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Stanwood is a big small town of 8,373 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 12 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 43 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $593k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,373people
$593kTypical home
$1,766/moRent
75° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
170Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,373
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,813 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Seattle, WA
- 12 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $593k (≈$3,740/mo)
- Median rent $1,766/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" 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 (151 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (850 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to Arlington Municipal Airport airport
- 55 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 138 ft
- Right on the coast
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 468 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 236 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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