South Hill vs Kent

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South Hill, WA

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Area Score

Missing required signals: opportunity, growth.

Kent, WA

Area Score

Bottom 13% nationally

Signals

South Hill

Kent

Climate

74 · Top 35%

Physical resilience

33 · Bottom 25%

41 · Bottom 31%

Housing affordability

70 · Bottom 34%

54 · Bottom 14%

Access

86 · Bottom 32%

95 · Top 40%

Economic stability

76 · Top 15%

66 · Top 39%

Measured values

Metric	South Hill	Kent	Source period
Population	68,025	135,603	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$113,130	$92,302	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$46,140	$42,664	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	3,660/sq mi	4,008/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$543,600	$587,800	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$2,088	$1,909	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	70.5%	57.2%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	29.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	7.2%	10.8%	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	6 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	36.6 min	33.1 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	35.3	35.5	2024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools	23	27	2024-25 school year
Students per teacher	18.95	17.83	2024-25 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility	48.9%	64.7%	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

South Hill

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake.

Kent

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake.

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