Population
Carson
93,523
Burien
51,331
Median Income
Carson
$107,391
Burien
$90,597
Home Value
Carson
$645,600
Burien
$609,300
Rent
Carson
$1,914
Burien
$1,742
Crime Rate
Carson
4.21
Burien
4.25
Cost of Living
Carson
179.4
Burien
165.9
Avg Temp
Carson
N/A
Burien
N/A
Unemployment
Carson
6.9%
Burien
5.5%
How Similar Are Carson & Burien?
Burien is Carson's #11 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Carson
93,523
Burien
51,331
Carson has a 45% larger population than Burien.
Violent Crime
Carson
4.21
Burien
4.25
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 1% difference.
Property Crime
Carson
29.31
Burien
33.94
Burien has a 14% higher property crime than Carson.
Political Leaning
Carson
31.9%
Burien
22.5%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Carson has a stronger Democratic lean (30% difference).
Unemployment
Carson
6.9%
Burien
5.5%
Carson has a 20% higher unemployment than Burien.
Median Income
Carson
$107,391
Burien
$90,597
Carson has a 16% higher median income than Burien.
Home Values
Carson
$645,600
Burien
$609,300
Both cities have similar home values — just a 6% difference.
Education
Carson
20.9%
Burien
22.4%
Both cities have similar education — just a 7% difference.
Demographics
Carson
17.4%
Burien
50.9%
Burien's demographics is significantly higher than Carson's — 66% difference.
Cost of Living
Carson
179.4
Burien
165.9
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 8% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Carson and Burien share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Carson
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Burien
Burien leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Burien leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDBurien scores 116.5 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 132.2 in Carson. Burien scores 119.2 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 132.1 in Carson. Burien scores 115.4 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 125.7 in Carson.
Overall Cost Index
Housing Index
Food Index
Transportation Index
Healthcare Index
Utilities Index
Living Wage (1 Adult)
Living Wage (Family of 4)
Fair Market Rent (1BR)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)
Housing Market — Carson leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCarson has a owner-occupied of 74.0% compared to 56.9% in Burien. Carson has a single-family homes of 79.0% compared to 62.4% in Burien. Carson has a vacancy rate of 4.7% compared to 6.3% in Burien.
Median Home Value
Median Rent
Median Property Tax
Owner-Occupied
Vacancy Rate
Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Burien leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCarson: 47,856 vs Burien: 28,988 for labor force. Burien has a work from home of 15.8% compared to 8.1% in Carson. Burien has a unemployment rate of 5.5% compared to 6.9% in Carson.
Median Household Income
Per Capita Income
Poverty Rate
Unemployment Rate
Labor Force
Mean Commute
Work from Home
Private Sector
Government Sector
Crime & Safety — Carson leads
Source: FBI UCRBurien has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.04 compared to 0.10 in Carson. Carson has a violent crime clearance of 53.7% compared to 34.6% in Burien. Burien has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.93 compared to 2.66 in Carson.
Violent Crime Rate (per 1K)
Property Crime Rate (per 1K)
Murder Rate (per 1K)
Robbery Rate (per 1K)
Assault Rate (per 1K)
Burglary Rate (per 1K)
Larceny Rate (per 1K)
Violent Crime Clearance
Property Crime Clearance
Weather & Climate
Source: NOAA / Open-MeteoAvg Annual Temperature
Avg Annual High
Avg Annual Low
Sunny Days per Year
Annual Rainfall
Annual Snowfall
Avg Humidity
Schools & Education — Burien leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauBurien has a bachelor's degree or higher of 22.4% compared to 20.9% in Carson. Burien has a high school diploma or higher of 37.9% compared to 36.9% in Carson.
Public Schools
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio
Colleges & Universities
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCarson has a population of 93,523, about 1.8x the size of Burien (51,331). Burien skews younger with a median age of 39.8 vs 41.9.
Population
Median Age
Avg Household Size
Married Population
Foreign Born
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Carson
Burien
Healthcare — Burien leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareBurien: 4 vs Carson: 2 for with emergency services. Burien: 2.5 vs Carson: 1.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
Nearby Hospitals
Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
With Emergency Services
Transportation & Commute — Burien leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBurien has a public transit of 6.5% compared to 1.7% in Carson. Burien has a work from home of 15.8% compared to 8.1% in Carson. Burien has a bicycle of 0.3% compared to 0.1% in Carson.
Mean Commute Time
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Public Transit
Bicycle
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Airports
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