Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Median home value$963,000
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$2,590/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households32%
Seattle 35%
Issaquah
King County39,591 residentsIssaquah School District
73
B
Suburbgrade score
5th of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strong on amenities and schools, held back by housing & affordability.
73
Seattle median 59
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Issaquah is like to live in, by category
Bars show Issaquah against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 80/100
B+
Within-state proficiency97th pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.0
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate92%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Housing cost index127
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.68%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax10.50%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Mean commute25.3 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes63%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi6.5
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 91/100
A
Restaurants & cafés120
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries11
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks123
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 76/100
B
Median household income$154,669
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment3.3%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations71%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Issaquah on housing & affordability
Issaquah's weakest grade is C. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Sammamish3 mi from IssaquahB+ 70 B− Cottage Lake14 mi from IssaquahB+ 65 C+ Mercer Island9 mi from IssaquahB 75 B Snoqualmie8 mi from IssaquahB 69 B− Union Hill-Novelty Hill10 mi from IssaquahB 64 C+ Mill Creek East21 mi from IssaquahB 67 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Issaquah
Is Issaquah, WA a good place to live?
Issaquah scores 73 out of 100, 5th 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 Issaquah expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $963,000, 34% above the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.68%. $2,590/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Issaquah?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Issaquah sit at the 97th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 18.0 student–teacher ratio. Issaquah is served by Issaquah School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Issaquah?
The mean commute is 25.3 min, with 63% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 39% working from home. Transit density is 6.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Issaquah?
Within two miles there are 11 groceries, 120 restaurants and cafés and 123 parks, which grades A on amenities.
Are the homes in Issaquah old or new?
The median home in Issaquah was built in 2002 — 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. 50% 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.