Population
Escondido
149,913
Burien
51,331
Median Income
Escondido
$84,477
Burien
$90,597
Home Value
Escondido
$663,500
Burien
$609,300
Rent
Escondido
$1,922
Burien
$1,742
Crime Rate
Escondido
4.34
Burien
4.25
Cost of Living
Escondido
170.6
Burien
165.9
Avg Temp
Escondido
N/A
Burien
N/A
Unemployment
Escondido
4.5%
Burien
5.5%
How Similar Are Escondido & Burien?
Burien is Escondido's #15 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Escondido
149,913
Burien
51,331
Escondido (149,913) is about 2.9x larger than Burien (51,331).
Violent Crime
Escondido
4.34
Burien
4.25
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 2% difference.
Property Crime
Escondido
14.85
Burien
33.94
Burien's property crime is significantly higher than Escondido's — 56% difference.
Political Leaning
Escondido
40.2%
Burien
22.5%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Escondido has a stronger Democratic lean (44% difference).
Unemployment
Escondido
4.5%
Burien
5.5%
Burien has a 19% higher unemployment than Escondido.
Median Income
Escondido
$84,477
Burien
$90,597
Both cities have similar median income — just a 7% difference.
Home Values
Escondido
$663,500
Burien
$609,300
Both cities have similar home values — just a 8% difference.
Education
Escondido
19.1%
Burien
22.4%
Burien has a 15% higher education than Escondido.
Demographics
Escondido
47.1%
Burien
50.9%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 7% difference.
Cost of Living
Escondido
170.6
Burien
165.9
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 3% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Escondido and Burien share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Burien
Burien leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Burien leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDBurien has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,501 vs $3,001 in Escondido (20% lower). Burien has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,146 vs $2,459 in Escondido (15% lower). Burien scores 116.5 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 129.1 in Escondido.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEscondido has a vacancy rate of 3.8% compared to 6.3% in Burien. Escondido has a median property tax of $4,741 vs $5,723 in Burien (17% lower). Burien has a median rent of $1,742 vs $1,922 in Escondido (10% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Burien leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEscondido: 76,471 vs Burien: 28,988 for labor force. Burien has a poverty rate of 10.4% compared to 13.4% in Escondido. Burien has a per capita income of $49,175 vs $38,098 in Escondido (23% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Escondido leads
Source: FBI UCREscondido has a violent crime clearance of 61.8% compared to 34.6% in Burien. Escondido has a property crime clearance of 18.1% compared to 10.7% in Burien. Escondido has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.04 in Burien.
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Schools & Education — Burien leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauBurien has a bachelor's degree or higher of 22.4% compared to 19.1% in Escondido. Burien has a high school diploma or higher of 37.9% compared to 35.0% in Escondido.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEscondido has a population of 149,913, about 2.9x the size of Burien (51,331). Escondido skews younger with a median age of 37.1 vs 39.8.
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Escondido
Burien
Healthcare — Escondido leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareEscondido: 3.7 vs Burien: 2.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBurien has a public transit of 6.5% compared to 1.5% in Escondido. Escondido has a bicycle of 0.4% compared to 0.3% in Burien. Burien has a work from home of 15.8% compared to 12.8% in Escondido.
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