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Lake Ketchum is a small town of 1,235 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 9 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 46 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $543k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,235people
$543kTypical home
$1,949/moRent
73° / 47°Summer / winter
5"Snow
170Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,235
- Part of a metro area
- About 397 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Seattle, WA
- 9 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $543k (≈$3,424/mo)
- Median rent $1,949/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°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
- 5" 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 54
- 32% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to Arlington Municipal Airport airport
- 58 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 253 ft
- Right on the coast
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 360 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 201 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Washington districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.