Camano, WA vs Mount Vernon, WA

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

MetricCamano, WAMount Vernon, WA
Population17,30335,377
Median Household Income$105,231$75,777
Median Rent$1,896/mo$1,405/mo
Median Home Value$670,800$472,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)—102
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income34.2%51.1%
Poverty Rate6.7%16.1%
Unemployment Rate4.6% (county)4.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k59*130
Property Crime Rate /100k458*1,494
Median AQI—25
Good AQI Days /yr—354
Summer Highs69°F73°F
Winter Lows36°F35°F
Snowfall3 in/yr6 in/yr
Avg Commute42 min22.9 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.416.5
College Degree Rate35.3%27.9%
Foreign-Born %6.6%16.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.9%-0.1%

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