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Kirkland vs Shoreline

Kirkland, WA compared with Shoreline, WA · 8 miles apart

Kirkland has 97,410 residents to Shoreline’s 66,542. Kirkland comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Shoreline does better on median rent, homeownership, price to income.

Kirkland, WA Shoreline, WA
Population 97,410 66,542
Density (per sq mi) 5,471 5,719
Median household income $150,414 $112,751
Median home value $1,115,400 $811,100
Median rent $2,401 $1,985
Homeownership 60.8% 66.3%
Average commute 23.9 min 27.2 min
Median age 38.3 42.9
Bachelor's degree + 66.3% 52.8%
Poverty rate 6.1% 8.8%
Unemployment 4.6% 4.6%
Price to income 7.4× 7.2×

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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