| Metrics | Tacoma | Seattle |
| Livability | 78- Stable Housing Market
- High Income per Capita
- High Graduation Rates
- Lots of Local Amenities
Tacoma Livability | 75- High Income per Capita
- High Graduation Rates
- Stable Housing Market
- Lots of Local Amenities
Seattle Livability |
| Metrics | Tacoma | Seattle |
Amenities- Amount of Amenities
| A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Tacoma Amenities | A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Seattle Amenities |
| Metrics | Tacoma | Seattle |
Cost Of Living- Cost of Living Index
- Goods & Services Index
- Grocery Index
- Healthcare Index
- Housing Index
- Transportation Index
- Utilities Index
| D-- 126
- 111
- 106
- 124
- 159
- 128
- 97
Tacoma Cost Of Living | F- 181
- 125
- 111
- 120
- 326
- 134
- 100
Seattle Cost Of Living |
| Metrics | Tacoma | Seattle |
Crime- Violent Crime /100k
- Murder /100k
- Rape /100k
- Robbery /100k
- Assault /100k
- Property Crime /100k
- Burglary /100k
- Theft /100k
- Vehicle Theft /100k
- Total Crime /100k
| F- 1,063
- 10
- 68
- 184
- 801
- 5,604
- 670
- 3,521
- 1,413
- 6,667
Tacoma Crime | F- 775
- 7
- 46
- 221
- 501
- 5,008
- 1,152
- 2,882
- 974
- 5,783
Seattle Crime |
| Metrics | Tacoma | Seattle |
Employment- Income Per Capita
- Med. Household Income
- Med. Earnings Male
- Med. Earnings Female
- Unemployment Rate
| A-- $51,397
- $95,462
- $63,495
- $49,414
- 3%
Tacoma Employment | A+- $96,126
- $146,828
- $95,753
- $69,676
- 3%
Seattle Employment |
| Metrics | Tacoma | Seattle |
Housing- Median Home Price
- Median Rent Asked
- % Owner Occupied
- % Renter Occupied
- Avg. Household Size
| A+- $555,043
- $1,925
- 54%
- 46%
- 2.4
Tacoma Housing | B- $1,265,605
- $2,616
- 45%
- 55%
- 2.1
Seattle Housing |
| Metrics | Tacoma | Seattle |
Schools- No. Public Schools
- Students Per Teacher
- Avg. Test Scores
- Completed High School
- Completed Bachelors
| B- 93
- 19
- n/a
- 83.0%
- 26.7%
Tacoma Schools | A- 154
- 18
- n/a
- 92.1%
- 60.4%
Seattle Schools |
| Metrics | Tacoma | Seattle |
User Ratings- Average user rating
- Number of ratings
| D+- 57%
- 53
Tacoma User rating | F- 42%
- 134
Seattle User rating |
