Puyallup, WA vs South Hill, WA

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

MetricPuyallup, WASouth Hill, WA
Population42,74668,025
Median Household Income$97,826$113,130
Median Rent$1,812/mo$2,088/mo
Median Home Value$551,800$543,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.7%48.4%
Poverty Rate7%7.2%
Unemployment Rate4.7%5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k297226*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,6821,070*
Median AQI4444
Good AQI Days /yr267267
Summer Highs74°F74°F
Winter Lows33°F33°F
Snowfall6 in/yr6 in/yr
Avg Commute31.4 min33.9 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher18.619.2
College Degree Rate29.4%32.9%
Foreign-Born %9.2%11.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.7%+13.3%

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