Cottage Lake, WA vs Bothell, WA

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

MetricCottage Lake, WABothell, WA
Population22,51849,610
Median Household Income$213,106$140,427
Median Rent$2,740/mo$2,346/mo
Median Home Value$1,230,700$925,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.6%49.2%
Poverty Rate3.2%4.8%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k167*82
Property Crime Rate /100k985*994
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr245245
Summer Highs72°F75°F
Winter Lows32°F37°F
Snowfall3 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute25.9 min27.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.417.9
College Degree Rate67.8%59.8%
Foreign-Born %17.1%22.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.2%+8.4%

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