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Sultan vs Startup

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

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Sultan, WAHomes around $556KWashington · 6,116 people
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Startup, WAA small town of 555Washington · 555 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

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

Sultan and Startup share a border

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

SultanStartupSultanStartup
Sultan ↔ Startup2.3 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
B+SultanSafer than 69% of U.S. towns –StartupNot graded
Schools
B−SultanBetter than 45% of districts in the state –StartupNot graded
Health
A−SultanHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns –StartupNot graded
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
SultanStartup
Snow a year3″3″
January low32°F32°F
July high74°F74°F
Growing season (days)188d188d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th96th
Outdoors & history
SultanStartup
Trails5 mi4 mi
Conserved land8.2%1.8%
Archive photos1212
Community
SultanStartup
Library hours a week50 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

SultanStartup
People
Population 6,116Highest 555Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.6%Lowest WA: +14.6% +27.1%Highest WA: +14.6%
Median age 36.7±4.6Highest 4% below WA 31.9±37.8Lowest 17% 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 25.3%±5.5Highest WA: 21.4% 9.4%±14Lowest 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+ 12.2%±4.8Lowest WA: 16.6% 20.2%±9.6Highest 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+ 35.4%Highest WA: 39.6% 10%Lowest WA: 39.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±1.9Highest WA: 5.7% 0%±3.3Lowest 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 $94,730±$24kHighest 3% below WA $66,525±$40kLowest 32% 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 $526,100±$51kHighest 7% below WA $359,600±$36kLowest 36% below WA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,729±$153 about the WA average —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,674Highest 19% below WA $3,470Lowest 24% below WA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.4%±31.5Highest WA: 49.9% 21.4%±44.7Lowest 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 5.8%Highest WA: 9.9% 1.8%Lowest WA: 9.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.7%Highest WA: 63.8% 74.1%Lowest WA: 63.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 17 yrs newer than WA 1964Lowest 21 yrs older than WA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 min 42% above WA —
Work from home 20%±7.9Highest WA: 19.8% 11%±13.4Lowest 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 7%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Seattle (13%)Seattle (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Startup6% work in Sultan
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.2%Highest 1.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.7 miHighest 4.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 68.5Highest 10.2Lowest
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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