Bonney Lake vs Prairie Ridge

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Bonney Lake, WA

Area Score

Bottom 37% nationally

Prairie Ridge, WA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Bonney Lake

Prairie Ridge

Opportunity

49 · Bottom 36%

43 · Bottom 22%

Climate

74 · Top 35%

Physical resilience

33 · Bottom 25%

Housing affordability

80 · Bottom 49%

82 · Top 47%

Access

89 · Bottom 39%

86 · Bottom 33%

Economic stability

81 · Top 6%

83 · Top 3%

Measured values

Metric	Bonney Lake	Prairie Ridge	Source period
Population	22,090	12,074	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$136,845	$114,356	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$51,573	$50,085	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	2,688/sq mi	2,861/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$607,900	$462,000	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$2,256	$1,965	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	78.8%	88.3%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.4%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-1.3%	-1.3%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	14.3%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	4.5%	3.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	77°F	76°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	38°F	36°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	39.3"	42.0"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	19 mi	23 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	34.9 min	39.4 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	36.9	36.3	2024 ACS 5-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.

Physical risk tradeoff

Bonney Lake

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake.

Prairie Ridge

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake.

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