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Picnic Point is a big small town of 10,261 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 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $834k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,261people
$834kTypical home
$2,319/moRent
73° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
178Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,261
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,374 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Seattle, WA
- 18 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $834k (≈$5,258/mo)
- Median rent $2,319/mo
- Median household income $130k
- 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
- 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 42
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to PAE airport
- 30 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 499 ft
- Right on the coast
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,627 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 314 bars within 25 mi
- 1,060 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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