Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Median home value$667,300
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$2,004/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households32%
Seattle 35%
Mountlake Terrace
Snohomish County23,104 residentsEdmonds School District
64
C+
Suburbgrade score
22nd of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
64
Seattle median 59
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Mountlake Terrace is like to live in, by category
Bars show Mountlake Terrace against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Within-state proficiency70th pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.0
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate83%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index94
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.67%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax10.50%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Mean commute27.9 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes56%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi22
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 92/100
A
Restaurants & cafés135
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries16
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks107
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 59/100
C
Median household income$107,687
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment4.2%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations51%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Mountlake Terrace on housing & affordability
Mountlake Terrace's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Sammamish19 mi from Mountlake TerraceB+ 70 B− Cottage Lake11 mi from Mountlake TerraceB+ 65 C+ Mercer Island16 mi from Mountlake TerraceB 75 B Union Hill-Novelty Hill15 mi from Mountlake TerraceB 64 C+ Mill Creek East6 mi from Mountlake TerraceB 67 C+ Silver Firs9 mi from Mountlake TerraceB− 65 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Mountlake Terrace
Is Mountlake Terrace, WA a good place to live?
Mountlake Terrace scores 64 out of 100, 22nd 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 Mountlake Terrace expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $667,300, 7% below the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.67%. $2,004/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Mountlake Terrace?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Mountlake Terrace sit at the 70th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 83% graduation rate and a 17.0 student–teacher ratio. Mountlake Terrace is served by Edmonds School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Mountlake Terrace?
The mean commute is 27.9 min, with 56% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 22% working from home. Transit density is 22 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Mountlake Terrace?
Within two miles there are 16 groceries, 135 restaurants and cafés and 107 parks, which grades A on amenities.
Are the homes in Mountlake Terrace old or new?
The median home in Mountlake Terrace was built in 1973 — 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. 55% 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.