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45.71° N · 122.61° W · GEOID 5304195

Barberton

Clark County, Washington · part of the Portland, OR metro

WashingtonBarberton, WABarbertonBarberton

The short answer

Barberton is home to 8,668 people. Median household income is $133,990 a year and median rent is $1,913 a month, 17.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $647,300, about 4.8x annual median household income.

What sets Barberton apart is how tight household budgets are. 26% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 96% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 182 Washington places we track. Also notable: Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 92 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

61OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Barberton scores better than 61% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 53rd of 190 in Washington.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%52
Economy 20%81
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%18
Education 10%61
Commute 10%53
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,913
40% above the median place
Median household income
$133,990
67% above the median place
Median home value
$647,300
103% above the median place
Unemployment
3.8%
22% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Barberton

  • AffordabilityAfter the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $109,500 a year, more than in 83% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Barberton

Clark County gains about 4.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in24,748
Moved out22,902
Net+1,846

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Washington, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WashingtonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$92K
Leavers$82K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Clark County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Clark County report $91,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $81,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$76,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,913 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,391 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $647,300.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 23.0% work from home; 1.0% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Maltby, WA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.5%
39% below the median place
Moved from another state1
3.0%
51% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$91,671
30% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBarbertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.5%39% below
Moved from another state13.0%51% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure4.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$91,67130% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$81,65416% above
02

What it costs to live here

Half the homes were built after 2005, newer housing than in 96% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.

Barberton17.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$76,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.1%
16% below the median place
Home price to income
4.8x
27% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$109,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Barberton, $1,913 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Barberton, but easier on the budget

Places that match Barberton on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Maltby, WA8114.0% vs 17.1%$45,500Compare
Walkersville, MD8113.6% vs 17.1%$3,400Compare
Tichigan, WI8011.4% vs 17.1%$6,800Compare
Dardenne Prairie, MO7911.4% vs 17.1%$27,900Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
26.4%
48% below the median place
Median year built1
2005
1% above the median place
Homeownership1
85.9%
29% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureBarbertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,91340% above
Rent to income117.1%16% below
Property tax rate10.8%12% below
Home price to income14.8x27% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure105.44% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,87816% above
Property tax paid (median)1$5,15458% above
Median home value1$647,300103% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.0%36% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure42.5%17% below
Homeownership185.9%29% above
Renters paying 30%+126.4%48% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,39128% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.1%42% below
Median year built120051% above
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 3.7%, 65% below the median place.

Poverty rate1
3.7%
65% below the median place
Median household income1
$133,990
67% above the median place
Works from home1
23.0%
85% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$59,277 +48%
Unemployment3.8% −22%
Mean commute25 min −1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBarbertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$133,99067% above
Income per person1$59,27748% above
Unemployment13.8%22% below
Average annual pay5County figure$75,48314% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.8%3% above
Jobs5County figure182,79821% above
Poverty rate13.7%65% below
Mean commute125 min1% below
Works from home123.0%85% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.0%19% above
04

Who lives here

3.7% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 93% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track.

Homes with broadband1
97.6%
6% above the median place
Median age1
44.9
15% above the median place
Household size1
2.8
10% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher95.0% +3%
Born abroad13.8% +57%
Bachelor's or higher37.3% +16%
No health insurance7.6% +19%
All 8 people measures
MeasureBarbertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18,6684637th largest
Median age144.915% above
Bachelor's or higher137.3%16% above
High school or higher195.0%3% above
Household size12.810% above
Born abroad113.8%57% above
No health insurance17.6%19% above
Homes with broadband197.6%6% above
05

Life in Barberton

OpenStreetMap shows 27.7 parks per 10,000 residents, more than in 87% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

45 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents27.7 2.7×
Playgrounds per 10k30.0 3.2×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k2.3 −79%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 7 miles
  • Lewis and Clark National Historical Park 67 miles
  • Mount Rainier National Park 89 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.7 −20%
Shops20.7 −32%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.2 −15%
Child care centers2.2 −4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
6.8
78% below the median place
Shops per 10k7
20.7
32% below the median place
Public schools11
149
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureBarbertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure149above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure74,366above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure18.822% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure16.720% below
Shops per 10k7County figure20.732% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure17.215% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.24% below
Parks per 10k827.7172% above
Playgrounds per 10k830.0219% above
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k82.379% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site96.878% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9150% below
National Register listings10County figure45246% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 66.9 in, 53% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Barberton. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation12
66.9 in
53% above the median place
Median air quality index14
33
23% below the median place
July average high12
79°F
9% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureBarbertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure79°F9% below
January average low12County figure35°F38% above
Average temperature12County figure52°F5% below
Annual precipitation12County figure66.9 in53% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure92.20% below
Tornado risk13County figure31.362% below
Wildfire risk13County figure69.614% above
Heat wave risk13County figure95.96% above
Median air quality index14County figure3323% below
Good air days14County figure82.7%21% above
08

Barberton in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Barberton does better than 51% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 65%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,913/mo (2024)$2,480/mo$2,030 to $3,020/mo+4.4%
Median household income$133,990 (2024)$171,000$144,500 to $202,000+4.1%
Median home value$647,300 (2024)$938,000$681,000 to $1,292,000+6.4%

The median home would be worth 5.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Barberton

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Huntington Station, NY$2,052$135,477Compare
Manorville, NY$2,129$139,201Compare
Spanish Springs, NV$1,963$127,658Compare
Westbury, NY$1,779$145,185Compare
Westbury, NYSpanish Springs, NVManorville, NYHuntington Station, NYBarberton, WABarbertonHuntington StationManorvilleSpanish SpringsWestburyBarbertonHuntington StationManorvilleSpanish SpringsWestbury

Places built like Barberton

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Barberton performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Barberton, WA17.1%6.3%/yrn/a
Discovery Bay, CA24.7%2.4%/yrn/aCompare
Hockinson, WA19.0%-0.0%/yrn/aCompare
Waimea, HI22.4%1.9%/yrn/aCompare
Litchfield Park, AZ18.3%8.7%/yr-1.8%Compare
Mount Vista, WA24.4%3.4%/yrn/aCompare
Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI17.8%10.0%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Barberton a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 61 out of 100, better than 61% of the places we rate and 53rd of 190 in Washington. After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $109,500 a year, more than in 83% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 90 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Barberton expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $647,300.

What salary do you need to live in Barberton?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $76,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Barberton?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Huntington Station, NY, Manorville, NY, Spanish Springs, NV and Westbury, NY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Barberton with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Barberton itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/barberton-washington

Citytistics. “Barberton, Washington.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/barberton-washington/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.