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Nampa wins on rent, home prices, cost of living, jobs, safety and walkability; Sparks wins on income, schools and sunshine.

Metric
Nampa
ID
Sparks
NV
Median rent$1,420 (better)$1,716
Median home$371k (better)$484k
Cost of living (100 = US)106.3 (better)107.5
Median income$74,279$89,056 (better)
Unemployment3.5% (better)3.9%
School rating4.4/105/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k3.1 (better)3.6
Property crime / 1k6.7 (better)22.6
Walk score48 (better)34
Sunny days204264 (better)
Summer temp93°F94°F
Winter temp31°F36°F
Rainfall11 in7.4 in
Population110,319110,024
Diversity (0–100)4861
% Black1.2%2.3%
% Hispanic25.4%32.4%
% Asian0.6%6.2%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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