Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 74/100
B
Median home value$905,400
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$3,152/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households23%
Seattle 35%
Mill Creek East
Snohomish County25,453 residents2 school districts
67
C+
Suburbgrade score
15th of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strong on employment & income and schools, held back by commute & transport.
67
Seattle median 59
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Mill Creek East is like to live in, by category
Bars show Mill Creek East against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 77/100
B
Within-state proficiency90th pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio20.0
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate95%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Housing cost index124
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.77%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax9.30%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 47/100
D
Mean commute33.0 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes44%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi4.9
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 68/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés48
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks130
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 78/100
B+
Median household income$192,937
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment4.4%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations68%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Mill Creek East on commute & transport
Mill Creek East's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Redmond11 mi from Mill Creek EastA− 75 B Bellevue17 mi from Mill Creek EastB+ 74 B Kirkland10 mi from Mill Creek EastB+ 74 B Mercer Island19 mi from Mill Creek EastB+ 75 B Seattle17 mi from Mill Creek EastB 70 B− Issaquah21 mi from Mill Creek EastB 73 B Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Mill Creek East
Is Mill Creek East, WA a good place to live?
Mill Creek East scores 67 out of 100, 15th of 59 Seattle suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Mill Creek East expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $905,400, 26% above the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.77%. $3,152/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Mill Creek East?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Mill Creek East sit at the 90th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 20.0 student–teacher ratio. Mill Creek East is served by Everett School District and Northshore School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Mill Creek East?
The mean commute is 33.0 min, with 44% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 33% working from home. Transit density is 4.9 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Mill Creek East?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 48 restaurants and cafés and 130 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Mill Creek East old or new?
The median home in Mill Creek East was built in 2004 — 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. 92% 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.