City of Harborview

Community Performance Dashboard

Reporting Period Q2-26
Measure · Economic Vitality & Mobility

Population Growth Rate %

Year-over-year change in Harborview’s resident population, expressed as a percentage. Steady growth signals a healthy local economy and housing market; the target is 1.5% or higher.
On Target

Actual vs Target

Quarterly · Q3-24 to Q2-26

Quarterly Analysis

  1. Population Growth Rate reached 2.3%, up 0.2 percentage points from 2.1% in 2026-Q1, matching the strongest point in this eight-quarter arc and staying green.
  2. Spring activity was broad-based, with Coastal Connector move-ins, Mariner Row final certificates, and new employer-sponsored relocations from the Seaview Tech Park expansion all contributing.
  3. The two-year pattern is now clear: Harborview cools modestly at year-end, rebounds in Q1, and accelerates in Q2 while remaining above the >=1.5% target throughout.
  4. That is a strong council story for a financially healthy, AA-rated city, provided we keep tying population growth to service planning rather than treating it as a standalone win.

Recommendations

  1. Sustain the 2.3% green result by continuing the cross-check among permits, utility activations, GIS address points, and school enrollment before every quarterly lock.
  2. Extend the program by publishing a concise Growth-to-Services appendix for Q3 that links this population trend to park capacity, arterial travel times, library demand, and water-utility planning.
  3. Assign Community Development to maintain the project-level pipeline list, because the next council question will be where the growth is landing and how prepared we are.