Fairwood (King County), WA vs Covington, WA

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

MetricFairwood (King County), WACovington, WA
Population17,85621,233
Median Household Income$122,134$134,502
Median Rent$2,233/mo$2,232/mo
Median Home Value$733,200$637,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.5%46.8%
Poverty Rate8.4%5%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k167*115
Property Crime Rate /100k985*2,492
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr245245
Summer Highs75°F75°F
Winter Lows37°F33°F
Snowfall6 in/yr6 in/yr
Avg Commute33.6 min33.4 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher17.818.9
College Degree Rate50.3%37.3%
Foreign-Born %23.1%15.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-7.6%+3.5%

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.