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Living in Mill Creek, WA

Mill Creek is a small city of 20,956 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 18 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $904k and rent runs about $2k a month.

20,956people
$904kTypical home
$2,249/moRent
73° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
178Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small city of 20,956
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 4,512 people per sq mi
  • 18 mi to Seattle, WA
  • 18 mi to Seattle, WA
  • Has its own stores and services

Money

  • Typical home $904k (≈$5,699/mo)
  • Median rent $2,249/mo
  • Median household income $124k
  • Property tax about 0.8% of value
  • 5.0% 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
  • 3" of snow a year
  • 1 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 39
  • 32% of households have kids
  • 15% are 65 or older
  • 56% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 6% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 36 min
  • 4% walk or take transit to work
  • 4 mi to PAE airport
  • 29 mi to SEA (major hub)
  • 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 59% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1995
  • 97% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 427 ft
  • 6 mi to the ocean
  • 78 mi to a big lake
  • 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 46 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 6 mi to the nearest campground
  • 50 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 2,571 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 311 bars within 25 mi
  • 1,030 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 70 museums within 25 mi
  • 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 6 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 26% of Washington districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 6 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
  • 6 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

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