Bellevue vs Sammamish
Bellevue, WA compared with Sammamish, WA · 6 miles apart
Bellevue has 154,193 residents to Sammamish’s 66,110. Bellevue comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Sammamish does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Bellevue, WA | Sammamish, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 154,193 | 66,110 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,606 | 3,236 |
| Median household income | $165,576 | $239,690 |
| Median home value | $1,340,300 | $1,407,300 |
| Median rent | $2,572 | $2,857 |
| Homeownership | 52% | 82.6% |
| Average commute | 23.6 min | 29.3 min |
| Median age | 38.5 | 39.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 72.1% | 77.1% |
| Poverty rate | 7.2% | 4.3% |
| Unemployment | 4.2% | 3.1% |
| Price to income | 8.1× | 5.9× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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