Boulevard ParkWA
A town of 4,575.
Is Boulevard Park a good place to live?
Boulevard Park grades B− overall, ranked 142nd of 285 in Washington, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 80% of the state's and it is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Boulevard Park, above both Washington’s towns (7.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 9 of the 285 Washington towns we compare have a higher January low than Boulevard Park.
What makes Boulevard Park stand out
Where Boulevard Park beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Beverly Park Elem at Glendale | PK–5 | 411 |
| Rainier Prep | 5–8 | 359 |
Boulevard Park has shrunk 23% from 2010 to 2020
5,287 counted in 2010 and 4,094 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Boulevard Park grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Boulevard Park is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Space Needle and 133 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Boulevard Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
6 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
6 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
in town MuseumThe Museum of Flight400K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Museum of Flight: Fawcett5 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Moving to Boulevard Park: who provides what
Boulevard Park is unincorporated, so King County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Boulevard Park.
Boulevard Park has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Washington; it also has poverty well above the Washington rate.
Boulevard Park has set aside 1.2% of its land for conservation
2.0 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in Boulevard Park is 1.7 miles per square mile.
| Boulevard Park | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.7 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Glendale Forest | — | 5 |
| 2. Duwamish River People’s Park and Shoreline Habitat | — | 5 |
| 3. Hamm Creek Natural Area | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Boulevard Park’s grade for schools is an A−
Its A− for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $456K.
Its public schools are run by the Highline School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Park Elem at GlendaleLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 411 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Earthquakes leads a very high hazard risk in Boulevard Park
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Boulevard Park, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons average 76.9°, cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 36.6°.
Boulevard Park has mild winters and pleasant summers. Boulevard Park’s July high is 77°F. About 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About two in five of Boulevard Park’s working residents commute to Seattle
Most working residents leave Boulevard Park for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Boulevard Park has lost 476 jobs, to 2,291 in 2023. The top destinations are Seattle (43%), Bellevue (6%) and Renton (5%).
| Boulevard Park | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Boulevard Park ranks healthier than 51% of the country’s towns
Within Washington it is less healthy than 81% of the 285 graded towns: Washington sets a high bar. All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its B−, from White Center (A−) to Seattle (A+).
Boulevard Park beats the Washington average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 22. 68% of adults had a checkup this year in Boulevard Park.
| Boulevard Park | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 71% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 10% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Boulevard Park | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 22.5% | 24.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.6% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Boulevard Park sell for about $235K
50% of Boulevard Park households own their home.
| Boulevard Park | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 50% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,848 a month | $1,737 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Boulevard Park
Colleges nearby
19 within 15 miles of the center of Boulevard Park
About 9 of every 100 Boulevard Park residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
About Boulevard Park
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Boulevard Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Boulevard Park had a population of 4,094. Boulevard Park was part of the Riverton-Boulevard Park CDP in 2000 but was split for the 2010 census into its own CDP.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 194 ft
- Area code
- 206
Boulevard Park’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Boulevard Park.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulevard Park | #142 | B− | C− | — | A− | B− |
| Seattle | #128 | B− | D | D− | A | A+ |
| Tukwila | #236 | C− | C− | D− | C+ | A− |
| Burien | #243 | D | D | D | C− | A− |
| White Center | #191 | C | D | — | C− | A− |
Boulevard Park and White Center report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Boulevard Park with a neighbor →
Questions about Boulevard Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Boulevard Park, WA a good place to live?
Boulevard Park grades B− overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #142 of 285 in Washington. It grades B− for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Boulevard Park, WA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $456,000, 22% below the Washington typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.