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Baneberry, TN vs Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA

Baneberry

Tennessee

vs

Clarkston Heights-Vineland

Washington

Across 27 directional measures we can compare, Baneberry leads on 14 and Clarkston Heights-Vineland on 13. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 6% higher in Clarkston Heights-Vineland, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,063$1,125
Baneberry is 6% lower
Median household income
$82,344$101,286
Baneberry is 19% lower
Median home value
$395,200$385,900
Baneberry is 2% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $75,700 a year left in Baneberry and $92,300 in Clarkston Heights-Vineland. Money goes further in Clarkston Heights-Vineland, by about $16,600 a year.
  • A household earning Baneberry's median of $82,344 would need about $85,500 in Clarkston Heights-Vineland to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2023 surveys, rent outran pay by 10.3 points a year in Baneberry, and pay outran rent by 3.6 points a year in Clarkston Heights-Vineland.

How these are calculated

TennesseeWashingtonClarkston Heights-Vineland, WABaneberry, TNBaneberryClarkston Heights-VinelandBaneberryClarkston Heights-Vineland

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01Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAComposite 56.8 / 100
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735957n/a8812n/a

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Every measure

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MeasureBaneberryClarkston Heights-VinelandAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,063$1,125
Rent to income115.5%13.3%
Property tax rate10.5%0.7%
Home price to income14.8x3.8x
Prices vs US average286.491.2
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,153$1,234
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,885$2,707
Median home value1$395,200$385,900
Home prices, 1-year change44.0%4.4%
Home prices, 5-year change477.4%52.6%
Homeownership198.1%88.3%
Renters paying 30%+140.7%34.0%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,941$2,050
Vacant homes114.9%6.8%
Median year built119921989
Jobs and income
Median household income1$82,344$101,286
Income per person1$41,688$53,721
Unemployment10.0%5.0%
Average annual pay5$57,994$57,299
Pay growth, 1 year54.2%5.1%
Jobs513,7976,693
Poverty rate111.4%7.8%
Mean commute140 min18 min
Works from home17.2%15.9%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.3%
People
Population17007,884
Population change since 2020611.6%n/a
Median age152.853.9
Bachelor's or higher130.2%35.7%
High school or higher196.8%95.0%
Household size12.62.3
Born abroad11.9%2.7%
No health insurance19.0%2.4%
Homes with broadband194.7%86.9%
Moving
Moved here in the past year17.3%4.8%
Moved from another state13.1%2.3%
Net movers per 1,000 people724.80.6
Income of households moving in7$59,747$62,918
Income of households moving out7$48,424$54,626
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k812.015.6
Shops per 10k823.618.7
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k81.83.6
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k810.916.5
Child care centers per 10k80.83.1
Parks per 10k9n/a2.5
Playgrounds per 10k9n/a2.5
Grocery stores per 10k9n/a0.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9n/a0.0
Libraries per 10k9n/a1.3
Named paths and bike trails9n/a0.0
Transit stops per sq mi9n/a0.0
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a13.7
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a1
National Register listings11148
Schools
Public schools121412
Public school students126,9373,152
Students per teacher12n/a18.4
Climate
July average high1388°F85°F
January average low1328°F26°F
Average temperature1358°F49°F
Annual precipitation1348.7 in16.8 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1444.917.9
Hurricane risk1442.9n/a
Tornado risk1459.66.9
Wildfire risk1442.989.4
Heat wave risk1422.153.8
Median air quality index154142
Good air days1590.7%61.9%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Baneberry $42,520, Clarkston Heights-Vineland $45,000 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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