EsperanceWA
4,189 people live in this town in Washington.
Is Esperance a good place to live?
The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. At B+ overall, Esperance is better than 73% of U.S. towns and ranks 44th of 285 in Washington. Health is where it shines (A): residents are healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does well on walkability (A+): it is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $791K, 6.9 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. Hazard risk is weaker too: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 71% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Its rent at the middle of the market is $2,463 a month, above both the Washington town median ($1,737 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 2 of the 285 Washington towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Esperance.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · Census LEHD, 2023.
What makes Esperance stand out
Where Esperance beats most towns.
Esperance has grown 11% from 2010 to 2020
3,601 counted in 2010 and 4,007 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Esperance grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Esperance is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 8%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Space Needle and 134 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Esperance. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
14 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
10 mi Stadium & arenaHusky Stadium
13 mi Ancient siteSeattle UndergroundPhoto 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 · Husky Stadium: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Esperance: who provides what
Esperance 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 Esperance.
Esperance has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, sends most of its workers to Seattle and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Esperance earns an A for health
Against the 2,836 U.S. towns with household incomes like Esperance’s, it is healthier than 72%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Among adults in Esperance, 30% have high blood pressure. Of 31 CDC measures, Esperance beats the Washington average on 13 and trails it on 1. In Esperance, 15% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 16% get no exercise outside work.
| Esperance | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Esperance | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.9% | 9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
About one in three of Esperance’s working residents commute to Seattle
Esperance has 186 jobs for its 1,911 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Esperance’s middle household income stands at $149,000. The top destinations are Seattle (36%), Edmonds (7%) and Lynnwood (7%). For working residents in the town, the share who work locally is 0.2%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 12 miles.
| Esperance | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $149,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Esperance, with earthquakes at the top
Expected losses in Esperance break down as 79% from earthquakes and 17% from inland flooding. The town has had 2 paid flood insurance claims since 1980.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect mild winters and pleasant summers in Esperance
The Seattle Sand Pt Wsfo weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 2 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 95% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 74.8°, cooler than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.9°.
Esperance’s midsummer high comes in at 75°F. About 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Esperance | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 75°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 35°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More adults under 35 in Esperance than across Washington
The median household earns $148,640, against $98,141 across Washington, one input to its A for jobs and income.
In Esperance, 20% of residents are under 18. Adults 18 to 34 are 28% of residents (24% statewide). Nearly half of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across Washington. For Esperance, the midpoint age is 36.4 years.
| Esperance | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 49% | 30% | 29% |
| Median age | 36.4 years | 38.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Esperance | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.7% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 22.9% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.1% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.2% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.9% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.1% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.2% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 35.1% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.5% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,200, single groups can be off by several points
2.5% of Esperance is conserved land
There are 0.7 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. In Esperance, the trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Esperance | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Esperance Park | 0.6 mi | 9 |
| 2. Robert Leary Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Esperance sells for about $800K at the median
On the market in Esperance: a median 17 days to sell. 44% of the homes sold in Esperance went for more than their asking price. The share of households in Esperance who own their home: 75%.
| Esperance | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,463 a month | $1,737 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Esperance
Colleges nearby
19 within 15 miles of the center of Esperance
About 6 of every 100 Esperance residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
100% of working residents leave Esperance for work
Where Esperance’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Esperance
CDP in Washington, United States
Esperance is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. Esperance is an enclave of the city of Edmonds, Washington. The population was 4,007 at the 2020 census, up from 3,601 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 364 ft
- Area code
- 425
Questions about Esperance
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Esperance, WA a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Esperance grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #44 of 285 in Washington. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Esperance, WA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $791,000, 35% 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.