Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Median home value$1,167,800
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$2,409/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households28%
Seattle 35%
Redmond
King County77,353 residentsLake Washington School District
75
B
Suburbgrade score
1st of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strong on amenities and commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.
75
Seattle median 59
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Redmond is like to live in, by category
Bars show Redmond against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 83/100
A−
Within-state proficiency99th pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.4
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate93%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Housing cost index125
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.68%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax10.40%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 86/100
A−
Mean commute22.1 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes71%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi16
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 91/100
A
Restaurants & cafés133
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries12
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks162
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 71/100
B−
Median household income$162,560
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment4.9%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations77%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Redmond on housing & affordability
Redmond's weakest grade is C. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Sammamish7 mi from RedmondB+ 70 B− Cottage Lake5 mi from RedmondB+ 65 C+ Mercer Island10 mi from RedmondB 75 B Snoqualmie15 mi from RedmondB 69 B− Union Hill-Novelty Hill4 mi from RedmondB 64 C+ Mill Creek East11 mi from RedmondB 67 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Redmond
Is Redmond, WA a good place to live?
Redmond scores 75 out of 100, 1st 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 Redmond expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $1,167,800, 63% above the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.68%. $2,409/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Redmond?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Redmond sit at the 99th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 17.4 student–teacher ratio. Redmond is served by Lake Washington School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Redmond?
The mean commute is 22.1 min, with 71% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 38% working from home. Transit density is 16 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Redmond?
Within two miles there are 12 groceries, 133 restaurants and cafés and 162 parks, which grades A on amenities.
Are the homes in Redmond old or new?
The median home in Redmond was built in 1993 — 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. 44% 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.