Auburn, WA vs Lake Tapps, WA

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

MetricAuburn, WALake Tapps, WA
Population85,67612,798
Median Household Income$97,884$148,005
Median Rent$1,786/mo$2,091/mo
Median Home Value$547,900$742,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.8%21.7%
Poverty Rate8.9%4.6%
Unemployment Rate4.9%5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k300226*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,4981,070*
Median AQI4344
Good AQI Days /yr245267
Summer Highs76°F74°F
Winter Lows36°F33°F
Snowfall6 in/yr6 in/yr
Avg Commute30.5 min36.5 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.217
College Degree Rate25.6%42.1%
Foreign-Born %25.1%5.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.4%-3.7%

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 Lake Tapps (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.