MetricLacey, WAYelm, WA
Population57,73711,102
Median Household Income$90,625$90,750
Median Rent$1,870/mo$1,626/mo
Median Home Value$457,100$455,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)104104
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57%42.1%
Poverty Rate11.6%6.1%
Unemployment Rate4.6%4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k220267
Property Crime Rate /100k1,9491,460
Median AQI2727
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs75°F75°F
Winter Lows33°F33°F
Snowfall4 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute25.4 min33.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher19.119
College Degree Rate34.1%27.4%
Foreign-Born %11.4%8.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.4%+13.0%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.