Issaquah, WA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Issaquah ( ISS-ə-kwah) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 40,051 at the 2020 census. Located in a valley and bisected by Interstate 90, the city is bordered by the Sammamish Plateau to the north and the "Issaquah Alps" to the south. It is home to the headquarters of the multinational retail company Costco Wholesale Corporation. Issaquah is included in the Seattle metropolitan area.

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How Issaquah ranks

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#7Most remote workers in WA #8Highest graduation rate in WA #10Most educated in WA All WA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code98027, 98029

Area code425

Living in Issaquah

Housing in Issaquah

$1.11M▼ 2.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Issaquah home is worth about $1,106,000, down 2.3% in a year, 87% above the Washington typical home.

A seller's market

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Days on market14

Sale-to-list99.6%

Sold in May52

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Safety in Issaquah

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Issaquah's police department reported only 2023 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Issaquah 0.5

Washington 2.9

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Issaquah 21.1

Washington 20.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Issaquah

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School Grade A+

The public schools Issaquah’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 98% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictIssaquah School DistrictSchools15

Issaquah Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 646 students Clark ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 586 students Grand Ridge ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 558 students St. Joseph School-- Issaquah and SnoqualmieElementary · Grades PK–7 · 200 students Bright Horizons at the HighlandsElementary · Grades PK–5 · 96 students Synergy Learning AcademyElementary · Grades PK–K · 90 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.