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Yakima vs Richland

Yakima, WA compared with Richland, WA · 63 miles apart

Yakima has 97,458 residents to Richland’s 65,258. Yakima comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Richland does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Yakima, WA Richland, WA
Population 97,458 65,258
Density (per sq mi) 3,470 1,537
Median household income $62,815 $95,813
Median home value $297,600 $436,700
Median rent $1,117 $1,468
Homeownership 53.8% 64.4%
Average commute 17.8 min 20.4 min
Median age 34.3 36.4
Bachelor's degree + 20.8% 46.6%
Poverty rate 16.6% 9%
Unemployment 8.4% 5.6%
Price to income 4.7× 4.6×

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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