Cerritos, CA vs Sparks, NV

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Cerritos

62.5

#1846 nationally

Sparks

66.1

#1588 nationally

Sparks leads in cost of living index (121 vs 186). Cerritos leads in median household income ($124,460 vs $82,938). Sparks leads in average commute (23.3 min vs 33.4 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Cerritos, CA	Sparks, NV
WhereAtHome Score	62.5 (#1846)	66.1 (#1588)
Population	46,797	110,323
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,095,591	$537,566
Median Household Income	$124,460	$82,938
Average Commute	33.4 min	23.3 min
Walk Score	54	41
Crime Level	9.6	10.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	186	121
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+32.9	D+1.0