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A town of 21,496, settled in 1891.
Covington grades C+ overall, 170th among Washington's 285 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Residents are healthier than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $135K. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $647K for a typical one and 5.6 times the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. Covington’s median rent is $2,232 a month, above both the Washington town median ($1,737 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The biggest park or preserve is Soos Creek Park and Trails, at 124 acres. Covington's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns.
17,575 counted in 2010 and 20,777 in 2020; an estimated 21,496 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Covington is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 13,783 in 2000, 20,777 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2019 and 4 maps from 1949 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Covington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
19 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
20 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
22 mi Stadium & arenaHusky StadiumSpace 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 · Husky Stadium: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Covington, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Covington.
Covington fares better on crime within Washington than nationally, has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Against the 4,099 U.S. towns with household incomes like Covington’s, it is healthier than 76%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
25% of Covington adults have obesity. Covington beats the Washington average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 69% of Covington adults had a checkup this year.
| Covington | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 33% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 71% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.5% | 9.8% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Covington | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 7.5% | 9.5% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 11.4% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Kent School District. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Heights Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 876 | – |
| Kentwood High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,995 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
7.0 miles of trail in 21 parks and preserves. Covington’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile.
| Covington | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.2 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Soos Creek Park and Trails | 0.8 mi | 124 |
| 2. Covington Community Park | 0.8 mi | 29 |
| 3. Jenkins Creek Park | 0.6 mi | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 34.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 64% of Washington’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 785 to 455 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Covington is 20 per 1,000 residents.
| Covington | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 20 per 1,000 residents | 15 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Jobs based here grew from 3,479 in 2013 to 4,648.
Most working residents leave Covington for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Covington has added 1,169 jobs, to 4,648 in 2023. 19% of workers work from home in Covington.
| Covington | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $135,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 19% | 15% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 76.5°, cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.9°.
Covington has mild winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. About 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Covington | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 77°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 35°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 12% of residents (17% statewide). Covington has grown 3.5% since 2020, to 21,496 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across Washington.
| Covington | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 30% | 29% |
| Median age | 36.4 years | 38.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Covington | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.2% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.5% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.1% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.2% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.1% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.6% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.7% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.9% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.4% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Covington home is worth about $647,000, down 2% in a year, 10% above the Washington typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Covington
About 4 of every 100 Covington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
Where Covington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Washington, United States
Covington is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 20,777 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 21,567 in 2024.
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4 towns share a border with Covington.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington | #170 | C+ | D | C− | B− | A |
| Lake Morton-Berrydale | #137 | B− | D | — | B− | A |
| Kent | #221 | C− | D | D | B− | A− |
| Shadow Lake | — | — | D | — | A | A |
| Maple Valley | #39 | A− | D | B | A | A+ |
Shadow Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lake Morton-Berrydale and Shadow Lake report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Covington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Covington grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #170 of 285 in Washington. It grades A for health, C− for safety and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
