Seattle vs Tacoma
Seattle, WA compared with Tacoma, WA · 26 miles apart
Seattle has 784,777 residents to Tacoma’s 229,816. Seattle comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Tacoma does better on median rent, homeownership, price to income.
| Seattle, WA | Tacoma, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 784,777 | 229,816 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 9,340 | 4,616 |
| Median household income | $123,860 | $85,884 |
| Median home value | $938,600 | $479,600 |
| Median rent | $2,030 | $1,676 |
| Homeownership | 43.7% | 55.8% |
| Average commute | 26 min | 28.8 min |
| Median age | 35.6 | 37.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 68.4% | 34.5% |
| Poverty rate | 9.9% | 12.4% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| Price to income | 7.6× | 5.6× |
| 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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