Spanaway, WA vs Yelm, WA

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

MetricSpanaway, WAYelm, WA
Population34,01911,102
Median Household Income$98,251$90,750
Median Rent$1,813/mo$1,626/mo
Median Home Value$445,700$455,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)111104
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.1%42.1%
Poverty Rate8.8%6.1%
Unemployment Rate5% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k226*267
Property Crime Rate /100k1,070*1,460
Median AQI4427
Good AQI Days /yr267—
Summer Highs74°F75°F
Winter Lows33°F33°F
Snowfall6 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute37.3 min33.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher18.919
College Degree Rate16.6%27.4%
Foreign-Born %14.7%8.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+5.4%+13.0%

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