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Arlington is a small city of 21,095 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 19 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 39 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $539k and rent runs about $2k a month.
21,095people
$539kTypical home
$1,905/moRent
77° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
170Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,095
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,116 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Seattle, WA
- 19 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $539k (≈$3,398/mo)
- Median rent $1,905/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,691 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to Arlington Municipal Airport airport
- 51 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 171 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 617 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 334 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Snohomish County: D+19 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk