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Granite Falls is a small town of 4,659 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 28 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 37 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $563k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,659people
$563kTypical home
$1,825/moRent
75° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
180Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,659
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,119 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Seattle, WA
- 28 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $563k (≈$3,548/mo)
- Median rent $1,825/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,005 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to Arlington Municipal Airport airport
- 47 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 436 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 645 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 333 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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