Mountlake Terrace, WA vs Waxhaw, NC

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

Waxhaw

65.9

#1604 nationally

Waxhaw leads in crime level (1.6 vs 5.3). Waxhaw leads in median household income ($124,711 vs $96,104). Waxhaw leads in cost of living index (125 vs 138).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Mountlake Terrace, WA	Waxhaw, NC
WhereAtHome Score	67.3 (#1439)	65.9 (#1604)
Population	21,516	23,073
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$678,553	$717,174
Median Household Income	$96,104	$124,711
Average Commute	30.9 min	31.3 min
Walk Score	52	N/A
Crime Level	5.3	1.6
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	138	125
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+19.0	R+25.3

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