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Monroe is a small city of 19,755 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 24 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $668k and rent runs about $2k a month.
19,755people
$668kTypical home
$1,950/moRent
74° / 44°Summer / winter
3"Snow
203Sunny days
187Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,755
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,099 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Seattle, WA
- 24 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $668k (≈$4,215/mo)
- Median rent $1,950/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 3" 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 (160 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,473 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PAE airport
- 32 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 56 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,399 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 282 bars within 25 mi
- 960 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 35 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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