Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 66/100
C+
Median home value$824,900
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$2,511/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households23%
Seattle 35%
Bothell West
Snohomish County22,029 residents2 school districts
67
C+
Suburbgrade score
13th of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strong on amenities and employment & income, held back by commute & transport.
67
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 West is like to live in, by category
Bars show Bothell West against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 73/100
B
Within-state proficiency86th pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.6
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate90%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Housing cost index114
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.67%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax9.30%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 48/100
D+
Mean commute31.8 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes44%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi7.5
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 79/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés80
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks120
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 76/100
B
Median household income$153,449
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment2.9%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations61%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Bothell West on commute & transport
Bothell West's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Redmond11 mi from Bothell WestA− 75 B Bellevue15 mi from Bothell WestB+ 74 B Kirkland8 mi from Bothell WestB+ 74 B Mercer Island17 mi from Bothell WestB+ 75 B Seattle14 mi from Bothell WestB 70 B− Issaquah20 mi from Bothell WestB 73 B Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Bothell West
Is Bothell West, WA a good place to live?
Bothell West scores 67 out of 100, 13th of 59 Seattle suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Bothell West expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $824,900, 15% above the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.67%. $2,511/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Bothell West?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Bothell West sit at the 86th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 18.6 student–teacher ratio. Bothell West is served by Northshore School District and Edmonds School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Bothell West?
The mean commute is 31.8 min, with 44% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 27% working from home. Transit density is 7.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Bothell West?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 80 restaurants and cafés and 120 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Bothell West old or new?
The median home in Bothell West was built in 1993 — 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. 81% 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.