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Sparks, NV
Nevada · Storey County · Reno Metro
Sparks is a large city in Nevada with a population of 109,106. Residents earn $86,979 per year, which is 16% above the national average.
3.1
/5.0
B
Good
109,106
Population
2,989/sq mi density
$86,979
Median Income
$40,192 per capita
$455,900
Home Value
$523,431 Zillow
$1,651
Median Rent
30.0% income on rent
52°F
Avg Temperature
337 sunny days/yr
424
Violent Crime/100K
2,288 property/100K
B
Overall
3.1 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A
Economy
4.4 / 5.0
$86,979 median income, 3.9% unemployment
B+
Affordability
3.7 / 5.0
$455,900 home value, $1,651/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
424 violent crimes/100K (12% above avg)
B
Education
3.1 / 5.0
26.3% bachelor's degree or higher
Explore Near Sparks
UFO Sightings
21
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Mines
13
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Historic Markers
10
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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UFO Sightings Near Sparks, NV
21 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Sparks, NV.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sparks, NV | 2014 | Right orange lights appearing to get closer. There was no sound. Then all of a sudden after about a minute the light got smaller then d |
| Reno/sparks, NV | 2013 | We saw two bright fire lights shoot up to the sky at a fast steady rate until they disappeared behind the clouds. |
| Sparks, NV | 2013 | On a crystal clear winter night, I watched a bright blue ball descend at about a 35-degree angle west of our house. |
| Sparks, NV | 2013 | Twenty or so little white balls in the sky flying around together. Too high for birds to fly. |
| Sparks, NV | 2012 | Three separate bright orange lights in the western sky traveling at very high rates of speed. ((NUFORC Note: Law enforcement report.)) |
| Sparks, NV | 2012 | Large, dim, asymetrical and constantly changing shape, faintly colored object, moving from NW to SE. |
| Sparks, NV | 2012 | Fire Red Bright Light Over Reno Nevada Moving Fast & Darting Right To Left 05/06/12 9:25PM |
| Sparks, NV | 2012 | ROUND METALIC PULSATING BRIGHT OBJECT OVER WINGFIELD SPRINGS (SPARKS) THAT DISAPPEARED THEN REAPPEARED IN DIFFERENT SPOT |
| Sparks, NV | 2011 | About a dozen car-sized silver round objects dance above Sparks Nevada |
| Sparks, NV | 2010 | Looking out of the window of my house I saw a flying disc. It was white on top and metallic on the bottom. There was just one. It was t |
| Sparks/reno, NV | 2010 | Red light flashing in a pattern while flying around the perimeter of Reno and Sparks. |
| Sparks, NV | 2007 | Group of daytime lights observed in Sparks. |
| Mustang, NV | 2006 | This is an update on the Lyon County UFO I have the correct date and time I had written it down sorry for guessed time and date i was c |
| Sparks, NV | 2004 | Bright white circle object that dimed and started to blink red and white, dissapeared! |
| Sparks, NV | 2004 | Red light |
| Sparks, NV | 2004 | Objects in the sky give terrific light show!!! (Venus??) |
| Sparks, NV | 2004 | 1small steady light splitting into 6, with circulating lights on bottom. |
| Sparks, NV | 2003 | I thought maybe it could be military since the fallon air base was that direction but very odd behavior. |
| Sparks, NV | 2000 | Craftt, appearing much like a star, moved about in the Eastern sky above Sparks, NV, at 23:00 on 6/15/00. |
| Sparks, NV | 1999 | It was triangular in shape, two sides were bright orange the color of the sun, but the bottom and inside was transparent. |
| Reno/sparks, NV | 1997 | Large inverted triangle light moved slowly along the flight path of the airport for about a minute then instantly vanished. |