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Sparks, NV (City Center)

Click for helpFound within zip code: 89431

POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Sparks, NV (City Center) Reno, NV (Caughlin Pky/Hunter Lake Rd), Reno, NV (Huffaker Ln/Lakeside Dr), Reno, NV (Hunter Lake Dr/Foster Dr), Reno, NV (Marsh Ave/Arlington Ave), Reno, NV (Plumas St/McCarran Blvd), Reno, NV (Robb Dr/Mae Anne Ave), Reno, NV (Skyline Blvd/Cashill Blvd), Reno, NV (U.S. Route 395/Old Virginia Rd), Reno, NV (U.S. Route 395/Virginia St), Reno, NV (Verdi/Lawton)

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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $116,657
  • low cost relative to Nevada
  • low cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,830,000+  1%
$1,373,001-$1,830,000  0%
$915,001-$1,373,000  0%
$732,001-$915,000  0%
$550,001-$732,000  0%
$366,001-$550,000  0%
$183,001-$366,000  34%
$92,001-$183,000  31%
$0-$92,000  34%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE medium cost relative to NV, high cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER		 DETAILS
THE SETTING Urban (based on population density)
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Complexes/high rise apartments, some Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Mobile homes, a few Rowhouses & attached homes
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mostly Renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Walkable, Artsy/funky


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 2 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Hispanic, some Mexican, some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Black, some East Asian, some Asian Indian
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking

School Rating Information


Neighborhood Educational Rating

SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD* GRADES
KATE SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1925 F STREET, SPARKS, NV 89431
(775) 353-5720 		KG-06
ROBERT MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1216 PRATER WAY, SPARKS, NV 89431
(775) 353-5590 		PK-06
SPARKS HIGH SCHOOL
820 15TH STREET, SPARKS, NV 89431
(775) 353-5550 		08-12

* Depending on where you live in this neighborhood, your children may attend these schools or other schools outside the neighborhood. Always check with your local school department to determine which schools your children may attend based on your specific address and your child's grade-level.

This neighborhood is served by one school district.

WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, NV




64,246 Students enrolled in District

100 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)		 4
Better than:
of NV school
districts		 37.5%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best) 		4
Better than:
of US school
districts		 32.0%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
18
STATE AVERAGE 19

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

65%
60%
66%
61%
63%
59%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH		 PROFICIENT IN
READING		 PROFICIENT IN
MATH
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 57.3 46.4
BLACK (%) 3.8 11.1
HISPANIC (%) 30.1 33.6
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 6.3 7.3
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 2.5 1.6
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 32.8 41.3
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $4,627 $297,292,000 51.0
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $434 $27,862,000 4.8
STAFF $292 $18,787,000 3.2
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $124 $7,961,000 1.4
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $414 $26,597,000 4.6
OPERATION $658 $42,301,000 7.2
TRANSPORTATION $262 $16,815,000 2.9
OTHER $230 $14,756,000 2.5
TOTAL SUPPORT $2,414 $155,079,000 26.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $2,036 $130,817,000 22.4
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $9,077 $583,188,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 8.0
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 23.9

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VIOLENT PROPERTY TOTAL
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annual crimes per 1,000 residents
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  • Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 4.7
  • MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
  • in City Center
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  • in Sparks
    1 in 180
  • in Nevada
    1 in 136
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5.55
7.33
City Center Sparks Nevada
Sparks, NV violent crimes
Population: 66,532
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 4 33 87 245
RATE PER 1,000 0.06 0.50 1.31 3.68
United States violent crimes
Population: 296,410,404
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 16,692 93,934 417,122 862,947
RATE PER 1,000 0.06 0.32 1.41 2.91

  • Property Crime Rate Comparison per 1,000 residents

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 34.3
  • MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
  • in City Center
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  • in Sparks
    1 in 18
  • in Nevada
    1 in 19
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55.01
51.26
City Center Sparks Nevada
Sparks, NV property crimes
Population: 66,532
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 773 2,441 446
RATE PER 1,000 11.62 36.69 6.70
United States property crimes
Population: 296,410,404
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 2,154,126 6,776,807 1,235,226
RATE PER 1,000 7.27 22.86 4.17

  • Crimes Per Square Mile

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 49.6
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City Center Sparks Nevada

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PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO NV*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 96.18% 5.06% 4 3
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Sparks, NV Appreciation Rates (city-wide)
PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO NV*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 131.61% 6.92% 4 5
Last 10 Years 66.70% 6.67% 5 4
Last 5 Years 14.65% 2.93% 2 2
Last 2 Years -24.10% -12.05% 2 1
Last 12 Months -15.84% -15.84% 3 1
Latest Quarter -3.56% -14.24% 1 1
* 10 is highest

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