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Bothell West is a small city of 22,029 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 14 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $825k and rent runs about $3k a month.
22,029people
$825kTypical home
$2,511/moRent
74° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
171Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,029
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,312 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Seattle, WA
- 14 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $825k (≈$5,202/mo)
- Median rent $2,511/mo
- Median household income $153k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 171 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,331 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PAE airport
- 25 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 449 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,919 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 329 bars within 25 mi
- 1,170 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 53 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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