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Lakeland North is a small city of 15,950 people in King County, Washington. It's about 20 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $557k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,950people
$557kTypical home
$2,340/moRent
77° / 47°Summer / winter
6"Snow
169Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,950
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,966 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Seattle, WA
- 20 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $557k (≈$3,512/mo)
- Median rent $2,340/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,759 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SEA airport
- 8 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 436 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 68 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,942 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 339 bars within 25 mi
- 1,154 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 98 museums within 25 mi
- 54 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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