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Clearview vs Bothell East

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+64.5 pts in Bothell East) and trails (7.3× in Bothell East).

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Clearview, WAOne of the healthiest townsWashington · 3,254 people
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Bothell East, WAKnown for its schoolsWashington · 14,578 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

ClearviewOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 97%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 95%of WA districts All about Clearview →
Bothell EastKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 95%of WA districts Outdoors#19 most walkable in WA2.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 99%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Bothell East →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+64.5 pts
Bothell East has grown faster since 2010
Bothell East +74.2%Clearview +9.7%
Trails7.3×
Bothell East has more miles of trail
Bothell East 2.2 miClearview 0.3 mi
Street grid4.5×
Bothell East has the more walkable street grid
Bothell East 118Clearview 26.5
Jobs per worker4.1×
Clearview is more of a job hub
Clearview 0.61Bothell East 0.15
Size4.5×
Bothell East is the bigger place
Bothell East 14,578Clearview 3,254
Homeowners+21.8 pts renters
Bothell East has more renters
Clearview 81.1%Bothell East 59.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,290 more a month in Bothell East

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.

Clearview$5,400/mo
Typical home $892K (Census) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $2,357/mo · Housing →
Bothell East$6,680/mo
Typical home $1.13M (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $2,406/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,290 a month, about $15,400 a year, between Bothell East and Clearview.

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.

Where they are

Clearview and Bothell East share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ClearviewBothell EastClearviewBothell East
Clearview ↔ Bothell East2.4 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Bothell East places higher on 11 of 17 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
A+ClearviewBetter than 95% of districts in the state A+Bothell EastBetter than 95% of districts in the state
Health
A+ClearviewHealthier than 97% of U.S. towns A+Bothell EastHealthier than 99% of U.S. towns
6Clearview
11Bothell East

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 284 towns #230#19 Fastest growingGrowth · 279 towns #165#8 Lowest depressionHealth · 284 towns #75#2 Shortest commuteGetting around · 284 towns #136#204 Most educatedPeople · 284 towns #74#18 Lowest obesityHealth · 284 towns #68#19 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 284 towns #123#88 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 284 towns #10#44

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

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
ClearviewBothell East
Snow a year3″4″
January low32°F37°F
July high74°F77°F
Growing season (days)188d259d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th56th
Outdoors & history
ClearviewBothell East
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—0.5%
National Register places—2
Community
ClearviewBothell East
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

ClearviewBothell East
People
Population 3,254Lowest 14,578Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.7%Lowest WA: +14.6% +74.2%Highest WA: +14.6%
Median age 43.9±4.3Highest 15% above WA 34.5±1.4Lowest 10% below WA
Kids under 18 22.4%±7.2Lowest WA: 21.4% 29.3%±2.3Highest WA: 21.4%
Bothell East and Clearview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.5%±2.7Highest WA: 16.6% 7.1%±1.4Lowest WA: 16.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.7%Lowest WA: 39.6% 65.9%Highest WA: 39.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±0.9Lowest WA: 5.7% 5.4%±1.4Highest WA: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $192,540±$74kLowest 96% above WA $198,882±$31kHighest 103% above WA
Bothell East and Clearview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $892,000±$62kLowest 58% above WA $1,131,600±$32kHighest 100% above WA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,357±$1kLowest 34% above WA $2,406±$95Highest 37% above WA
Bothell East and Clearview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $8,621Lowest 89% above WA $8,991Highest 97% above WA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 8%±15.1Lowest WA: 49.9% 47.1%±13.1Highest WA: 49.9%
Below poverty line 2.6%Lowest WA: 9.9% 3.6%Highest WA: 9.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.1%Highest WA: 63.8% 59.3%Lowest WA: 63.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Lowest 1 yr older than WA 2006Highest 21 yrs newer than WA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest about the WA average 31 minHighest 17% above WA
Work from home 27.2%±8.3Lowest WA: 19.8% 34.4%±4.7Highest WA: 19.8%
Bothell East and Clearview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.61Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Seattle (22%)Seattle (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bothell EastFew work in Clearview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 0.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 26.5Lowest 118Highest
Schools
School district Northshore School District—
High school in town None 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.

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