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Longview, WA vs Lake Stevens, WA

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Are people in Lake Stevens older or younger than people in Longview?
- The Median Age in Lake Stevens is 4.3 years younger than in Longview.

Are housing costs cheaper in Lake Stevens or Longview?
- Lake Stevens housing costs are 87.3% more expensive than Longview housing costs.

Which city has a longer commute, Lake Stevens or Longview?
- The average commute for residents of Lake Stevens is 12.4 minutes longer than it is for residents of Longview.

Things to do in Longview?
Longview, Washington is found in Cowlitz County offering its citizens access to parks including Civic Circle Plaza while also having shopping options near Longview Mall plus multiple restaurants including Panda Garden

Things to do in Lake Stevens?
Lake Stevens, WA sits just east of Everett providing its residents with easy access to numerous natural attractions from hiking trails to boulder fields scattered throughout the area.

 Longview, WALake Stevens, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock35,135329,725,481
 Median Income$53,044  Unlock$69,021
 Median Age  Unlock34.538.4
 Avg. Home Price$337,500  Unlock$338,100
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Avg. Commute Time20.35  Unlock26.38
Reviews for Longview    11 Reviews

Had to laugh at the reviews written by the liberal wackos from Portland. Longview is NOT Portland. If you want LGBTQ, defunded police, a weirdness factor of 15 on a  More

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I lived here since 2014. It started off bad, got worse with trumps crazy a**. If you manage all this, you might understand the "gold mine" Customer service is the  More

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Over 4 years ago

a town started as a white utopia, not much has changed! Racist, homophobic town! Mayor uses her religion in her job to discriminate against gays! Library budget cut  More

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Reviews for Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  More

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