Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 36/100
F
Median home value$686,900
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$1,742/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households45%
Seattle 35%
Lynnwood
Snohomish County40,110 residentsEdmonds School District
59
C
Suburbgrade score
28th of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
59
Seattle median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lynnwood is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lynnwood against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 62/100
C
Within-state proficiency70th pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.7
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate83%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 76/100
B
Housing cost index89
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.70%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax10.70%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 50/100
D+
Mean commute29.9 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes52%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi20
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 97/100
A+
Restaurants & cafés206
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries20
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks86
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 46/100
D
Median household income$77,704
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment4.3%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations42%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lynnwood on housing & affordability
Lynnwood's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Sammamish20 mi from LynnwoodB+ 70 B− Cottage Lake12 mi from LynnwoodB+ 65 C+ Mercer Island19 mi from LynnwoodB 75 B Union Hill-Novelty Hill16 mi from LynnwoodB 64 C+ Mill Creek East5 mi from LynnwoodB 67 C+ Silver Firs7 mi from LynnwoodB− 65 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Lynnwood
Is Lynnwood, WA a good place to live?
Lynnwood scores 59 out of 100, 28th 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 Lynnwood expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $686,900, 4% below the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.70%. $1,742/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lynnwood?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Lynnwood sit at the 70th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 83% graduation rate and a 17.7 student–teacher ratio. Lynnwood is served by Edmonds School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lynnwood?
The mean commute is 29.9 min, with 52% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 15% working from home. Transit density is 20 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lynnwood?
Within two miles there are 20 groceries, 206 restaurants and cafés and 86 parks, which grades A+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Lynnwood old or new?
The median home in Lynnwood was built in 1979 — 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. 48% 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.