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Mountlake Terrace is a small city of 23,104 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 12 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $667k and rent runs about $2k a month.
23,104people
$667kTypical home
$2,004/moRent
74° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,104
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,696 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Seattle, WA
- 12 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $667k (≈$4,208/mo)
- Median rent $2,004/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°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
- 163 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 (159 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,498 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PAE airport
- 24 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 459 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,981 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 334 bars within 25 mi
- 1,182 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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