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Sultan is a big small town of 6,116 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 31 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $526k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,116people
$526kTypical home
$1,729/moRent
77° / 46°Summer / winter
24"Snow
203Sunny days
186Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,116
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,832 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Seattle, WA
- 31 mi to Seattle, WA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $526k (≈$3,318/mo)
- Median rent $1,729/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (802 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 45% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PAE airport
- 38 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 305 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 950 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 431 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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