Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 56/100
C−
Median home value$920,800
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$1,949/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
Seattle 35%
Kenmore
King County23,741 residents2 school districts
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
12th of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strong on schools and amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
68
Seattle median 59
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Kenmore is like to live in, by category
Bars show Kenmore against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 82/100
B+
Within-state proficiency96th pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.1
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate94%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Housing cost index111
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.81%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax10.30%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Mean commute28.8 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes54%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi5.9
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 75/100
B
Restaurants & cafés51
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks77
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Median household income$139,764
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment3.8%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations64%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Kenmore on housing & affordability
Kenmore's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Sammamish15 mi from KenmoreB+ 70 B− Cottage Lake8 mi from KenmoreB+ 65 C+ Mercer Island13 mi from KenmoreB 75 B Snoqualmie23 mi from KenmoreB 69 B− Union Hill-Novelty Hill11 mi from KenmoreB 64 C+ Mill Creek East7 mi from KenmoreB 67 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Kenmore
Is Kenmore, WA a good place to live?
Kenmore scores 68 out of 100, 12th 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 Kenmore expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $920,800, 28% above the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.81%. $1,949/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Kenmore?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Kenmore sit at the 96th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 18.1 student–teacher ratio. Kenmore is served by Northshore School District and Lake Washington School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Kenmore?
The mean commute is 28.8 min, with 54% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 33% working from home. Transit density is 5.9 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Kenmore?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 51 restaurants and cafés and 77 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Kenmore old or new?
The median home in Kenmore was built in 1985 — close to 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. 67% 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.