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Three Lakes is a small town of 4,055 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 29 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $843k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,055people
$843kTypical home
$1,730/moRent
73° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
203Sunny days
187Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,055
- Part of a metro area
- About 348 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Seattle, WA
- 29 mi to Seattle, WA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $843k (≈$5,315/mo)
- Median rent $1,730/mo
- Median household income $173k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 187 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 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 42
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PAE airport
- 38 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 577 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,242 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 123 bars within 25 mi
- 552 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Washington districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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