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10,910people live here $185,457median household income▲ 130% above US $2,158median rent per month▲ 53% above US $1,002,100median home value▲ 201% above US

Maltby 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 Maltby

Maltby is an unincorporated community in Washington with household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Maltby deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, and a population that has been shrinking.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Highly educated workforce
Average class sizes

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Above-average commute times
Shrinking population
High rent burden for renters
Above-average rainfall

How Maltby compares

Median household income

Maltby$185,457

Washington avg$98,141

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Maltby$2,158

Washington avg$1,760

US$1,413

Median home value

Maltby$1,002,100

Washington avg$564,600

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Maltby

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

To rent

$4,316

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $86,320 a year
59% of Maltby renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$200,420

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $100,210
Homes cost 5.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 53% above US

$2,158/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,158 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 $1,002,100. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $1,002,100 · 59% 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

Maltby 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 aroundNear US average

28 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 28.4 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 29% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

58%

Work from home

29%

Carpool

7.2%

Walk

3.3%

Other

1.5%

Public transit

0.7%

Climate

Summers are comfortable, with highs around 72°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 32°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 31% above US

47% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 47% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

4 public schools inside the boundary

There are 4 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, close to the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park (17 miles away). There are 7 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Maltby'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 ($2,158/mo) equals 14% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (29% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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