Prairie Ridge vs Bonney Lake

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Prairie Ridge, WA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Bonney Lake, WA

Area Score

Bottom 37% nationally

Signals

Prairie Ridge

Bonney Lake

Opportunity

43 · Bottom 22%

49 · Bottom 36%

Climate

74 · Top 35%

Physical resilience

33 · Bottom 25%

Housing affordability

82 · Top 47%

80 · Bottom 49%

Access

86 · Bottom 33%

89 · Bottom 39%

Economic stability

83 · Top 3%

81 · Top 6%

Measured values

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

Prairie Ridge

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake.

Bonney Lake

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake.

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