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10,266people live here $105,181median household income▲ 30% above US $1,919median rent per month▲ 36% above US $700,900median home value▲ 111% above US

Alderwood Manor is an unincorporated community in Snohomish County, WA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Alderwood Manor

Alderwood Manor is an unincorporated community in Washington with household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, and a growing population. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Alderwood Manor deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, and larger class sizes than the national average.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Highly educated workforce
Growing population

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Above-average commute times
High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters

How Alderwood Manor compares

Median household income

Alderwood Manor$105,181

Washington avg$98,141

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Alderwood Manor$1,919

Washington avg$1,760

US$1,413

Median home value

Alderwood Manor$700,900

Washington avg$564,600

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Alderwood Manor

Based on Alderwood Manor's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,838

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $76,760 a year
54% of Alderwood Manor renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$140,180

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $70,090
Homes cost 6.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 36% above US

$1,919/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $1,919 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices are steep, with a median around $700,900. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $700,900 · 54% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.7% county unemployment

Unemployment in Snohomish County is 4.7%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Snohomish County (county-wide)

Safety

104 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Alderwood Manor doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 627/100k · Policed by Snohomish County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 30% above US

34 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 33.7 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 6 in 10 workers drive to work; 7% take public transit; 26% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

54%

Work from home

26%

Public transit

7.4%

Carpool

6.9%

Walk

2.9%

Other

2.3%

Climate

Summers are comfortable, with highs around 75°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 37°F.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 10% above US

40% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 40% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 24:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park (14 miles away). There are 7 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Alderwood Manor's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,919/mo) equals 22% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (26% of workers here already work from home). It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget and people who dread long commutes.

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