Lake Tapps vs Graham

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Lake Tapps, WA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Graham, WA

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Area Score

Missing required signals: opportunity, growth.

Signals

Lake Tapps

Graham

Climate

74 · Top 35%

Physical resilience

33 · Bottom 25%

Housing affordability

77 · Bottom 45%

76 · Bottom 43%

Access

90 · Bottom 44%

83 · Bottom 26%

Economic stability

73 · Top 23%

73 · Top 22%

Measured values

Metric	Lake Tapps	Graham	Source period
Population	12,798	35,079	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$148,005	$116,862	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$71,939	$41,701	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	1,043/sq mi	822/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$742,400	$516,700	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$2,091	$2,095	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	89.2%	82.2%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.1%	23.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	4.6%	5.9%	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	17 mi	29 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	39.0 min	44.6 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	42.2	35.6	2024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools	8	9	2024-25 school year
Students per teacher	19.04	18.73	2024-25 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility	28.6%	51.5%	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.

Physical risk tradeoff

Lake Tapps

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake.

Graham

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake.

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