MetricYelm, WALacey, WA
Population11,10257,737
Median Household Income$90,750$90,625
Median Rent$1,626/mo$1,870/mo
Median Home Value$455,300$457,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)104104
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.1%57%
Poverty Rate6.1%11.6%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)4.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k267220
Property Crime Rate /100k1,4601,949
Median AQI2727
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs75°F75°F
Winter Lows33°F33°F
Snowfall4 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute33.8 min25.4 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher1919.1
College Degree Rate27.4%34.1%
Foreign-Born %8.2%11.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.0%+4.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.