Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 81/100
B+
Median home value$1,407,300
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$2,857/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households23%
Seattle 35%
Sammamish
King County66,463 residents2 school districts
70
B−
Suburbgrade score
6th of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strong on employment & income and housing & affordability, held back by cost of living.
70
Seattle median 59
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Sammamish is like to live in, by category
Bars show Sammamish against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 79/100
B+
Within-state proficiency98th pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.3
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate92%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 46/100
D
Housing cost index139
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.74%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax10.30%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 57/100
C−
Mean commute29.3 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes52%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi2.5
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés32
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks162
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 85/100
A−
Median household income$239,690
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment3.1%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations74%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Sammamish on cost of living
Sammamish's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
SeaTac16 mi from SammamishB 50 D+ Lynnwood20 mi from SammamishB 59 C Lake Stickney22 mi from SammamishB 58 C Federal Way24 mi from SammamishB 53 C− Mountlake Terrace19 mi from SammamishB 64 C+ Edmonds21 mi from SammamishB− 67 C+ Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Sammamish
Is Sammamish, WA a good place to live?
Sammamish scores 70 out of 100, 6th of 59 Seattle suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Sammamish expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D. The median home is $1,407,300, 96% above the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.74%. $2,857/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Sammamish?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Sammamish sit at the 98th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 19.3 student–teacher ratio. Sammamish is served by Issaquah School District and Lake Washington School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Sammamish?
The mean commute is 29.3 min, with 52% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 39% working from home. Transit density is 2.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Sammamish?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 32 restaurants and cafés and 162 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Sammamish old or new?
The median home in Sammamish was built in 1994 — 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. 85% 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.