Enumclaw, WA vs Lake Tapps, WA

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

MetricEnumclaw, WALake Tapps, WA
Population12,79812,798
Median Household Income$121,250$148,005
Median Rent$1,954/mo$2,091/mo
Median Home Value$524,600$742,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.4%21.7%
Poverty Rate7.5%4.6%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k53226*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,2621,070*
Median AQI4344
Good AQI Days /yr245267
Summer Highs74°F74°F
Winter Lows34°F33°F
Snowfall4 in/yr6 in/yr
Avg Commute33 min36.5 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating5.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher19.417
College Degree Rate27.3%42.1%
Foreign-Born %5%5.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+5.1%-3.7%

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