Renton vs Burien
Renton, WA compared with Burien, WA · 7 miles apart
Renton has 104,975 residents to Burien’s 51,859. Renton comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Burien does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Renton, WA | Burien, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 104,975 | 51,859 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,459 | 5,166 |
| Median household income | $100,432 | $91,318 |
| Median home value | $672,600 | $638,800 |
| Median rent | $1,998 | $1,782 |
| Homeownership | 54.4% | 56.6% |
| Average commute | 29.7 min | 26.7 min |
| Median age | 36.5 | 40.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 39.5% | 33.2% |
| Poverty rate | 8.1% | 12.9% |
| Unemployment | 4.9% | 7% |
| Price to income | 6.7× | 7× |
| Clear days a year | 24 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 3 | — |
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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