Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 36/100
F
Median home value$620,300
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$1,806/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households42%
Seattle 35%
Lake Stickney
Snohomish County15,890 residentsMukilteo School District
58
C
Suburbgrade score
32nd of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
58
Seattle median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lake Stickney is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lake Stickney against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 54/100
C−
Within-state proficiency52nd pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.8
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate85%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 76/100
B
Housing cost index94
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.70%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax9.30%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Mean commute33.4 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes54%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi13
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 84/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés136
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks82
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 59/100
C
Median household income$94,020
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment3.6%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations44%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lake Stickney on housing & affordability
Lake Stickney's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Sammamish22 mi from Lake StickneyB+ 70 B− Cottage Lake12 mi from Lake StickneyB+ 65 C+ Mercer Island22 mi from Lake StickneyB 75 B Union Hill-Novelty Hill17 mi from Lake StickneyB 64 C+ Mill Creek East4 mi from Lake StickneyB 67 C+ Silver Firs5 mi from Lake StickneyB− 65 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Lake Stickney
Is Lake Stickney, WA a good place to live?
Lake Stickney scores 58 out of 100, 32nd 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 Lake Stickney expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $620,300, 14% below the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.70%. $1,806/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lake Stickney?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Lake Stickney sit at the 52nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 85% graduation rate and a 17.8 student–teacher ratio. Lake Stickney is served by Mukilteo School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lake Stickney?
The mean commute is 33.4 min, with 54% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 24% working from home. Transit density is 13 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lake Stickney?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 136 restaurants and cafés and 82 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Lake Stickney old or new?
The median home in Lake Stickney 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. 52% 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.