| 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- 128
- 117
- 113
- 125
- 158
- 124
- 95
Tacoma Cost Of Living | F- 180
- 120
- 116
- 138
- 324
- 128
- 102
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- 1,243
- 14
- 66
- 275
- 887
- 7,356
- 759
- 3,674
- 2,922
- 8,599
Tacoma Crime | F- 777
- 9
- 36
- 222
- 510
- 5,012
- 1,126
- 2,662
- 1,224
- 5,789
Seattle Crime |
| Metrics | Tacoma | Seattle |
Employment- Income Per Capita
- Med. Household Income
- Med. Earnings Male
- Med. Earnings Female
- Unemployment Rate
| A-- $34,759
- $64,457
- $42,644
- $33,924
- 3%
Tacoma Employment | A+- $63,610
- $97,185
- $64,288
- $48,350
- 3%
Seattle Employment |
| Metrics | Tacoma | Seattle |
Housing- Median Home Price
- Median Rent Asked
- % Owner Occupied
- % Renter Occupied
- Avg. Household Size
| A+- $311,700
- $1,253
- 54%
- 46%
- 2.4
Tacoma Housing | B- $713,600
- $1,702
- 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+- 58%
- 46
Tacoma User rating | F- 42%
- 129
Seattle User rating |
