Covington, WA vs Fairwood (King County), WA

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

MetricCovington, WAFairwood (King County), WA
Population21,23317,856
Median Household Income$134,502$122,134
Median Rent$2,232/mo$2,233/mo
Median Home Value$637,300$733,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income46.8%42.5%
Poverty Rate5%8.4%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k115167*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,492985*
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr245245
Summer Highs75°F75°F
Winter Lows33°F37°F
Snowfall6 in/yr6 in/yr
Avg Commute33.4 min33.6 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher18.917.8
College Degree Rate37.3%50.3%
Foreign-Born %15.4%23.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.5%-7.6%

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 Fairwood (King County) (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.