Lakewood, WA vs Spanaway, WA

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

MetricLakewood, WASpanaway, WA
Population62,93734,019
Median Household Income$74,720$98,251
Median Rent$1,525/mo$1,813/mo
Median Home Value$461,200$445,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.2%47.1%
Poverty Rate13.2%8.8%
Unemployment Rate5.3%5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k514226*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,7211,070*
Median AQI4444
Good AQI Days /yr267267
Summer Highs74°F74°F
Winter Lows36°F33°F
Snowfall6 in/yr6 in/yr
Avg Commute29.3 min37.3 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher16.818.9
College Degree Rate23.2%16.6%
Foreign-Born %15.3%14.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.4%+5.4%

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 Spanaway (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.