Lynden vs Waihee-Waiehu

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Lynden, WA

Area Score

Top 49% nationally

Waihee-Waiehu, HI

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Lynden

Waihee-Waiehu

Opportunity

62 · Top 37%

75 · Top 15%

Climate

73 · Top 37%

87 · Top 8%

Physical resilience

50 · Bottom 43%

27 · Bottom 22%

Housing affordability

69 · Bottom 32%

65 · Bottom 27%

Access

34 · Bottom 1%

36 · Bottom 1%

Economic stability

72 · Top 26%

Measured values

Metric	Lynden	Waihee-Waiehu	Source period
Population	16,234	10,988	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$103,233	$126,735	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$46,608	$35,555	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	2,956/sq mi	2,577/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$596,600	$777,000	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,707	$2,191	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	66.2%	83.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.2%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-0.4%	1.3%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.1%	19.6%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	7.3%	6.0%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	73°F	89°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	34°F	64°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	34.7"	16.2"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	98 mi	95 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	22.2 min	25.2 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	35.2	39.5	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

Lynden

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake.

Waihee-Waiehu

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake, inland flooding, tsunami.

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