Mountlake Terrace, WA vs Suwanee, GA

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

Suwanee

65.9

#1602 nationally

Suwanee leads in crime level (3.5 vs 5.3). Suwanee leads in cost of living index (123 vs 138). Suwanee leads in median household income ($100,780 vs $96,104).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Mountlake Terrace, WA	Suwanee, GA
WhereAtHome Score	67.3 (#1439)	65.9 (#1602)
Population	21,516	22,913
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$678,553	$602,592
Median Household Income	$96,104	$100,780
Average Commute	30.9 min	31.4 min
Walk Score	52	N/A
Crime Level	5.3	3.5
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	138	123
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+19.0	D+16.5

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