Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Median home value$724,700
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$2,304/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households29%
Seattle 35%
Maple Valley
King County28,287 residentsTahoma School District
60
C
Suburbgrade score
27th of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by commute & transport.
60
Seattle median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Maple Valley is like to live in, by category
Bars show Maple Valley against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 72/100
B−
Within-state proficiency93rd pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.8
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate88%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 62/100
C
Housing cost index105
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.82%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax9.10%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 26/100
F
Mean commute37.0 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes31%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi2.5
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 76/100
B
Restaurants & cafés63
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks197
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 66/100
C+
Median household income$152,885
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment4.8%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations60%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Maple Valley on commute & transport
Maple Valley's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Redmond22 mi from Maple ValleyA− 75 B Bellevue17 mi from Maple ValleyB+ 74 B Kirkland24 mi from Maple ValleyB+ 74 B Mercer Island16 mi from Maple ValleyB+ 75 B Seattle23 mi from Maple ValleyB 70 B− Issaquah12 mi from Maple ValleyB 73 B Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Maple Valley
Is Maple Valley, WA a good place to live?
Maple Valley scores 60 out of 100, 27th of 59 Seattle suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Maple Valley expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $724,700, 1% above the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.82%. $2,304/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Maple Valley?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Maple Valley sit at the 93rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 19.8 student–teacher ratio. Maple Valley is served by Tahoma School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Maple Valley?
The mean commute is 37.0 min, with 31% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 24% working from home. Transit density is 2.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Maple Valley?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 63 restaurants and cafés and 197 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Maple Valley old or new?
The median home in Maple Valley was built in 2001 — 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. 88% 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.