Sumner, WA vs Lake Tapps, WA

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

MetricSumner, WALake Tapps, WA
Population10,73312,798
Median Household Income$98,191$148,005
Median Rent$1,974/mo$2,091/mo
Median Home Value$519,900$742,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income45.9%21.7%
Poverty Rate4.9%4.6%
Unemployment Rate5% (county)5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k320226*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,0841,070*
Median AQI4444
Good AQI Days /yr267267
Summer Highs74°F74°F
Winter Lows33°F33°F
Snowfall6 in/yr6 in/yr
Avg Commute29.6 min36.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher21.617
College Degree Rate26.3%42.1%
Foreign-Born %10.2%5.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.4%-3.7%

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