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Startup is a tiny town of 555 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 33 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $360k and rent runs about $2k a month.
555people
$360kTypical home
$1,949/moRent
77° / 47°Summer / winter
31"Snow
203Sunny days
186Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 555
- Part of a metro area
- About 130 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Seattle, WA
- 33 mi to Seattle, WA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $360k (≈$2,268/mo)
- Median rent $1,949/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 186 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 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 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PAE airport
- 39 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 131 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 769 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 363 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Washington districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.