Mountlake Terrace, WA vs Bothell West, WA

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

MetricMountlake Terrace, WABothell West, WA
Population23,10422,029
Median Household Income$107,687$153,449
Median Rent$2,004/mo$2,511/mo
Median Home Value$667,300$824,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income46.8%33.2%
Poverty Rate7%3%
Unemployment Rate4.6%4.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k160104*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,529627*
Median AQI4141
Good AQI Days /yr248248
Summer Highs75°F71°F
Winter Lows37°F37°F
Snowfall4 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute27.9 min31.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher19.215.9
College Degree Rate43%56.2%
Foreign-Born %18.5%28.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+19.4%-0.5%

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