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Osceola, IA vs Port Gamble Tribal Community, WA

Osceola

Iowa

vs

Port Gamble Tribal Community

Washington

Across 24 directional measures we can compare, Osceola leads on 18 and Port Gamble Tribal Community on 6. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 7% higher in Port Gamble Tribal Community, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$943$1,007
Osceola is 6% lower
Median household income
$68,284$70,000
Osceola is 2% lower
Median home value
$146,300$218,200
Osceola is 33% lower

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 2.6 points a year in Osceola, and rent outran pay by 7.6 points a year in Port Gamble Tribal Community.

How these are calculated

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MeasureOsceolaPort Gamble Tribal CommunityAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$943$1,007
Rent to income116.6%17.3%
Property tax rate11.7%2.0%
Home price to income12.1x3.1x
Prices vs US average2n/a105.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$946$1,967
HUD area median income4$88,700n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,547$4,279
Median home value1$146,300$218,200
Home prices, 1-year change5-1.4%2.7%
Home prices, 5-year change545.1%41.1%
Homeownership161.8%74.8%
Renters paying 30%+146.2%52.8%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,377$2,094
Vacant homes112.4%7.2%
Median year built119751994
Jobs and income
Median household income1$68,284$70,000
Income per person1$38,928$28,358
Unemployment1n/a10.6%
Average annual pay6$52,224$73,956
Pay growth, 1 year64.5%3.3%
Jobs64,77094,213
Poverty rate16.4%20.0%
Mean commute121 min19 min
Works from home18.9%16.0%
Commutes by transit10.0%5.2%
People
Population15,523624
Population change since 202075.1%n/a
Median age137.637.6
Bachelor's or higher114.0%13.2%
High school or higher184.5%86.5%
Household size12.13.1
Born abroad19.7%7.2%
No health insurance14.9%17.3%
Homes with broadband188.1%86.9%
Moving
Moved here in the past year14.9%7.8%
Moved from another state1n/a4.1%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-1.95.5
Income of households moving in8$48,469$84,911
Income of households moving out8$43,373$77,886
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k915.520.4
Shops per 10k926.925.0
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k93.14.4
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k916.617.3
Child care centers per 10k94.12.3
Parks per 10k1030.8n/a
Playgrounds per 10k1018.1n/a
Grocery stores per 10k1010.9n/a
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1032.6n/a
Libraries per 10k103.6n/a
Named paths and bike trails101.0n/a
Transit stops per sq mi100.8n/a
Nearest National Park Service site11133.7n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles110n/a
National Register listings12724
Safety
Violent crime per 100k13107n/a
Property crime per 100k131,813n/a
Schools
Public schools14377
Public school students141,36234,233
Students per teacher1412.217.8
Climate
July average high1585°F76°F
January average low1513°F36°F
Average temperature1550°F52°F
Annual precipitation1537.2 in47.0 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1618.492.3
Hurricane risk167.8n/a
Tornado risk1644.623.7
Wildfire risk1642.039.9
Heat wave risk1654.389.5
Median air quality index17n/a22
Good air days17n/a95.5%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Osceola $37,720, Port Gamble Tribal Community $40,280 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. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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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