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Place dossier plate
SheetWA-REDMOND-WA · Redmond, WA 75,721 pop · income 96th 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 Redmond
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Redmond on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Daytona Beach · lowest
50,130
Daytona Beach · lowest
50,130 median HH income
22.1% of the leader · rank #1
Stony Brook · near
162,054
Stony Brook · near
162,054 median HH income
71.3% of the leader · rank #2
Huntington · near
162,066
Huntington · near
162,066 median HH income
71.3% of the leader · rank #3
Oak Leaf · near
162,083
Oak Leaf · near
162,083 median HH income
71.3% of the leader · rank #4
Redmond · this city
162,099
Redmond · this city
162,099 median HH income
71.3% of the leader · rank #5
Lake Lotawana · near
162,188
Lake Lotawana · near
162,188 median HH income
71.4% of the leader · rank #6
Sammamish · highest
227,273
Sammamish · highest
227,273 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 Redmond 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: 75,721.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Redmond - the verdict
Redmond ranks in the 96th percentile for household income and the 17th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
96th
percentile, household income
98th
percentile, home value
70th
percentile, median rent
17th
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: Redmond, WA
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 75,721 residents in Redmond, a small city within Washington. Households in Redmond report a median income of $162,099 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 3.7%. Home values in Redmond run a median of $1,091,700, and the median resident age is 35.0 years. Educational attainment runs 74.7% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 68.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 816 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 79% from five years earlier. Redmond's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: FBI UCR figures show 2870.2 crimes per 100,000 residents, above 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. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,472 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Washington's average monthly utility costs around $188 (state average). 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 Redmond'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 reported crime to work and mobility to comparison shortlist to schools and households to population change to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Redmond, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, local building permits, commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, 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. Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Redmond?
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 2870.2 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 26% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
What does the journey to work look like in Redmond?
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 47.8%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Which cities make useful reference points for Redmond?
Within Washington, the closest population matches are Pasco (78,446 residents, $81,130 income); Marysville (71,570 residents, $100,362 income); South Hill (68,161 residents, $109,235 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Missoula, MT (75,600 residents); Pittsburg, CA (75,868 residents); Daytona Beach, FL (75,924 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.
The NCES join finds 23 public schools within the city match. 74.7% 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.
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.
Population change
Is Redmond 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 +9,114 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +12.4% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 816 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+12.4%
2025 estimate
82,506
2020 estimate
73,392
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
How far does income reach against housing in Redmond?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 6.7 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.
Household income
$162,099
Home value
$1,091,700
Value / income
6.7×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
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 · Redmond, WA
70/100
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+
$162,099
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share A+
74.7%
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 C+
131 /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.
Redmond profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 100/100 (A+) · $162,099
Bachelor's+ share: 100/100 (A+) · 74.7%
Poverty rate: 74/100 (B) · 3.7%
Violent crime: 63/100 (C+) · 131 /100k
Cost of living: 15/100 (F) · 107.0 index
Where Redmond sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Redmond'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 - Redmond highlighted among 11 peers.Read the chart values
Redmond, WA (this city): home $1,091,700, crime 2,870/100k
Missoula, MT : home $427,400, crime 4,226/100k
Pittsburg, CA : home $583,100, crime 2,609/100k
Apple Valley, CA : home $377,300, crime 2,119/100k
Southfield, MI : home $226,900, crime 2,913/100k
Mansfield, TX : home $380,000, crime 1,475/100k
Pasco, WA : home $344,700, crime 2,543/100k
Marysville, WA : home $521,500, crime 2,187/100k
Kennewick, WA : home $343,600, crime 3,828/100k
Sammamish, WA : home $1,240,300, crime 567/100k
Auburn, WA : home $510,400, crime 4,511/100k
How does Redmond compare to other US cities?
Where Redmond sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income96% higher than other cities
Home value98% pricier than other cities
Median rent70% pricier than other cities
Safety17% 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, Redmond ranks #108 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 Redmond 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 Redmond near the bottom of Washington's cities
Among the 599 Washington cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Redmond ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Redmond only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#26 of 565
95th percentile in Washington
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 599
0th percentile in Washington
Median Home Value
#14 of 565
98th percentile in Washington
Poverty Rate
#374 of 598
36th percentile in Washington
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#8 of 599
99th 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
96th percentile nationally for median household income · 17th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Redmond's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Redmond'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 Redmond's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$1,091,7002nd percentilemore affordable than 2% 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
Redmond's home-value-to-income ratio: 6.7×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,554 of 15,516
More affordable than 6% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#634 of 750
Mid-size cities (50,000–199,999)
At 6.7×, Redmond sits in the pressured band:
national rank #14,554 of 15,516 and #634 of 750mid-size cities (50,000–199,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
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
$162,099Redmond, WA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Redmond, 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 Redmond, WA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)74.7%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)3.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)68.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
75,721
Median Income
$162,099
Median Home Value
$1,091,700
Median Age
35.0
Poverty Rate
3.7%
Labor force participation
68.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
74.7%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2870.2
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
130.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2739.7
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
23
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Redmond's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
73,392 residents
2021
75,029 residents
2022
76,352 residents
2023
79,238 residents
2024
81,430 residents
2025
82,506 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
816
housing units authorized
Single-Family
195
detached homes
Multifamily
621
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
10.8
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
455
118
337
$84.0M
2020
2,005
82
1,923
$232.7M
2021
652
54
598
$109.7M
2022
2,153
74
2,079
$346.2M
2023
217
147
70
$54.1M
2024
816
195
621
$143.0M
Permit volume increased 79% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
47.8%
Carpool
6.3%
Public Transit
6.1%
Walk
2.7%
Work from Home
35.0%
Other
2.1%
Based on 41,061 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 Redmond. 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 Redmond 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 Redmond sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Redmond 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.