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SheetWA-MAPLE-VALLEY-WA · Maple Valley, WA 28,121 pop · income 94th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Maple Valley
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Maple Valley on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Moses Lake · lowest
71,854
Moses Lake · lowest
71,854 median HH income
35.5% of the leader · rank #1
Timberwood Pa… · near
147,471
Timberwood Pa… · near
147,471 median HH income
72.9% of the leader · rank #2
Watson · near
147,500
Watson · near
147,500 median HH income
72.9% of the leader · rank #3
Putnamville · near
147,527
Putnamville · near
147,527 median HH income
72.9% of the leader · rank #4
Maple Valley · this city
147,546
Maple Valley · this city
147,546 median HH income
72.9% of the leader · rank #5
Cherry Creek · near
147,618
Cherry Creek · near
147,618 median HH income
72.9% of the leader · rank #6
Mercer Island · highest
202,359
Mercer Island · highest
202,359 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Maple Valley on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 28,121.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Maple Valley - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Maple Valley places in the 94th percentile for household income and the 43rd percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
94th
percentile, household income
92nd
percentile, home value
70th
percentile, median rent
43rd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Maple Valley, WA
28,121 people live in Maple Valley, Washington - a small city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Maple Valley households earn a median of $147,546 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 3.7%. Home values in Maple Valley run a median of $672,000, and the median resident age is 36.5 years. 47.5% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 66.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 16 residential building permits were authorized in Maple Valley (Construction Slowdown), down 91% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Maple Valley reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 1579.6 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Washington carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 107.0 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,472 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Washington run around $188, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 70.0 out of 100 (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Maple Valley's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to comparison shortlist to schools and households to housing and income to reported crime to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Maple Valley, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Population change
Is Maple Valley growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +333 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +1.2% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 16 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Which cities make useful reference points for Maple Valley?
Within Washington, the closest population matches are Camas (26,779 residents, $140,053 income); Orchards (29,716 residents, $96,893 income); Tumwater (26,519 residents, $93,635 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Allen Park, MI (28,128 residents); Oakdale, MN (28,109 residents); Ridgecrest, CA (28,138 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
What does the education layer cover for Maple Valley?
The NCES join finds 8 public schools within the city match. 47.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
How far does income reach against housing in Maple Valley?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.6 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 3.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Maple Valley?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1579.6 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 31% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
1471.1
Violent rate
108.6
Total reported rate
1579.6
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
What does the journey to work look like in Maple Valley?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 72.1%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
1.7%
Work from home
19.9%
Drive alone
72.1%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 13,195 workers age 16+.
Top-decile income · poverty 3.7% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
107.0 (US=100)
High cost · BEA RPP 2024, Washington average
B-
City profile score · Maple Valley, WA
68/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income A+
$147,546
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share A-
47.5%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate B
3.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime B-
109 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living F
107.0 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Maple Valley profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 95/100 (A+) · $147,546
Bachelor's+ share: 82/100 (A-) · 47.5%
Poverty rate: 74/100 (B) · 3.7%
Violent crime: 69/100 (B-) · 109 /100k
Cost of living: 15/100 (F) · 107.0 index
Where Maple Valley sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Maple Valley's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Maple Valley highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Maple Valley, WA (this city): home $672,000, crime 1,580/100k
Allen Park, MI : home $174,500, crime 1,990/100k
Oakdale, MN : home $305,900, crime 1,942/100k
Ridgecrest, CA : home $235,800, crime 1,750/100k
Glen Cove, NY : home $654,500, crime 580/100k
Chaska, MN : home $379,400, crime 720/100k
Camas, WA : home $656,100, crime 781/100k
Tumwater, WA : home $438,000, crime 2,274/100k
Moses Lake, WA : home $278,100, crime 4,631/100k
Mercer Island, WA : home $1,884,200, crime 1,278/100k
How does Maple Valley compare to other US cities?
Here's how Maple Valley stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income94% higher than other cities
Home value92% pricier than other cities
Median rent70% pricier than other cities
Safety43% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Washington, Maple Valley ranks #57 of 156 Washington cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Maple Valley against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Washington only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Washington-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Maple Valley near the bottom of Washington's cities
Among the 599 Washington cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Maple Valley ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Maple Valley only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#46 of 565
92nd percentile in Washington
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 599
0th percentile in Washington
Median Home Value
#93 of 565
84th percentile in Washington
Poverty Rate
#374 of 598
36th percentile in Washington
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#86 of 599
85th percentile in Washington
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Washington only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
94th percentile nationally for median household income · 43rd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Maple Valley's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Maple Valley's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Maple Valley's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$672,0008th percentilemore affordable than 8% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Maple Valley's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.6×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#12,089 of 15,516
More affordable than 22% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,383 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 4.6×, Maple Valley sits in the moderate band:
national rank #12,089 of 15,516 and #2,383 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$147,546Maple Valley, WA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Maple Valley, WA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Maple Valley, WA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)47.5%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)3.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)66.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
28,121
Median Income
$147,546
Median Home Value
$672,000
Median Age
36.5
Poverty Rate
3.7%
Labor force participation
66.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
47.5%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1579.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
108.6
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1471.1
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
8
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Maple Valley's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
28,149 residents
2021
28,318 residents
2022
28,322 residents
2023
28,192 residents
2024
28,368 residents
2025
28,482 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
16
housing units authorized
Single-Family
16
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.6
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
182
182
0
$61.8M
2020
210
210
0
$72.2M
2021
164
160
4
$63.1M
2022
221
21
200
$30.1M
2023
26
26
0
$14.0M
2024
16
16
0
$9.3M
Permit volume decreased 91% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
72.1%
Carpool
4.8%
Public Transit
1.7%
Walk
0.5%
Work from Home
19.9%
Other
1.0%
Based on 13,195 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Washington statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $188
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Washington at $188 (electricity about $85 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Washington statewide averages, not a meter reading for Maple Valley. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Washington's BEA cost-of-living index is 107.0 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Maple Valley is $1,472/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Washington statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 70.0 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Washington statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Maple Valley sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Maple Valley compares to similar-size Washington cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.