Seattle vs Auburn
Seattle, WA compared with Auburn, WA · 23 miles apart
Seattle has 784,777 residents to Auburn’s 86,301. Seattle comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Auburn does better on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Seattle, WA | Auburn, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 784,777 | 86,301 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 9,340 | 2,894 |
| Median household income | $123,860 | $97,884 |
| Median home value | $938,600 | $547,900 |
| Median rent | $2,030 | $1,786 |
| Homeownership | 43.7% | 60.6% |
| Average commute | 26 min | 30.5 min |
| Median age | 35.6 | 36 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 68.4% | 25.6% |
| Poverty rate | 9.9% | 8.9% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 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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