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Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA vs Valley View, OH

Clarkston Heights-Vineland

Washington

vs

Valley View

Ohio

Across 32 directional measures we can compare, Clarkston Heights-Vineland leads on 17 and Valley View on 15. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 15% higher in Clarkston Heights-Vineland, while median household income is higher in Valley View.

Median gross rent
$1,125$979
Clarkston Heights-Vineland is 15% higher
Median household income
$101,286$110,125
Clarkston Heights-Vineland is 8% lower
Median home value
$385,900$304,700
Clarkston Heights-Vineland is 27% 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 $101,500 in Valley View. Money goes further in Valley View, by about $9,200 a year.
  • A household earning Clarkston Heights-Vineland's median of $101,286 would need about $101,000 in Valley View 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 rent and pay rose at about the same pace in Valley View.

How these are calculated

OhioWashingtonValley View, OHClarkston Heights-Vineland, WAClarkston Heights-VinelandValley ViewClarkston Heights-VinelandValley View

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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

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MeasureClarkston Heights-VinelandValley ViewAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,125$979
Rent to income113.3%10.7%
Property tax rate10.7%1.3%
Home price to income13.8x2.8x
Prices vs US average291.293.9
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,234$1,274
HUD area median income4n/a$105,000
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,707$4,060
Median home value1$385,900$304,700
Home prices, 1-year change54.4%5.7%
Home prices, 5-year change552.6%53.5%
Homeownership188.3%95.0%
Renters paying 30%+134.0%48.4%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,050$2,157
Vacant homes16.8%5.8%
Median year built119891975
Jobs and income
Median household income1$101,286$110,125
Income per person1$53,721$56,891
Unemployment15.0%8.9%
Average annual pay6$57,299$77,273
Pay growth, 1 year65.1%2.8%
Jobs66,693692,694
Poverty rate17.8%4.2%
Mean commute118 min23 min
Works from home115.9%16.4%
Commutes by transit10.3%0.0%
People
Population17,8841,925
Population change since 20207n/a-3.0%
Median age153.954.3
Bachelor's or higher135.7%42.5%
High school or higher195.0%95.6%
Household size12.32.5
Born abroad12.7%4.2%
No health insurance12.4%2.6%
Homes with broadband186.9%77.6%
Moving
Moved here in the past year14.8%4.2%
Moved from another state12.3%1.7%
Net movers per 1,000 people80.6-7.4
Income of households moving in8$62,918$66,845
Income of households moving out8$54,626$80,440
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k915.624.2
Shops per 10k918.731.2
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k93.64.0
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k916.519.0
Child care centers per 10k93.13.2
Parks per 10k102.526.0
Playgrounds per 10k102.510.4
Grocery stores per 10k100.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.020.8
Libraries per 10k101.30.0
Named paths and bike trails100.09.9
Transit stops per sq mi100.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site1113.7n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles111n/a
National Register listings12812
Schools
Public schools1312342
Public school students133,152155,108
Students per teacher1318.417.2
Climate
July average high1485°F82°F
January average low1426°F21°F
Average temperature1449°F51°F
Annual precipitation1416.8 in40.0 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1517.998.0
Hurricane risk15n/a62.4
Tornado risk156.999.0
Wildfire risk1589.456.9
Heat wave risk1553.897.7
Median air quality index164253
Good air days1661.9%43.3%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Clarkston Heights-Vineland $45,000, Valley View $39,160 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. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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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