Camano, WA vs Port Townsend, WA

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

MetricCamano, WAPort Townsend, WA
Population17,30310,438
Median Household Income$105,231$62,606
Median Rent$1,896/mo$1,578/mo
Median Home Value$670,800$543,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)——
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income34.2%53.6%
Poverty Rate6.7%13.5%
Unemployment Rate4.6% (county)5.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k59*214
Property Crime Rate /100k458*1,244
Median AQI—20
Good AQI Days /yr—326
Summer Highs69°F71°F
Winter Lows36°F38°F
Snowfall3 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute42 min14.6 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.415.2
College Degree Rate35.3%53.2%
Foreign-Born %6.6%4.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.9%+5.2%

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.