White Center, WA vs Burien, WA

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

MetricWhite Center, WABurien, WA
Population14,88651,513
Median Household Income$87,189$91,318
Median Rent$1,595/mo$1,782/mo
Median Home Value$645,200$638,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income61.4%50.1%
Poverty Rate14.5%12.9%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k167*342
Property Crime Rate /100k985*2,484
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr245245
Summer Highs75°F75°F
Winter Lows37°F38°F
Snowfall6 in/yr6 in/yr
Avg Commute29.6 min26.7 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher17.518.8
College Degree Rate35.9%33.2%
Foreign-Born %26.9%26.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-5.2%-0.4%

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