2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Yelm, WA vs Lynnwood, WA

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Is it cheaper to live in Lynnwood or is it cheaper to live in Yelm?
- Lynnwood is 21.5% more expensive than Yelm.

Which city has more affordable housing, Lynnwood or Yelm?
- Lynnwood housing costs are 58.4% more expensive than Yelm housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Yelm or is Health Care more affordable in Lynnwood.
- Health related expenses are 0.5% less in Lynnwood.
 Yelm, WALynnwood, WAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock136.2100
 Food & Groceries100.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock86.7100
 Housing139.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$696,100$338,100
 Utilities70  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock117.7100
 Miscellaneous143.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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Reviews for Lynnwood    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

It rains a lot here. If you can handle the rain, the "3" months of summer is  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lynnwood is a small city of approximately 34,000 people located in South Snohomish County. It's a 20 minute ride to downtown Seattle from here. Many residents work in  More

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Over 17 years ago

This winter was/is one of the coldest and longest since my return to Washington state a few years ago. I also lived here in the late 80's/early 90's, and our recent  More

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