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Snohomish is a big small town of 10,239 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 25 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $684k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,239people
$684kTypical home
$1,654/moRent
74° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
187Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,239
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,908 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Seattle, WA
- 25 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $684k (≈$4,313/mo)
- Median rent $1,654/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 187 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 (175 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,795 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to PAE airport
- 35 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 138 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 273 bars within 25 mi
- 884 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 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