Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 56/100
C−
Median home value$890,100
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$1,903/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
Seattle 35%
Edmonds
Snohomish County42,735 residentsEdmonds School District
67
C+
Suburbgrade score
14th of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
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 Edmonds is like to live in, by category
Bars show Edmonds against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 61/100
C
Within-state proficiency70th pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.3
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate83%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Housing cost index102
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.65%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax10.70%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Mean commute26.6 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes57%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi18
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 91/100
A
Restaurants & cafés156
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries13
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks67
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Median household income$122,449
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment4.1%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations57%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Edmonds on housing & affordability
Edmonds's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Sammamish21 mi from EdmondsB+ 70 B− Cottage Lake14 mi from EdmondsB+ 65 C+ Mercer Island18 mi from EdmondsB 75 B Union Hill-Novelty Hill18 mi from EdmondsB 64 C+ Mill Creek East8 mi from EdmondsB 67 C+ Silver Firs10 mi from EdmondsB− 65 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Edmonds
Is Edmonds, WA a good place to live?
Edmonds scores 67 out of 100, 14th of 59 Seattle suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Edmonds expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $890,100, 24% above the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.65%. $1,903/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Edmonds?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Edmonds sit at the 70th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 83% graduation rate and a 17.3 student–teacher ratio. Edmonds is served by Edmonds School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Edmonds?
The mean commute is 26.6 min, with 57% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 27% working from home. Transit density is 18 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Edmonds?
Within two miles there are 13 groceries, 156 restaurants and cafés and 67 parks, which grades A on amenities.
Are the homes in Edmonds old or new?
The median home in Edmonds was built in 1974 — older 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. 64% 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.