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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How Edmonds ranks

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Town numbers

ZIP code98020, 98026

Area code425

Living in Edmonds

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.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market7

Sale-to-list101.5%

Sold in May52

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Safety in Edmonds

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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Health in Edmonds

Health Grade A

Healthier than 95% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Washington

12better than WA·3worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 3▼ 8 close Habits 3▲ 1 close Care 6▲ 1 close Mind 2▲ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

5.5%Fewer uninsured adultsWA 8.4% · better 5.9%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethWA 9% · better 10.6%More adults who have had cancerWA 7.9% · worse

Care nearby

Swedish Edmonds HospitalEdmonds · 1.1 mi · ER

Edmonds ClinicEdmonds · 1.8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

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Natural hazards in Edmonds

High

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.

🏚️ Earthquakes🌊 Inland flooding

19Does Edmonds flood?paid flood claims since 1986 11Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Edmonds MapEdmonds vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Schools in Edmonds

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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.

DistrictEdmonds School DistrictSchools11

Madrona K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 636 students Sherwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 491 students Maplewood Parent CoopElementary · Grades PK–8 · 476 students Westgate ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 472 students Chase Lake ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 413 students Seaview ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 402 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WA. Ratings are from neighbors.