Fairwood (King County), WA vs Kent, WA

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

MetricFairwood (King County), WAKent, WA
Population17,856135,603
Median Household Income$122,134$92,302
Median Rent$2,233/mo$1,909/mo
Median Home Value$733,200$587,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.5%53.5%
Poverty Rate8.4%10.8%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k167*283
Property Crime Rate /100k985*2,129
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr245245
Summer Highs75°F76°F
Winter Lows37°F36°F
Snowfall6 in/yr6 in/yr
Avg Commute33.6 min30.4 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.817.2
College Degree Rate50.3%29.8%
Foreign-Born %23.1%33.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-7.6%-0.4%

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.