Carlsbad vs Sparks
Carlsbad, CA compared with Sparks, NV · 465 miles apart
Carlsbad has 112,260 residents to Sparks’s 111,902. Carlsbad comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Sparks does better on median rent, average commute, unemployment.
| Carlsbad, CA | Sparks, NV | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 112,260 | 111,902 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,969 | 3,065 |
| Median household income | $142,748 | $89,056 |
| Median home value | $1,257,000 | $483,800 |
| Median rent | $2,808 | $1,716 |
| Homeownership | 62.9% | 59.8% |
| Average commute | 27.1 min | 24 min |
| Median age | 42.5 | 37.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 62.1% | 27.6% |
| Poverty rate | 6.9% | 8.5% |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Price to income | 8.8× | 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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