Prairie Ridge vs Sammamish

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Prairie Ridge, WA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Sammamish, WA

Area Score

Bottom 38% nationally

Signals

Prairie Ridge

Sammamish

Opportunity

43 · Bottom 22%

48 · Bottom 33%

Climate

74 · Top 35%

Physical resilience

33 · Bottom 25%

41 · Bottom 31%

Housing affordability

82 · Top 47%

73 · Bottom 37%

Access

86 · Bottom 33%

93 · Top 48%

Economic stability

83 · Top 3%

80 · Top 7%

Measured values

Metric	Prairie Ridge	Sammamish	Source period
Population	12,074	66,463	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$114,356	$239,690	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$50,085	$98,874	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	2,861/sq mi	3,254/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$462,000	$1,407,300	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,965	$2,857	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	88.3%	82.6%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.2%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-1.3%	-1.6%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	77.1%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	3.7%	4.3%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	76°F	77°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	36°F	37°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	42.0"	34.7"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	23 mi	13 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	39.4 min	31.1 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	36.3	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

Prairie Ridge

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake.

Sammamish

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake.

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