GenevaWA
A town of 2,073, settled in 1888.
Is Geneva a good place to live?
The best of Geneva’s subject grades is an A+ for health; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. 31% of residents are 65 or older in Geneva, above both the Washington town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). On cost of living, just 27 of Washington’s 395 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. Geneva’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, against 0.8 in Washington’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Geneva has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Geneva stand out
Where Geneva beats most towns.
Geneva has grown 14% from 2010 to 2020
2,321 counted in 2010 and 2,652 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Geneva grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Geneva is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Geneva: who provides what
Geneva is unincorporated, so Whatcom 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 Geneva.
Compared with most of Washington and the rest of the country, fewer of Geneva’s adults sleep under 7 hours
26% of Geneva adults sleep under 7 hours. Geneva beats the Washington average on 15 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 13% of Geneva adults get no exercise outside work.
| Geneva | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 33% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 33% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Geneva | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.7% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Geneva’s public schools outperform 66% of Washington districts
Its public schools are run by the Bellingham School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 412 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Fewer of Geneva’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical Washington or U.S. town
1.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Geneva. Jobs based in Geneva grew to 146 in 2023, 39 more than in 2013. The median household income in Geneva is $142,000.
| Geneva | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $142,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.8% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 4.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Geneva, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Geneva has mild winters and pleasant summers
Geneva has mild winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. Geneva’s July high is 72°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Euclid Park | 0.6 mi | 16 |
| 2. Ted Edwards Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Geneva sell for about $740K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mount Baker and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Geneva. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi MountainMount Baker
35 mi National ParkNorth Cascades National Park47K visitors a year
24 mi LandmarkPeace Arch35 mi Ski areaMt Baker47 runs · 1,475 ft vertical
3 mi TheatreMount Baker Theatre
4 mi MuseumWhatcom Museum of History and ArtPhoto credits
Mount Baker: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY 2.5 · North Cascades National Park: Daniel Hershman, CC BY 2.0 · Peace Arch: Arnold C (User:Buchanan-Hermit), Attribution · Mount Baker Theatre: Benjamin Cody, Public domain · Whatcom Museum of History and Art: Benjamin Cody, Public domain
Everything we know about Geneva
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Geneva
About 2 of every 100 Geneva residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
98% of working residents leave Geneva for work
Where Geneva’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Geneva
CDP in Washington, United States
Geneva is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,652 at the 2020 census. Based on per capita income, Geneva ranks 85th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked. It is also the highest rank achieved in Whatcom County.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 446 ft
- Area code
- 360
Geneva’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Geneva.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva | — | — | D− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Sudden Valley | #169 | C+ | D | — | B+ | A+ |
| Bellingham | #225 | C− | D− | D | B+ | A− |
Geneva has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Geneva and Sudden Valley report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Geneva with a neighbor →
Questions about Geneva
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Geneva, WA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $801,000, 36% 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−.