Lakeland South vs Sammamish

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Lakeland South, WA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Sammamish, WA

Area Score

Bottom 38% nationally

Signals

Lakeland South

Sammamish

Opportunity

45 · Bottom 26%

48 · Bottom 33%

Climate

74 · Top 35%

Physical resilience

41 · Bottom 31%

Housing affordability

70 · Bottom 34%

73 · Bottom 37%

Access

93 · Top 45%

93 · Top 48%

Economic stability

70 · Top 30%

80 · Top 7%

Measured values

Metric	Lakeland South	Sammamish	Source period
Population	13,100	66,463	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$110,735	$239,690	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$43,591	$98,874	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	2,673/sq mi	3,254/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$589,300	$1,407,300	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,899	$2,857	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	75.9%	82.6%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.2%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-1.6%	-1.6%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	77.1%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	6.2%	4.3%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	77°F	77°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	38°F	37°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	39.3"	34.7"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	12 mi	13 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	31.9 min	31.1 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	37.4	39.9	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

Lakeland South

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake.

Sammamish

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake.

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