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About Sparta
City in Illinois, United StatesSparta is a city in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,095 at the 2020 census. It has a total area of 11.443 square miles (29.64 km2), of which 11.17 square miles (28.93 km2) (or 97.61%) is land and 0.273 square miles (0.71 km2) (or 2.39%) is water. The city was the principal filming location for the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night.
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Housing in Sparta
The typical Sparta home is worth about $132,000, up 4.6% in a year, 56% below the Illinois typical home.
Safety in Sparta
Safety Grade C+
Sparta reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 60% report less.
Work & commute in Sparta
Full picture →About one in 4 of Sparta’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Steeleville (5%), Chester (3%) and Belleville (3%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Health in Sparta
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 19% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 41% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Sparta
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Sparta
Full climate →Sparta has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Sparta
All Sparta schools →School Grade D
The public schools Sparta’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 91% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.
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