Everett, WA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Everett ( EV-rit; Lushootseed: dᶻəɬigʷəd [d͜zəˈɬi̞ɡʷəd]) is the county seat of and the most populous city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is 25 miles (40 km) north of Seattle and is one of the main cities in the metropolitan area and the Puget Sound region. Everett is the seventh-most populous city in the state, with 110,629 residents as of the 2020 census. The city is primarily situated on a peninsula at the mouth of the Snohomish River along Port Gardner Bay, an inlet of Possession Sound (itself part of Puget Sound), and extends to the south and west. The Port Gardner Peninsula has been inhabited by the Snohomish people for thousands of years, whose main settlement, hib…

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How Everett ranks

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#28Closest to a top hospital in WA #122Lowest depression in WA #125Lowest obesity in WA All WA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code98201, 98203, 98204

Area code509

Living in Everett

Housing in Everett

$637K▼ 1.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Everett home is worth about $637,000, down 1.6% in a year, 8% above the Washington typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market7

Sale-to-list100.6%

Sold in May90

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Safety in Everett

D

Safety Grade D

Everett reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 38%.

Violent crime per 1,000

Everett 2.5

Washington 2.9

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Everett 24.8

Washington 20.2

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Everett

Compared with Washington

1better than WA·6worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 1▼ 10 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 3▼ 4 close Mind all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

7.1%Fewer adults who have had cancerWA 7.9% · better 11.8%More older adults who have lost all their teethWA 9% · worse

Care nearby

Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett · 2.8 mi · ER

Everett Central ClinicEverett · 1 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · part of Everett

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · part of Everett

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Schools in Everett

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School Grade A-

The public schools Everett’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictEverett School DistrictSchools36

Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 662 students Challenger ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 658 students Horizon ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 550 students Silver Lake ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 550 students Lowell ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 531 students View Ridge ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 497 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.

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