Cottage Lake, WA vs Maltby, WA

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

MetricCottage Lake, WAMaltby, WA
Population22,51810,910
Median Household Income$213,106$185,457
Median Rent$2,740/mo$2,158/mo
Median Home Value$1,230,700$1,002,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.6%58.5%
Poverty Rate3.2%3.9%
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°F72°F
Winter Lows32°F32°F
Snowfall3 in/yr3 in/yr
Avg Commute25.9 min28.4 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.416.8
College Degree Rate67.8%47.3%
Foreign-Born %17.1%14.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.2%-9.3%

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.