CavaleroWA
With 1,591 residents, it is a town in Washington.
Is Cavalero a good place to live?
Cavalero’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes, an A for health, and an A− for schools; its weakest is a D for cost of living. Cavalero’s midpoint rent is $3,127 a month, where Washington’s towns sit at $1,739 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. On incomes, just 19 of Washington’s 396 towns do better. Only 30 of Washington’s 397 towns score lower on history. Cavalero has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Cavalero has grown 12% from 2010 to 2020
4,660 counted in 2010 and 5,232 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Cavalero grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Cavalero is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Cavalero: who provides what
Cavalero is unincorporated, so Snohomish 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 Cavalero.
Cavalero is healthier than 88% of U.S. towns
Cavalero: 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Against the Washington average, Cavalero comes out ahead on 11 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 5. Among adults here, 70% had a checkup this year and 7.6% have diabetes.
| Cavalero | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.6% | 9.8% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 25% |
| What stands out | Cavalero | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.2% | 5.4% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.5% | 16.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of Washington and the rest of the country, more of Cavalero’s residents are under 18
College graduates make up 35% of adults 25 and older, against 40% across Washington. Cavalero’s midpoint age is 35.6 years.
| Cavalero | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 37% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 35.6 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 30% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.5 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 100% are men (WA 44%).
| Cavalero | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 27.7% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.1% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.4% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 35% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 4.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.4% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.5% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.9% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.5% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 34.1% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.8% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.8% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.8% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Cavalero work out of town
Among 286 Washington towns, just 8 have a higher average commute than Cavalero. The town had 63 jobs in 2023, up 37 from 2013. Also worth knowing: its typical household income is $148,000. The top destinations are Everett (18%), Seattle (15%) and Lake Stevens (5%).
| Cavalero | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 41 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $148,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Cavalero is inland flooding, at a high overall level
For Cavalero, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 69 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 55% come from inland flooding and 33% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Cavalero brings mild winters and pleasant summers
The July high in Cavalero is 75°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Cavalero sells for about $640K at the median
78% of households are owner-occupiers in Cavalero.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Space Needle and 121 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cavalero. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
29 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
28 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
25 mi Stadium & arenaHusky StadiumPhoto credits
Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Husky Stadium: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0
Everything we know about Cavalero
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cavalero
About 8 of every 100 Cavalero residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
100% of working residents leave Cavalero for work
Where Cavalero’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Cavalero
CDP in Washington, United States
Cavalero (also named Cavelero) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cavalero had a population of 5,232. Cavalero was created out of the former West Lake Stevens CDP in 2010.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 285 ft
- Area code
- 425
Cavalero’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Cavalero.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavalero | — | — | D | — | A− | A |
| Bunk Foss | #112 | B− | D− | — | A− | A |
| Lake Stevens | #25 | A− | D | B+ | A− | A |
| Machias | — | — | C− | — | A− | A |
Cavalero and Machias have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Cavalero, Bunk Foss and Machias report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Cavalero with a neighbor →
Questions about Cavalero
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cavalero, WA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $656,000, 12% above 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 D.