Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 50/100
D+
Median home value$811,100
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$1,985/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households37%
Seattle 35%
Shoreline
King County61,431 residentsShoreline School District
64
C+
Suburbgrade score
21st of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strong on amenities and schools, 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 Shoreline is like to live in, by category
Bars show Shoreline against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 74/100
B
Within-state proficiency92nd pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.7
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate90%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Housing cost index107
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.81%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax10.50%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Mean commute27.2 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes57%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi22
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 83/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés115
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries9
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks96
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Median household income$112,751
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment4.6%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations56%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Shoreline on housing & affordability
Shoreline's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Sammamish18 mi from ShorelineB+ 70 B− Cottage Lake13 mi from ShorelineB+ 65 C+ Mercer Island14 mi from ShorelineB 75 B Union Hill-Novelty Hill16 mi from ShorelineB 64 C+ Mill Creek East9 mi from ShorelineB 67 C+ Silver Firs12 mi from ShorelineB− 65 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Shoreline
Is Shoreline, WA a good place to live?
Shoreline scores 64 out of 100, 21st 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 Shoreline expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $811,100, 13% above the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.81%. $1,985/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Shoreline?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Shoreline sit at the 92nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 19.7 student–teacher ratio. Shoreline is served by Shoreline School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Shoreline?
The mean commute is 27.2 min, with 57% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 26% working from home. Transit density is 22 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Shoreline?
Within two miles there are 9 groceries, 115 restaurants and cafés and 96 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Shoreline old or new?
The median home in Shoreline was built in 1969 — 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. 69% 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.