Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 70/100
B−
Median home value$859,900
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$2,881/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households28%
Seattle 35%
Silver Firs
Snohomish County22,306 residents2 school districts
65
C+
Suburbgrade score
18th of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by commute & transport.
65
Seattle median 59
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Silver Firs is like to live in, by category
Bars show Silver Firs against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 71/100
B−
Within-state proficiency83rd pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.9
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate92%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Housing cost index107
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.79%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax9.30%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 51/100
D+
Mean commute31.7 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes53%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi4.4
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés16
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks104
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 78/100
B+
Median household income$163,418
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment3.0%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations58%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Silver Firs on commute & transport
Silver Firs's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Redmond13 mi from Silver FirsA− 75 B Bellevue18 mi from Silver FirsB+ 74 B Kirkland12 mi from Silver FirsB+ 74 B Mercer Island21 mi from Silver FirsB+ 75 B Seattle19 mi from Silver FirsB 70 B− Issaquah23 mi from Silver FirsB 73 B Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Silver Firs
Is Silver Firs, WA a good place to live?
Silver Firs scores 65 out of 100, 18th 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 Silver Firs expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $859,900, 20% above the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.79%. $2,881/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Silver Firs?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Silver Firs sit at the 83rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 19.9 student–teacher ratio. Silver Firs is served by Snohomish School District and Everett School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Silver Firs?
The mean commute is 31.7 min, with 53% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 27% working from home. Transit density is 4.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Silver Firs?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 16 restaurants and cafés and 104 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Silver Firs old or new?
The median home in Silver Firs was built in 1997 — 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. 95% 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.