Located in the northwestern part of the state of Nevada and a city in Washoe County and is situated in the Truckee River. Sparks is geographically adjacent to the city of Reno and is part of the Reno-Sparks distribution center that is mainly residential. Sparks was originally named Harriman after the railroad company’s president and was then founded as a switching road and a repair center in 1904 for the Southern Pacific Railroad. The city was immediately renamed as Sparks in honor of the then Governor John T. Sparks of Nevada, who owns a nearby ranch and who unsuccessfully opposed the legislation to regulate the tariff of the railroads. Sparks then grew slowly until 1950 after a postwar building boom has seen its conversion into a suburb of the nearby Reno. And at the start of the 21st century, Sparks then became Nevada’s fourth-largest city.
Sparks, Nevada Houses for Sale
Sparks, NV Prices for Houses for Sale
AVERAGE
605,773
+13%
MEDIAN
569,831
+15%
Relative Price (per sqft.)
PRICE
Listings of Sparks Homes for Purchase
ACTIVE
301
+322%
NEW
232
+27%
Market Duration of Homes Sold
DAYS
28
+27%
Crime & Safety
Police Officers | 108 | |
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Police Civilians | 51 | |
Total Arrests | 1,907 | (2020) |
Total Incidents | 5,706 | (2020) |
CrimeScore | 35.07 | |
National Rank | 3561st | |
Statewide Rank | 7th |
Local Statistics
Population | 106,900 | (0.02%) |
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House Size (sqft.) | 1,934 | (2.09%) |
Criminal Offenses
Animal Cruelty | 1 |
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Arson | 7 |
Assault Offenses | 1,497 |
Bribery | 1 |
Burglary/Breaking & Entering | 422 |
Counterfeiting/Forgery | 110 |
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property | 629 |
Drug/Narcotic Offenses | 724 |
Embezzlement | 31 |
Extortion/Blackmail | 4 |
Fraud Offenses | 712 |
Homicide Offenses | 7 |
Kidnapping/Abduction | 40 |
Larceny/Theft Offenses | 1,435 |
Motor Vehicle Theft | 327 |
Pornography/Obscene Material | 2 |
Robbery | 76 |
Sex Offenses | 157 |
Sex Offenses, Non-forcible | 4 |
Stolen Property Offenses | 158 |
Weapon Law Violations | 154 |