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Lake Forest Park is a big small town of 13,335 people in King County, Washington. It's about 10 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $953k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,335people
$953kTypical home
$2,333/moRent
76° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,335
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,792 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Seattle, WA
- 10 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $953k (≈$6,011/mo)
- Median rent $2,333/mo
- Median household income $160k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 163 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 (80 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,646 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to PAE airport
- 22 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 164 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,023 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 334 bars within 25 mi
- 1,196 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 83 museums within 25 mi
- 60 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- King County: D+52 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