Mount Vista, WA vs Ridgefield, WA

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

MetricMount Vista, WARidgefield, WA
Population10,76413,408
Median Household Income$100,293$116,389
Median Rent$2,041/mo$2,335/mo
Median Home Value$586,600$613,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.1%50.3%
Poverty Rate5.9%5.6%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k144*66
Property Crime Rate /100k912*1,062
Median AQI3333
Good AQI Days /yr302302
Summer Highs76°F79°F
Winter Lows32°F34°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute21.9 min24.8 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher21.418.7
College Degree Rate38.7%38.9%
Foreign-Born %7.4%7.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.4%+55.6%

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