Seattle vs Sammamish
Seattle, WA compared with Sammamish, WA · 15 miles apart
Seattle has 784,777 residents to Sammamish’s 66,110. Seattle comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Sammamish does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Seattle, WA | Sammamish, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 784,777 | 66,110 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 9,340 | 3,236 |
| Median household income | $123,860 | $239,690 |
| Median home value | $938,600 | $1,407,300 |
| Median rent | $2,030 | $2,857 |
| Homeownership | 43.7% | 82.6% |
| Average commute | 26 min | 29.3 min |
| Median age | 35.6 | 39.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 68.4% | 77.1% |
| Poverty rate | 9.9% | 4.3% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 3.1% |
| Price to income | 7.6× | 5.9× |
| Clear days a year | 25 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 1 | — |
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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