Lake Morton-Berrydale, WA vs Kent, WA

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

MetricLake Morton-Berrydale, WAKent, WA
Population11,183135,603
Median Household Income$129,833$92,302
Median Rent—$1,909/mo
Median Home Value$714,200$587,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income33.6%53.5%
Poverty Rate3.7%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 Lows33°F36°F
Snowfall18 in/yr6 in/yr
Avg Commute38.4 min30.4 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher19.417.2
College Degree Rate34.6%29.8%
Foreign-Born %17%33.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-3.7%-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 Lake Morton-Berrydale (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.