Tacoma vs South Hill
Tacoma, WA compared with South Hill, WA · 12 miles apart
Tacoma has 229,816 residents to South Hill’s 68,025. Tacoma comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. South Hill does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Tacoma, WA | South Hill, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 229,816 | 68,025 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,616 | 3,660 |
| Median household income | $85,884 | $113,130 |
| Median home value | $479,600 | $543,600 |
| Median rent | $1,676 | $2,088 |
| Homeownership | 55.8% | 70.5% |
| Average commute | 28.8 min | 33.9 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 35.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 34.5% | 32.9% |
| Poverty rate | 12.4% | 7.2% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 4.2% |
| Price to income | 5.6× | 4.8× |
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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