Living in Everett, WA
Everett is a mid-size city of 111,845 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 25 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $565k and rent runs about $2k a month.
111,845people
$565kTypical home
$1,740/moRent
75° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
178Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 111,845
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,329 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Seattle, WA
- 25 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $565k (≈$3,565/mo)
- Median rent $1,740/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 178 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,464 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to PAE airport
- 36 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,848 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 214 bars within 25 mi
- 791 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 19 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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