Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 52/100
D+
Median home value$785,400
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$2,185/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households34%
Seattle 35%
Martha Lake
Snohomish County22,634 residents3 school districts
62
C
Suburbgrade score
24th of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
62
Seattle median 59
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Martha Lake is like to live in, by category
Bars show Martha Lake against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 61/100
C
Within-state proficiency69th pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.4
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate86%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 58/100
C
Housing cost index108
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.74%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax9.30%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 62/100
C
Mean commute27.8 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes55%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi9.0
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 77/100
B
Restaurants & cafés95
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks139
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 66/100
C+
Median household income$124,494
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment4.3%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations51%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Martha Lake on housing & affordability
Martha Lake's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Sammamish20 mi from Martha LakeB+ 70 B− Cottage Lake10 mi from Martha LakeB+ 65 C+ Mercer Island19 mi from Martha LakeB 75 B Union Hill-Novelty Hill15 mi from Martha LakeB 64 C+ Mill Creek East2 mi from Martha LakeB 67 C+ Silver Firs4 mi from Martha LakeB− 65 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Martha Lake
Is Martha Lake, WA a good place to live?
Martha Lake scores 62 out of 100, 24th 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 Martha Lake expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $785,400, 9% above the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.74%. $2,185/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Martha Lake?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Martha Lake sit at the 69th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 18.4 student–teacher ratio. Martha Lake is served by Edmonds School District, Mukilteo School District and Everett School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Martha Lake?
The mean commute is 27.8 min, with 55% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 26% working from home. Transit density is 9.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Martha Lake?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 95 restaurants and cafés and 139 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Martha Lake old or new?
The median home in Martha Lake was built in 1998 — 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. 66% 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.