Cottage Lake, WA vs Kirkland, WA

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

MetricCottage Lake, WAKirkland, WA
Population22,51892,621
Median Household Income$213,106$150,414
Median Rent$2,740/mo$2,401/mo
Median Home Value$1,230,700$1,115,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.6%42.7%
Poverty Rate3.2%6.1%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k167*67
Property Crime Rate /100k985*1,216
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr245245
Summer Highs72°F75°F
Winter Lows32°F37°F
Snowfall3 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute25.9 min23.9 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher17.418
College Degree Rate67.8%66.3%
Foreign-Born %17.1%26.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.2%+5.7%

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