Mountlake Terrace, WA vs Roselle, NJ

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Mountlake Terrace

67.3

#1439 nationally

Roselle

63.3

#1782 nationally

Mountlake Terrace leads in median household income ($96,104 vs $75,264). Roselle leads in cost of living index (116 vs 138). Mountlake Terrace leads in average commute (30.9 min vs 32.2 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Mountlake Terrace, WA	Roselle, NJ
WhereAtHome Score	67.3 (#1439)	63.3 (#1782)
Population	21,516	22,342
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$678,553	$520,191
Median Household Income	$96,104	$75,264
Average Commute	30.9 min	32.2 min
Walk Score	52	N/A
Crime Level	5.3	5.3
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	138	116
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+19.0	D+24.2

Data coverage note: Roselle is missing data for 1 metric that Mountlake Terrace has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.