Living in Martha Lake, WA
Martha Lake is a small city of 22,634 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 17 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $785k and rent runs about $2k a month.
22,634people
$785kTypical home
$2,185/moRent
73° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
178Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,634
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,971 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Seattle, WA
- 17 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $785k (≈$4,953/mo)
- Median rent $2,185/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 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 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to PAE airport
- 28 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 446 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,639 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 311 bars within 25 mi
- 1,058 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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