Lake Charles vs Redmond
Lake Charles, LA compared with Redmond, WA · 1,948 miles apart
Lake Charles has 82,676 residents to Redmond’s 82,506. Lake Charles comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. Redmond does better on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate.
| Lake Charles, LA | Redmond, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 82,676 | 82,506 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,741 | 4,972 |
| Median household income | $59,235 | $162,560 |
| Median home value | $214,300 | $1,167,800 |
| Median rent | $1,109 | $2,409 |
| Homeownership | 60.9% | 43.2% |
| Average commute | 17 min | 22.1 min |
| Median age | 36.6 | 35 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 29.1% | 75.3% |
| Poverty rate | 23.3% | 5.6% |
| Unemployment | 6.6% | 4.9% |
| Price to income | 3.6× | 7.2× |
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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