Artondale, WA vs Lakewood, WA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricArtondale, WALakewood, WA
Population14,07362,937
Median Household Income$149,302$74,720
Median Rent$2,251/mo$1,525/mo
Median Home Value$734,400$461,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income34.7%50.2%
Poverty Rate2%13.2%
Unemployment Rate5% (county)5.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k226*514
Property Crime Rate /100k1,070*2,721
Median AQI4444
Good AQI Days /yr267267
Summer Highs74°F74°F
Winter Lows36°F36°F
Snowfall0 in/yr6 in/yr
Avg Commute29.4 min29.3 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher17.816.8
College Degree Rate55.4%23.2%
Foreign-Born %5.3%15.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+5.1%-1.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Artondale (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.