Boulevard ParkWA
The town, home to 4,575 people, lies in Washington.
Is Boulevard Park a good place to live?
Boulevard Park’s grades pull in different directions. Where it falls short is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $456K, 4 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. Overall, Boulevard Park earns a B−: better than 45% of U.S. towns, and 142nd of 285 in Washington. It lags on hazard risk as well: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Walkability is its strong suit — it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 89% of U.S. towns. Schools are another plus — its public schools beat four fifths of Washington towns on state tests and graduation. 28% of residents live below the poverty line locally, 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.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
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
Boulevard Park’s density of trails is 1.7 miles per square mile. Trails run 2.0 miles in 4 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in the town: 4, covering 15 acres.
| 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−
That grade 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 the reason it’s listed. 2 public schools serve Boulevard Park, with 770 students in all.
| 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
Natural hazards: very high risk in Boulevard Park, mostly earthquakes
Of the losses FEMA expects in Boulevard Park, 77% come from earthquakes and 22% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Boulevard Park
July afternoons average 76.9°, cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 36.6°.
About 6 inches of snow falls in a winter. Boulevard Park’s January low comes in at 37°F.
| Boulevard Park | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 37°F | 35°F | 22°F |
| July high | 77°F | 77°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Boulevard Park’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical Washington or U.S. town
In Boulevard Park, the mean commuting time is 24 minutes. Most working residents leave Boulevard Park for work: only 2% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Boulevard Park dropped by 476, to 2,291. The top destinations are Seattle (43%), Bellevue (6%) and Renton (5%).
| Boulevard Park | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 28% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| 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+).
Two figures for adults in Boulevard Park: 20% worry about having enough food, 20% report frequent mental distress. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Boulevard Park is ahead of Washington on 2 and behind on 22. The share of adults in Boulevard Park who had a checkup this year: 68%.
| 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 $400K
Its median rent stands at $1,848 a month. In Boulevard Park, 50% of 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?
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−.