#9 2005 Best Places to Live

#60 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#63 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#131 Best Green Cities

#1 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Small Towns)

#10 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)

#11 Emerging Metropolitan Areas

#303 Best Green Cities

Nice place to live. Lots of events, recreation, and  More

LOVE it! Fifth generation Reno/Sparks native. Paternal great grandparents born and raised in Reno. Sparks has an old fashioned home town feeling. I love Sparks! Great  More

Do not listen to the Californian. Sparks has all 4 seasons. It does snow here but the snow is very wet and melts quickly and it does not snow six months out of the year.  More

The weather, economy, outdoor activities, and colleges are exactly like Lewiston (ID), yet when rated as one of the Best Places Clarkston is often left out of the  More