Falls City Masonic Hall · National Register of Historic Places
Fall City’s story
154 years in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1872Fall City is settled
Fall CityWA
A town of 1,618, settled in 1872.
Falls City Masonic Hall · Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,618
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$1.14M
−0.9% in a year
Household income
$177K
median
Median age
41.8
years
Jobs based here
385
A commuter town
Is Fall City a good place to live?
Fall City’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes, health, and schools; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Fall City’s median rent is $2,688 a month, against $1,739 a month in Washington’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Only 6 of Washington’s 397 towns score lower on hazard risk. Homes are expensive, about $1.1 million for a typical one and 9.9 times the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. Falls City Masonic Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. Fall City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Fall City stand out
Where Fall City beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Fall City for work
Where Fall City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
385jobs based in Fall City
3%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Fall City grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Fall City is from typical.
Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listD−Open →Jobs & incomeA+Open →HealthSnoqualmie Valley Hospital 4.2 miles awayA+Open →SchoolsA+Open →Cost of livingDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 12 of 20; 1.8% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 77° summer afternoons, 4″ of snow–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 41.8; 62% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 153 attractions →Space Needle and 133 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fall City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
20 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
20 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
4 mi WaterfallSnoqualmie FallsSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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 · Snoqualmie Falls: Meher Anand Kasam, CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
Moving to Fall City: who provides what
Fall City is unincorporated, so King County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPuget Sound Energy17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterFall City Water Dist. #127No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesKing CountyKing County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Washington you can register online until 8 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 8 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereKing County ElectionsKing County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2021
ZIP code9802498024 100%Census 2020
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 Fall City.
HousingCost of living grade D
Fall City earns a D for cost of living
84% of Fall City households own their home, above both Washington’s towns (71%) and U.S. towns (73%). The typical Fall City home is worth about $1,143,000, down 0.9% in a year, 95% above the Washington typical home.
$1.14MZillow home value
Typical home value
Fall City$1.14M
Washington$588K
−0.9%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
SchoolsA+
Fall City’s schools rank ahead of 95% of Washington districts
Its public schools are run by the Snoqualmie Valley School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
95%of WA districts it outscoresA+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Kanim Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 520 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
HealthA+
Fall City ranks healthier than 96% of the country’s towns
Fall City beats the Washington average on 14 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 24% of adults have obesity in Fall City.
96%healthier than U.S. townsA+Health Grade
| Fall City | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 33% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 9.8% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
31 measures vs. Washington
14 better15 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Fall City | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 10.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.7% | 5.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.6% | 16.6% |
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital
4.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D−
In Fall City, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Washington or U.S. town
Fall City’s FEMA risk score is 97 of 100.
97risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakes
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Fall City’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Fall City for work: only 3% work in town. The median household income in Fall City is $177,000. Since 2013, Fall City has lost 51 jobs, to 385 in 2023.
3%work in town
| Fall City | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $177,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 4.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Fall City3%
Seattle19%
Bellevue10%
Redmond8%
Snoqualmie8%
16 mi
median commute distance
385
jobs based in Fall City
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Fall City
Fall City has mild winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 76°, January nights drop to 35° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
4″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter35–47°
Spring41–60°
Summer53–75°
Fall44–61°
Nov 7
typical first frost
Mar 30
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.5%conserved
| Fall City | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 4% | 4.3% |
2.5%
conserved · 45 of 1,840 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Aldarra Field | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Fall City
17pages on Fall City
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Fall City
Bellevue CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Bellevue11.1 mi$4,436 in-state tuitionRenton Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Renton13.4 mi$6,308 in-state tuitionDigiPen Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Redmond13.8 mi$38,950 tuition
About 3 of every 100 Fall City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
Questions about Fall City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fall City, WA expensive?
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.