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15,950people live here $105,216median household income▲ 30% above US $2,340median rent per month▲ 66% above US $557,000median home value▲ 67% above US

Lakeland North is an unincorporated community in King 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 Lakeland North

Lakeland North is an unincorporated community in Washington with household incomes running above the national average and a population that has grown fast since 2020. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Lakeland North 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
Fast-growing population

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Above-average commute times
High student-teacher ratio
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Lakeland North compares

Median household income

Lakeland North$105,216

Washington avg$98,141

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Lakeland North$2,340

Washington avg$1,760

US$1,413

Median home value

Lakeland North$557,000

Washington avg$564,600

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Lakeland North

Based on Lakeland North's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$4,680

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $93,600 a year
44% of Lakeland North renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$111,400

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $55,700
Homes cost 5.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 66% above US

$2,340/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,340 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 $557,000. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $557,000 · 44% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.5% county unemployment

Unemployment in King County is 4.5%, 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.

King County (county-wide)

Safety

167 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Lakeland North doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the King 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 985/100k · Policed by King County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 18% above US

31 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 30.6 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. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 15% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

67%

Carpool

16%

Work from home

15%

Public transit

1.1%

Walk

0.8%

Other

0.5%

Climate

Summers are comfortable, with highs around 76°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 36°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 27% below US

26% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 26%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

5 public schools inside the boundary

There are 5 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 20:1, slightly 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 (18 miles away). There are 6 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Lakeland North's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a population that has grown fast since 2020; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($2,340/mo) equals 27% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget and anyone who doesn't drive.

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