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46617 vs 99218

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46617 — South Bend, IN
Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

99218 — Fairwood, WA
Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

46617
99218
Opportunity
65 · Top 30%
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65 · Top 30%
Climate
61 · Bottom 18%
vs
67 · Bottom 40%
Physical resilience
95 · Top 3%
vs
89 · Top 11%
Housing affordability
83 · Top 45%
vs
75 · Bottom 41%
Access
99 · Top 15%
vs
94 · Top 47%
Economic stability
35 · Bottom 14%
vs
50 · Bottom 34%

Measured values

Metric4661799218Source period
Population10,03216,8972024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$74,186$80,7332024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$55,838$41,8022024 ACS 5-Year
Population density3,830/sq mi2,488/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$243,400$445,3002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,479$1,2032024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate62.6%58.4%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate4.2%3.8%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)0.1%-0.3%June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher60.3%37.5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate16.6%11.9%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high83°F87°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low17°F26°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation39.2"17.4"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport5 mi11 miNASR current cycle
Average commute17.3 min25.7 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age38.038.02024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools332024-25 school year
Students per teacher14.6519.232024-25 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility43.3%35.6%2024-25 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Indiana and Washington do not give the same test. Each state writes its own assessment and sets its own passing score, so the two proficiency rows above are not directly comparable — the difference between them partly measures which standard is harder. Students per teacher and the school count are unaffected, and each profile ranks its own proficiency within its own state.

Physical risk tradeoff

46617

No hazard reaches elevated exposure.

99218

Elevated or high exposure: wildfire.

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Full profiles: 46617 — South Bend, IN · 99218 — Fairwood, WA · How this is calculated: methodology

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