A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Bothell West$4,850/mo

Typical home $825K (Census) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $2,511/mo · Housing →

Brier$5,560/mo

Typical home $948K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $2,318/mo · Housing →

The difference: $710 a month, about $8,500 a year, between Brier and Bothell West.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Bothell West places higher on 11 of 18 WA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Washington ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

ABothell WestBetter than 88% of districts in the state B+BrierBetter than 65% of districts in the state

Health

A+Bothell WestHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns ABrierHealthier than 93% of U.S. towns

11Bothell West

6Brier

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 279 towns #34#188 Most conserved landOutdoors · 275 towns #225#106 Most walkableOutdoors · 284 towns #12#109 Most trailsOutdoors · 236 towns #144#106 Lowest depressionHealth · 284 towns #39#75 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 284 towns #44#10 Most educatedPeople · 284 towns #28#51 Highest incomeIncome · 284 towns #38#61

Left end = #1 in Washington. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bothell West’s rankings →

Where they are

Bothell West and Brier share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bothell WestBrier

Bothell West ↔ Brier1.8 miles apart · They share a border

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

Bothell WestBrier

Snow a year4″4″

January low37°F 37°F

July high77°F 77°F

Growing season (days)259d 259d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th 63rd

Outdoors & history

Bothell WestBrier

Trails3 mi 2 mi

Conserved land1.3%5.3%

Archive photos—7

Famous people born here—1

Community

Bothell WestBrier

Library hours a week—40 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Washington average

Bothell WestBrier

People

Population 22,029Highest 6,545Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +32.6%Highest WA: +14.6% +7.8%Lowest WA: +14.6%

Median age 38±1.5Lowest about the WA average 47.4±6.5Highest 24% above WA

Kids under 18 23.4%±2.2Highest WA: 21.4% 20.3%±4Lowest WA: 21.4%

Bothell West and Brier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 11.1%±1.1Lowest WA: 16.6% 23.5%±4.1Highest WA: 16.6%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56.2%Highest WA: 39.6% 50.6%Lowest WA: 39.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±1.1Highest WA: 5.7% 3.1%±1.3Lowest WA: 5.7%

Bothell West and Brier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $153,449±$14kHighest 56% above WA $132,045±$26kLowest 35% above WA

Bothell West and Brier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $824,900±$27kLowest 46% above WA $866,600±$26kHighest 53% above WA

Brier and Bothell West are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,511±$171Highest 43% above WA $2,318±$1kLowest 32% above WA

Bothell West and Brier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $6,304Lowest 38% above WA $6,465Highest 42% above WA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.3%±10.1Lowest WA: 49.9% 68.5%±23.7Highest WA: 49.9%

Below poverty line 3%Lowest WA: 9.9% 6.7%Highest WA: 9.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78.6%Lowest WA: 63.8% 89.8%Highest WA: 63.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 8 yrs newer than WA 1986Lowest 1 yr newer than WA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 20% above WA 31 minLowest 18% above WA

Work from home 27.4%±2.6Lowest WA: 19.8% 29.6%±5.8Highest WA: 19.8%

Brier and Bothell West are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12 0.12

Top workplaceoutside town Seattle (26%)Seattle (34%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BrierFew work in Bothell West

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 5.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 3.0 miHighest 2.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 1.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 5Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 127Highest 78.1Lowest

Schools

School district Edmonds School District · Northshore School DistrictEdmonds School District

High school in town None in townNone in town

Washington average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Bothell West vs Brier

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $710 more a month in Brier

Bothell West places higher on 11 of 18 WA lists

Bothell West and Brier share a border

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