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Monroe North is a small town of 1,456 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 25 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $708k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,456people
$708kTypical home
$1,949/moRent
74° / 44°Summer / winter
4"Snow
203Sunny days
187Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,456
- Part of a metro area
- About 694 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Seattle, WA
- 25 mi to Seattle, WA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $708k (≈$4,461/mo)
- Median rent $1,949/mo
- Median household income $170k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 187 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 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PAE airport
- 34 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 325 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 258 bars within 25 mi
- 889 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.