City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | New York | Sparks | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,714/mo | $1,526/mo | 12.3% higher in A |
| Median home value | $732,100 | $423,500 | 72.9% higher in A |
| Median household income | $76,607 | $82,938 | 7.6% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 103.2 | 105.0 | 1.8% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 147.4 | 126.6 | 16.4% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 106.5 | 5.4% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.9 | 106.5 | 6.2% lower in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in New York, you'd need $95,076 in Sparks to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Sparks, NV is about 4.9% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 11% lower in Sparks than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in New York, you'd need about $76,060 in Sparks to keep the same standard of living.