Population
Homewood
19,471
Mountlake Terrace
21,419
Median Income
Homewood
$96,522
Mountlake Terrace
$101,404
Home Value
Homewood
$210,500
Mountlake Terrace
$606,100
Rent
Homewood
$1,422
Mountlake Terrace
$1,966
Crime Rate
Homewood
1.86
Mountlake Terrace
1.94
Cost of Living
Homewood
139.8
Mountlake Terrace
174.8
Avg Temp
Homewood
N/A
Mountlake Terrace
N/A
Unemployment
Homewood
7.1%
Mountlake Terrace
4.9%
How Similar Are Homewood & Mountlake Terrace?
Mountlake Terrace is Homewood's #18 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Homewood
19,471
Mountlake Terrace
21,419
Both cities have similar populations — Homewood at 19,471 and Mountlake Terrace at 21,419.
Violent Crime
Homewood
1.86
Mountlake Terrace
1.94
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 4% difference.
Property Crime
Homewood
20.91
Mountlake Terrace
21.90
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 5% difference.
Political Leaning
Homewood
28.4%
Mountlake Terrace
38.9%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Mountlake Terrace has a stronger Democratic lean (27% difference).
Unemployment
Homewood
7.1%
Mountlake Terrace
4.9%
Homewood has a 30% higher unemployment than Mountlake Terrace.
Median Income
Homewood
$96,522
Mountlake Terrace
$101,404
Both cities have similar median income — just a 5% difference.
Home Values
Homewood
$210,500
Mountlake Terrace
$606,100
Mountlake Terrace's home values is significantly higher than Homewood's — 65% difference.
Education
Homewood
31.0%
Mountlake Terrace
31.5%
Both cities have similar education — just a 2% difference.
Demographics
Homewood
43.9%
Mountlake Terrace
62.9%
Mountlake Terrace has a 30% higher demographics than Homewood.
Cost of Living
Homewood
139.8
Mountlake Terrace
174.8
Mountlake Terrace has a 20% higher cost of living than Homewood.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Homewood and Mountlake Terrace share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Mountlake Terrace
Homewood leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Homewood leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDHomewood scores 156.1 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 247.4 in Mountlake Terrace. Homewood has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,781 vs $2,501 in Mountlake Terrace (29% lower). Homewood has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,581 vs $2,146 in Mountlake Terrace (26% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMountlake Terrace has a median home value of $606,100 vs $210,500 in Homewood (65% higher). Homewood has a single-family homes of 79.5% compared to 54.7% in Mountlake Terrace. Homewood has a owner-occupied of 79.4% compared to 56.1% in Mountlake Terrace.
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Jobs & Economy — Mountlake Terrace leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMountlake Terrace has a unemployment rate of 4.9% compared to 7.1% in Homewood. Mountlake Terrace has a work from home of 22.6% compared to 13.0% in Homewood. Mountlake Terrace has a per capita income of $55,374 vs $39,955 in Homewood (28% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Homewood leads
Source: FBI UCRHomewood has a property crime clearance of 34.8% compared to 7.0% in Mountlake Terrace. Mountlake Terrace has a violent crime clearance of 85.7% compared to 29.4% in Homewood. Mountlake Terrace has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.56 compared to 0.77 in Homewood.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Mountlake Terrace leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauMountlake Terrace has a high school diploma or higher of 46.8% compared to 44.3% in Homewood. Mountlake Terrace has a bachelor's degree or higher of 31.5% compared to 31.0% in Homewood.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMountlake Terrace has a population of 21,419, about 1.1x the size of Homewood (19,471). Mountlake Terrace skews younger with a median age of 38.2 vs 39.8.
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Homewood
Mountlake Terrace
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareMountlake Terrace: 3.3 vs Homewood: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Homewood: 5 vs Mountlake Terrace: 4 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute — Homewood leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHomewood has a bicycle of 1.0% compared to 0.3% in Mountlake Terrace. Homewood has a public transit of 11.3% compared to 4.2% in Mountlake Terrace. Mountlake Terrace has a work from home of 22.6% compared to 13.0% in Homewood.
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