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SheetWA-EDMONDS-WA · Edmonds, WA 42,783 pop · income 86th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Edmonds
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Edmonds on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Lake Worth Be… · lowest
60,978
Lake Worth Be… · lowest
60,978 median HH income
39.7% of the leader · rank #1
Lake Wisconsin · near
116,053
Lake Wisconsin · near
116,053 median HH income
75.5% of the leader · rank #2
Mead · near
116,074
Mead · near
116,074 median HH income
75.5% of the leader · rank #3
Wilton Center · near
116,081
Wilton Center · near
116,081 median HH income
75.5% of the leader · rank #4
Edmonds · this city
116,095
Edmonds · this city
116,095 median HH income
75.5% of the leader · rank #5
Singac · near
116,136
Singac · near
116,136 median HH income
75.5% of the leader · rank #6
Issaquah · highest
153,786
Issaquah · highest
153,786 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Edmonds on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 42,783.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Edmonds - the verdict
Edmonds ranks in the 86th percentile for household income and the 13th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
86th
percentile, household income
95th
percentile, home value
70th
percentile, median rent
13th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Edmonds, WA
42,783 people live in Edmonds, Washington - a small city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Edmonds households earn a median of $116,095 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 1.9%. Typical homes in Edmonds are valued around $840,200, and the median resident age is 46.3 years. 52.2% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 61.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 51 residential building permits were authorized in Edmonds (Stable), up 0% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Edmonds's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 3260.7 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, above the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Washington carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Washington at 107.0 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Above Average). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,472 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Washington run around $188, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Workers in Edmonds report an average commute of 20.6 minutes, with 60.3% driving alone and 25.3% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 70.0 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Edmonds's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from schools and households to reported crime to population change to comparison shortlist to work and mobility to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Edmonds, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Edmonds?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 6 public schools within the city match. 52.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Edmonds?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 3260.7 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 43% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -81 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -0.2% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 51 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
The recent population line is broadly flat. That makes the composition of change more important than the headline count: housing turnover, household size, and age structure can shift even when the total barely moves.
Which cities make useful reference points for Edmonds?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Washington, the closest population matches are Puyallup (42,642 residents, $95,639 income); Bremerton (44,531 residents, $74,399 income); Lynnwood (40,953 residents, $76,439 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Buffalo Grove, IL (42,824 residents); Campbell, CA (42,848 residents); Catonsville, MD (42,717 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Edmonds?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 60.3%. The reported mean trip to work is 20.6 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Drive alone
60.3%
Work from home
25.3%
Public transit
4.0%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 22,310 workers age 16+.
How far does income reach against housing in Edmonds?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 7.2 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 1.9%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
7.2×
Home value
$840,200
Household income
$116,095
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate A
1.9%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share A
52.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income A-
$116,095
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime F
260 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living F
107.0 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Edmonds profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 86/100 (A) · 1.9%
Bachelor's+ share: 86/100 (A) · 52.2%
Household income: 84/100 (A-) · $116,095
Violent crime: 39/100 (F) · 260 /100k
Cost of living: 15/100 (F) · 107.0 index
Where Edmonds sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Edmonds's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Edmonds highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Edmonds, WA (this city): home $840,200, crime 3,261/100k
Buffalo Grove, IL : home $392,900, crime 738/100k
Campbell, CA : home $1,550,000, crime 3,439/100k
Manassas, VA : home $434,700, crime 2,180/100k
Puyallup, WA : home $507,000, crime 4,244/100k
Bremerton, WA : home $409,500, crime 3,249/100k
Lynnwood, WA : home $635,800, crime 6,329/100k
Lake Stevens, WA : home $593,900, crime 766/100k
How does Edmonds compare to other US cities?
Where Edmonds sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income86% higher than other cities
Home value95% pricier than other cities
Median rent70% pricier than other cities
Safety13% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Washington and the picture shifts: Edmonds ranks #120 of 156 Washington cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Edmonds against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Washington only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Washington-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Edmonds near the bottom of Washington's cities
Among the 599 Washington cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Edmonds ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Edmonds only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#120 of 565
79th percentile in Washington
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 599
0th percentile in Washington
Median Home Value
#40 of 565
93rd percentile in Washington
Poverty Rate
#440 of 598
26th percentile in Washington
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#61 of 599
89th percentile in Washington
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Washington only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
86th percentile nationally for median household income · 13th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Edmonds's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Edmonds's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Edmonds's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$840,2005th percentilemore affordable than 5% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Edmonds's home-value-to-income ratio: 7.2×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,784 of 15,516
More affordable than 5% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,148 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 7.2×, Edmonds sits in the pressured band:
national rank #14,784 of 15,516 and #3,148 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$116,095Edmonds, WA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Edmonds, WA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Edmonds, WA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)52.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)1.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)61.9%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
42,783
Median Income
$116,095
Median Home Value
$840,200
Median Age
46.3
Poverty Rate
1.9%
Labor force participation
61.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
52.2%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
3260.7
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
260.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
3000.5
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
6
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Edmonds's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
42,829 residents
2021
42,662 residents
2022
42,554 residents
2023
42,595 residents
2024
42,724 residents
2025
42,748 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Stable
Total Permits (2024)
51
housing units authorized
Single-Family
27
detached homes
Multifamily
24
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1.2
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
51
25
26
$15.2M
2020
234
32
202
$40.5M
2021
79
33
46
$22.0M
2022
148
17
131
$37.8M
2023
91
39
52
$26.0M
2024
51
27
24
$17.9M
Permit volume increased 0% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
20.6 minutes
Drive Alone
60.3%
Carpool
6.1%
Public Transit
4.0%
Walk
2.7%
Work from Home
25.3%
Other
1.6%
Based on 22,310 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Washington statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $188
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Washington at $188 (electricity about $85 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Washington statewide averages, not a meter reading for Edmonds. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Washington's BEA cost-of-living index is 107.0 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Edmonds is $1,472/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Washington statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 70.0 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Washington statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Edmonds sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Edmonds compares to similar-size Washington cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.