Cottage Lake, WA vs Redmond, WA

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

MetricCottage Lake, WARedmond, WA
Population22,51877,353
Median Household Income$213,106$162,560
Median Rent$2,740/mo$2,409/mo
Median Home Value$1,230,700$1,167,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.6%34.7%
Poverty Rate3.2%5.6%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k167*104
Property Crime Rate /100k985*1,922
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr245245
Summer Highs72°F75°F
Winter Lows32°F37°F
Snowfall3 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute25.9 min22.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.419
College Degree Rate67.8%75.3%
Foreign-Born %17.1%45.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.2%+12.6%

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.