Reno vs Sparks
Reno, NV compared with Sparks, NV · 7 miles apart
Reno has 283,621 residents to Sparks’s 111,902. Reno comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Sparks does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Reno, NV | Sparks, NV | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 283,621 | 111,902 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,595 | 3,065 |
| Median household income | $80,760 | $89,056 |
| Median home value | $548,300 | $483,800 |
| Median rent | $1,556 | $1,716 |
| Homeownership | 49.8% | 59.8% |
| Average commute | 20.3 min | 24 min |
| Median age | 37.1 | 37.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 36.8% | 27.6% |
| Poverty rate | 12.6% | 8.5% |
| Unemployment | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Price to income | 6.8× | 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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