Tacoma vs Lakewood
Tacoma, WA compared with Lakewood, WA · 7 miles apart
Tacoma has 229,816 residents to Lakewood’s 62,755. Tacoma comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Lakewood does better on median rent.
| Tacoma, WA | Lakewood, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 229,816 | 62,755 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,616 | 3,678 |
| Median household income | $85,884 | $74,720 |
| Median home value | $479,600 | $461,200 |
| Median rent | $1,676 | $1,525 |
| Homeownership | 55.8% | 47.5% |
| Average commute | 28.8 min | 29.3 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 37.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 34.5% | 23.2% |
| Poverty rate | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 5.7% |
| Price to income | 5.6× | 6.2× |
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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