Lakewood vs Lacey
Lakewood, WA compared with Lacey, WA · 15 miles apart
Lakewood has 62,755 residents to Lacey’s 58,833. Lakewood comes out ahead on median rent. Lacey does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Lakewood, WA | Lacey, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 62,755 | 58,833 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,678 | 3,104 |
| Median household income | $74,720 | $90,625 |
| Median home value | $461,200 | $457,100 |
| Median rent | $1,525 | $1,870 |
| Homeownership | 47.5% | 55.9% |
| Average commute | 29.3 min | 25.4 min |
| Median age | 37.4 | 37.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 23.2% | 34.1% |
| Poverty rate | 13.2% | 11.6% |
| Unemployment | 5.7% | 4.9% |
| Price to income | 6.2× | 5× |
| Clear days a year | — | 23 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 7 |
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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