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Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA vs Lake Wissota, WI

Clarkston Heights-Vineland

Washington

vs

Lake Wissota

Wisconsin

Across 32 directional measures we can compare, Clarkston Heights-Vineland leads on 14 and Lake Wissota on 18. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 12% higher in Clarkston Heights-Vineland, while median household income is higher in Lake Wissota.

Median gross rent
$1,125$1,005
Clarkston Heights-Vineland is 12% higher
Median household income
$101,286$105,150
Clarkston Heights-Vineland is 4% lower
Median home value
$385,900$334,600
Clarkston Heights-Vineland is 15% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $92,300 a year left in Clarkston Heights-Vineland and $96,100 in Lake Wissota. Money goes further in Lake Wissota, by about $3,800 a year.
  • A household earning Clarkston Heights-Vineland's median of $101,286 would need about $101,500 in Lake Wissota to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 3.6 points a year in Clarkston Heights-Vineland, and pay outran rent by 8.0 points a year in Lake Wissota.

How these are calculated

WashingtonWisconsinLake Wissota, WIClarkston Heights-Vineland, WAClarkston Heights-VinelandLake WissotaClarkston Heights-VinelandLake Wissota

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

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureClarkston Heights-VinelandLake WissotaAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,125$1,005
Rent to income113.3%11.5%
Property tax rate10.7%1.1%
Home price to income13.8x3.2x
Prices vs US average291.292.8
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,234$1,259
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,707$3,606
Median home value1$385,900$334,600
Home prices, 1-year change44.4%8.1%
Home prices, 5-year change452.6%61.1%
Homeownership188.3%84.4%
Renters paying 30%+134.0%41.8%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,050$1,689
Vacant homes16.8%7.6%
Median year built119891976
Jobs and income
Median household income1$101,286$105,150
Income per person1$53,721$64,186
Unemployment15.0%3.1%
Average annual pay5$57,299$55,235
Pay growth, 1 year55.1%3.8%
Jobs56,69327,224
Poverty rate17.8%10.2%
Mean commute118 min22 min
Works from home115.9%12.0%
Commutes by transit10.3%0.0%
People
Population17,8843,184
Median age153.950.6
Bachelor's or higher135.7%35.9%
High school or higher195.0%97.7%
Household size12.32.2
Born abroad12.7%1.4%
No health insurance12.4%4.4%
Homes with broadband186.9%97.4%
Moving
Moved here in the past year14.8%6.8%
Moved from another state12.3%0.0%
Net movers per 1,000 people60.62.0
Income of households moving in6$62,918$63,414
Income of households moving out6$54,626$52,985
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k715.624.0
Shops per 10k718.730.2
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k73.64.0
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k716.512.7
Child care centers per 10k73.12.2
Parks per 10k82.56.3
Playgrounds per 10k82.56.3
Grocery stores per 10k80.03.1
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.012.6
Libraries per 10k81.30.0
Named paths and bike trails80.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi80.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site913.7n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles91n/a
National Register listings10813
Schools
Public schools111228
Public school students113,1528,353
Students per teacher1118.414.5
Climate
July average high1285°F80°F
January average low1226°F5°F
Average temperature1249°F43°F
Annual precipitation1216.8 in32.8 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1317.967.3
Hurricane risk13n/a0.0
Tornado risk136.970.9
Wildfire risk1389.420.0
Heat wave risk1353.854.6
Median air quality index144238
Good air days1461.9%73.7%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Clarkston Heights-Vineland $45,000, Lake Wissota $40,200 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. 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).

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

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