Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Median home value$925,100
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$2,346/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
Seattle 35%
Bothell
King & Snohomish counties49,610 residentsNorthshore School District
69
B−
Suburbgrade score
9th of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strong on schools and amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
69
Seattle median 59
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Bothell is like to live in, by category
Bars show Bothell against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 81/100
B+
Within-state proficiency95th pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.7
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate94%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Housing cost index116
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.70%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax10.30%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 67/100
C+
Mean commute27.7 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes58%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi9.7
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 80/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés99
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks119
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Median household income$140,427
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment3.9%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations63%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Bothell on housing & affordability
Bothell's weakest grade is C. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Sammamish15 mi from BothellB+ 70 B− Cottage Lake6 mi from BothellB+ 65 C+ Mercer Island15 mi from BothellB 75 B Snoqualmie22 mi from BothellB 69 B− Union Hill-Novelty Hill11 mi from BothellB 64 C+ Mill Creek East4 mi from BothellB 67 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Bothell
Is Bothell, WA a good place to live?
Bothell scores 69 out of 100, 9th of 59 Seattle suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Bothell expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $925,100, 29% above the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.70%. $2,346/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Bothell?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Bothell sit at the 95th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 18.7 student–teacher ratio. Bothell is served by Northshore School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Bothell?
The mean commute is 27.7 min, with 58% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 33% working from home. Transit density is 9.7 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Bothell?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 99 restaurants and cafés and 119 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Bothell old or new?
The median home in Bothell was built in 1992 — newer than the Seattle median of 1985. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 60% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.