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SheetWA-TOPPENISH-WA · Toppenish, WA 8,746 pop · income 47th 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 Toppenish
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Toppenish on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Coffeyville · lowest
41,901
Coffeyville · lowest
41,901 median HH income
34.6% of the leader · rank #1
Toppenish · this city
67,766
Toppenish · this city
67,766 median HH income
56.0% of the leader · rank #2
Summerdale · near
67,768
Summerdale · near
67,768 median HH income
56.0% of the leader · rank #3
Pleasant Hill · near
67,768
Pleasant Hill · near
67,768 median HH income
56.0% of the leader · rank #4
Coplay · near
67,768
Coplay · near
67,768 median HH income
56.0% of the leader · rank #5
Sandpoint · near
67,769
Sandpoint · near
67,769 median HH income
56.0% of the leader · rank #6
Orting · highest
120,994
Orting · highest
120,994 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 Toppenish 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: 8,746.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Toppenish - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Toppenish lands in the 47th percentile for household income and the 5th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
47th
percentile, household income
47th
percentile, home value
70th
percentile, median rent
5th
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: Toppenish, WA
Toppenish is a small town in Washington, home to 8,746 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Toppenish brings in $67,766 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 17.2%. Home values in Toppenish run a median of $214,200, and the median resident age is 27.3 years. Educational attainment runs 9.1% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 61.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 5 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 150% from five years earlier. Toppenish's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 4561.9 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, above the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Washington carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Washington at 107.0 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Above Average). 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 Toppenish'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 work and mobility to population change to schools and households to housing and income to reported crime to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Toppenish, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, annual population history, local building permits, 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.
Question 1
What does the journey to work look like in Toppenish?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 73.2%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Is Toppenish growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -190 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -2.2% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 5 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
What does the education layer cover for Toppenish?
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.
The NCES join finds 8 public schools within the city match. 9.1% 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.
Which cities make useful reference points for Toppenish?
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.
Within Washington, the closest population matches are Milton (8,747 residents, $89,804 income); Hoquiam (8,792 residents, $51,754 income); Othello (8,699 residents, $65,757 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Mascoutah, IL (8,743 residents); Altoona, WI (8,750 residents); Coffeyville, KS (8,752 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.
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.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Toppenish?
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. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.2 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 17.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
3.2×
Home value
$214,200
Household income
$67,766
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Toppenish?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 4561.9 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 100% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
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.
Total reported rate
4561.9
Violent rate
314.2
Property rate
4247.6
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Below median income · poverty 17.2% (High poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
107.0 (US=100)
High cost · BEA RPP 2024, Washington average
F
City profile score · Toppenish, WA
25/100
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 D
$67,766
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime F
314 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate F
17.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better 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.
Bachelor's+ share F
9.1%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Toppenish profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 46/100 (D) · $67,766
Violent crime: 31/100 (F) · 314 /100k
Poverty rate: 19/100 (F) · 17.2%
Cost of living: 15/100 (F) · 107.0 index
Bachelor's+ share: 4/100 (F) · 9.1%
Where Toppenish sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Toppenish'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 - Toppenish highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Toppenish, WA (this city): home $214,200, crime 4,562/100k
Mascoutah, IL : home $226,300, crime 390/100k
Altoona, WI : home $220,900, crime 1,839/100k
Coffeyville, KS : home $55,600, crime 3,132/100k
Lancaster, SC : home $226,300, crime 7,243/100k
Presque Isle, ME : home $142,400, crime 2,395/100k
Milton, WA : home $511,000, crime 3,015/100k
Hoquiam, WA : home $196,400, crime 1,877/100k
Othello, WA : home $278,600, crime 2,592/100k
Orting, WA : home $452,800, crime 1,210/100k
How does Toppenish compare to other US cities?
Toppenish measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income47% higher than other cities
Home value47% pricier than other cities
Median rent70% pricier than other cities
Safety5% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Washington alone, Toppenish ranks #144 of 156 Washington cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Toppenish 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 Toppenish near the bottom of Washington's cities
Among the 599 Washington cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Toppenish ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Toppenish only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#397 of 565
30th percentile in Washington
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 599
0th percentile in Washington
Median Home Value
#492 of 565
13th percentile in Washington
Poverty Rate
#61 of 598
90th percentile in Washington
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#551 of 599
8th 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
47th percentile nationally for median household income · 5th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Toppenish's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Toppenish'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 Toppenish's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$214,200Among the most affordablemore affordable than 53% 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
Toppenish's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.2×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#7,496 of 15,516
More affordable than 52% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#6,209 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 3.2×, Toppenish sits in the moderate band:
national rank #7,496 of 15,516 and #6,209 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
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
$67,766Toppenish, WA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Toppenish, 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 Toppenish, WA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)9.1%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)17.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)61.9%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
8,746
Median Income
$67,766
Median Home Value
$214,200
Median Age
27.3
Poverty Rate
17.2%
Labor force participation
61.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
9.1%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
4561.9
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
314.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
4247.6
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
Toppenish's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
8,825 residents
2021
8,769 residents
2022
8,668 residents
2023
8,670 residents
2024
8,675 residents
2025
8,635 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
5
housing units authorized
Single-Family
3
detached homes
Multifamily
2
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
2
2
0
$0.2M
2020
5
5
0
$1.0M
2021
5
3
2
$2.4M
2022
14
7
7
$2.6M
2023
3
3
0
$0.9M
2024
5
3
2
$1.1M
Permit volume increased 150% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
73.2%
Carpool
20.0%
Public Transit
0.6%
Walk
2.6%
Work from Home
3.7%
Based on 3,705 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 Toppenish. 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 Toppenish 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 Toppenish sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Toppenish 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.