.6% | 59.8% |
| Average commute | 25.7 min | 24 min |
| Median age | 38.6 | 37.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 27.7% | 27.6% |
| Poverty rate | 14% | 8.5% |
| Unemployment | 7.4% | 5.2% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 5.4× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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