Prairie Ridge, WA vs Enumclaw, WA

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

MetricPrairie Ridge, WAEnumclaw, WA
Population12,07412,798
Median Household Income$114,356$121,250
Median Rent$1,965/mo$1,954/mo
Median Home Value$462,000$524,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income51.5%47.4%
Poverty Rate3.7%7.5%
Unemployment Rate5% (county)4.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k226*53
Property Crime Rate /100k1,070*1,262
Median AQI4443
Good AQI Days /yr267245
Summer Highs74°F74°F
Winter Lows33°F34°F
Snowfall6 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute36.4 min33 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.919.4
College Degree Rate14.3%27.3%
Foreign-Born %6.5%5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.5%+5.1%

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