Sparks, NV vs Dayton, NV

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricSparks, NVDayton, NV
Population110,02415,781
Median Household Income$89,056$102,819
Median Rent$1,716/mo$1,521/mo
Median Home Value$483,800$433,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.3%32.8%
Poverty Rate8.5%5.2%
Unemployment Rate4.2%4.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k365293*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,264579*
Median AQI5041
Good AQI Days /yr183323
Summer Highs89°F86°F
Winter Lows26°F25°F
Snowfall7 in/yr14 in/yr
Avg Commute24 min30.8 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher19.519.2
College Degree Rate27.6%20.1%
Foreign-Born %15.9%5.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.2%—

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Dayton (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.