Cottage Lake, WA vs Bothell East, WA

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

MetricCottage Lake, WABothell East, WA
Population22,51814,578
Median Household Income$213,106$198,882
Median Rent$2,740/mo$2,406/mo
Median Home Value$1,230,700$1,131,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.6%46.8%
Poverty Rate3.2%3.6%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k167*104*
Property Crime Rate /100k985*627*
Median AQI4341
Good AQI Days /yr245248
Summer Highs72°F75°F
Winter Lows32°F37°F
Snowfall3 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute25.9 min31.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.4—
College Degree Rate67.8%65.9%
Foreign-Born %17.1%43.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.2%—

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