Port Townsend, WA vs Camano, WA

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

MetricPort Townsend, WACamano, WA
Population10,43817,303
Median Household Income$62,606$105,231
Median Rent$1,578/mo$1,896/mo
Median Home Value$543,400$670,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)——
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.6%34.2%
Poverty Rate13.5%6.7%
Unemployment Rate5.1% (county)4.6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k21459*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,244458*
Median AQI20—
Good AQI Days /yr326—
Summer Highs71°F69°F
Winter Lows38°F36°F
Snowfall1 in/yr3 in/yr
Avg Commute14.6 min42 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.215.4
College Degree Rate53.2%35.3%
Foreign-Born %4.2%6.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+5.2%+2.9%

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