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Startup vs Sultan

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (6.7× in Sultan) and size (11× in Sultan).

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Startup, WAA small town of 555Washington · 555 people
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Sultan, WAHomes around $556KWashington · 6,116 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

StartupA small town of 555
Quiet strengthsStartup doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Startup →
SultanHomes around $556K
Housing$556K typical home6% below the WA typical home Outdoors#60 most conserved land in WA4.7 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 83%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Sultan →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid6.7×
Sultan has the more walkable street grid
Sultan 68.5Startup 10.2
Size11×
Sultan is the bigger place
Sultan 6,116Startup 555
Jobs per worker5.6×
Sultan is more of a job hub
Sultan 0.39Startup 0.07
Growth since 2010+16.5 pts
Startup has grown faster since 2010
Startup +27.1%Sultan +10.6%
Home values+46%
Homes cost more in Sultan
Sultan $526,100Startup $359,600
Bachelor’s degree++25.4 pts
More adults in Sultan have a degree
Sultan 35.4%Startup 10%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,070 more a month in Sultan

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Startup$2,170/mo
Typical home $360K (Census) · tax rate 0.96% · Housing →
Sultan$3,240/mo
Typical home $556K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $1,729/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,070 a month, about $12,800 a year, between Sultan and Startup.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Startup and Sultan share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

StartupSultanStartupSultan
Startup ↔ Sultan2.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
24 Startup residents work in Sultan (5.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Startup →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Washington ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–StartupNot graded B+SultanSafer than 69% of U.S. towns
Schools
–StartupNot graded B−SultanBetter than 45% of districts in the state
Health
–StartupNot graded A−SultanHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
StartupSultan
Snow a year3″3″
January low32°F32°F
July high74°F74°F
Growing season (days)188d188d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th96th
Outdoors & history
StartupSultan
Trails4 mi5 mi
Conserved land1.8%8.2%
Archive photos1212
Community
StartupSultan
Library hours a week—50 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

StartupSultan
People
Population 555Lowest 6,116Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +27.1%Highest WA: +14.6% +10.6%Lowest WA: +14.6%
Median age 31.9±37.8Lowest 17% below WA 36.7±4.6Highest 4% below WA
Sultan and Startup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.4%±14Lowest WA: 21.4% 25.3%±5.5Highest WA: 21.4%
Sultan and Startup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.2%±9.6Highest WA: 16.6% 12.2%±4.8Lowest WA: 16.6%
Startup and Sultan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10%Lowest WA: 39.6% 35.4%Highest WA: 39.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.3Lowest WA: 5.7% 2.5%±1.9Highest WA: 5.7%
Sultan and Startup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,525±$40kLowest 32% below WA $94,730±$24kHighest 3% below WA
Sultan and Startup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $359,600±$36kLowest 36% below WA $526,100±$51kHighest 7% below WA
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,729±$153 about the WA average
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,470Lowest 24% below WA $3,674Highest 19% below WA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.4%±44.7Lowest WA: 49.9% 45.4%±31.5Highest WA: 49.9%
Sultan and Startup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.8%Lowest WA: 9.9% 5.8%Highest WA: 9.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.1%Lowest WA: 63.8% 82.7%Highest WA: 63.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 21 yrs older than WA 2002Highest 17 yrs newer than WA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 38 min 42% above WA
Work from home 11%±13.4Lowest WA: 19.8% 20%±7.9Highest WA: 19.8%
Sultan and Startup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.2%Lowest 7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 21.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.39Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Seattle (14%)Seattle (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in SultanFew work in Startup
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Lowest 8.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.3 miLowest 4.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.2Lowest 68.5Highest
Schools
School district —Sultan School District
High school in town —Sultan Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 21.7
Washington average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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