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23,339people live here $101,088median household income▲ 25% above US $2,145median rent per month▲ 52% above US $616,400median home value▲ 85% above US

North Lynnwood 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 North Lynnwood

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

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. North Lynnwood deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Highly educated workforce
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

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

How North Lynnwood compares

Median household income

North Lynnwood$101,088

Washington avg$98,141

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

North Lynnwood$2,145

Washington avg$1,760

US$1,413

Median home value

North Lynnwood$616,400

Washington avg$564,600

US$332,700

What it takes to move to North Lynnwood

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

To rent

$4,290

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $85,800 a year
56% of North Lynnwood renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$123,280

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $61,640
Homes cost 6.1× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 52% above US

$2,145/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,145 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 $616,400. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $616,400 · 56% 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

North Lynnwood 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▲ 15% above US

30 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 29.9 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 19% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

67%

Work from home

19%

Carpool

8.5%

Public transit

4.0%

Walk

1.6%

Other

0.7%

Climate

Summers are comfortable, with highs around 71°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▲ 22% above US

44% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 44% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

1 public school inside the boundary

There is 1 public school inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park (18 miles away). There are 7 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

North Lynnwood'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 ($2,145/mo) equals 25% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (19% 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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