Living in Silver Firs, WA
Silver Firs is a small city of 22,306 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 19 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $860k and rent runs about $3k a month.
22,306people
$860kTypical home
$2,881/moRent
73° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
178Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,306
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,254 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Seattle, WA
- 19 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $860k (≈$5,423/mo)
- Median rent $2,881/mo
- Median household income $163k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°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
- 42% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PAE airport
- 30 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 528 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,569 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 311 bars within 25 mi
- 1,032 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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