Lake Tapps, WA vs Bonney Lake, WA

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

MetricLake Tapps, WABonney Lake, WA
Population12,79822,090
Median Household Income$148,005$136,845
Median Rent$2,091/mo$2,256/mo
Median Home Value$742,400$607,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income21.7%47%
Poverty Rate4.6%4.5%
Unemployment Rate5% (county)5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k226*99
Property Crime Rate /100k1,070*1,312
Median AQI4444
Good AQI Days /yr267267
Summer Highs74°F74°F
Winter Lows33°F33°F
Snowfall6 in/yr6 in/yr
Avg Commute36.5 min32.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher1719.6
College Degree Rate42.1%30.2%
Foreign-Born %5.8%7.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-3.7%+2.2%

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.