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Sparks is a small town of 4,134 people in El Paso County, Texas. It's about 17 miles from El Paso, TX and 274 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,134people
$104kTypical home
$1,080/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
4"Snow
317Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,134
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,953 people per sq mi
- 274 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 17 mi to El Paso, TX
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$655/mo)
- Median rent $1,080/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 3.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (166 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (275 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 48% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ELP airport
- 12 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,845 ft
- 367 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 61 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 619 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 119 bars within 25 mi
- 165 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 241 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- El Paso County: D+15 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.