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Meadowdale is a small town of 3,009 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 17 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $852k and rent runs about $3k a month.
3,009people
$852kTypical home
$3,038/moRent
74° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
178Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,009
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,823 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Seattle, WA
- 17 mi to Seattle, WA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $852k (≈$5,375/mo)
- Median rent $3,038/mo
- Median household income $174k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°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
- 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 45
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to PAE airport
- 29 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 220 ft
- Right on the coast
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,632 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 311 bars within 25 mi
- 1,050 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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