Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Median home value$1,100,100
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$2,416/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households38%
Seattle 35%
Woodinville
King County13,438 residentsNorthshore School District
70
B−
Suburbgrade score
7th of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strong on schools and amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
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 Woodinville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Woodinville against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 81/100
B+
Within-state proficiency95th pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.9
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate94%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Housing cost index128
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.86%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax10.40%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Mean commute25.5 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes62%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi6.5
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 77/100
B
Restaurants & cafés94
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks59
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Median household income$164,398
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment4.3%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations69%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Woodinville on housing & affordability
Woodinville's weakest grade is C. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Sammamish12 mi from WoodinvilleB+ 70 B− Cottage Lake3 mi from WoodinvilleB+ 65 C+ Mercer Island14 mi from WoodinvilleB 75 B Snoqualmie20 mi from WoodinvilleB 69 B− Union Hill-Novelty Hill8 mi from WoodinvilleB 64 C+ Mill Creek East6 mi from WoodinvilleB 67 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Woodinville
Is Woodinville, WA a good place to live?
Woodinville scores 70 out of 100, 7th of 59 Seattle suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Woodinville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $1,100,100, 53% above the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.86%. $2,416/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Woodinville?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Woodinville sit at the 95th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 17.9 student–teacher ratio. Woodinville is served by Northshore School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Woodinville?
The mean commute is 25.5 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 31% working from home. Transit density is 6.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Woodinville?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 94 restaurants and cafés and 59 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Woodinville old or new?
The median home in Woodinville was built in 1995 — 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. 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.