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A city of 42,735 people in Washington
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City in Washington, United States
1889Established
42,853Population
18.4 sq miArea
66 ftElevation

Edmonds is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located in the southwest corner of the county, facing Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains to the west. The city is part of the Seattle metropolitan area and is located 15 miles (24 km) north of Seattle and 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Everett. With a population of 42,853 residents in the 2020 U.S. census, Edmonds is the third most populous city in the county. Edmonds was established in 1876 by logger George Brackett, who bought the land claim of an earlier settler. It was incorporated as a city in 1890, shortly before the arrival of the Great Northern Railway. Early residents of the city were employed by the shingle …

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ZIP code98020, 98026
Area code425
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Housing in Edmonds

$907K▼ 0.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Edmonds home is worth about $907,000, down 0.7% in a year, 53% above the Washington typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market7
Sale-to-list101.5%
Sold in May52
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C−

Safety Grade C-

Edmonds reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 76% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Edmonds 2.1
Washington 2.9
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Edmonds 20.2
Washington 20.2
U.S. 15.5
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B+

School Grade B+

The public schools Edmonds’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 65% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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