Kayak PointWA
A town of 1,883 in Washington.
Is Kayak Point a good place to live?
Kayak Point’s best subject grades are an A− for health and an A for the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Kayak Point’s average commute is 37 minutes, where Washington’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 10 of Washington’s 396 towns score lower on walkability. Kayak Point's schools outperform 71% of the state's. 20% of the land in Kayak Point is conserved, where Washington’s towns sit at 4% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Only 18 of Washington’s 397 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Kayak Point Regional County Park, at 62 acres. Kayak Point has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
100% of working residents leave Kayak Point for work
Where Kayak Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Kayak Point grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Kayak Point is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Space Needle and 106 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kayak Point. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
38 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
37 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
34 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
Moving to Kayak Point: who provides what
Kayak Point 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 Kayak Point.
Kayak Point is healthier than 83% of U.S. towns
16% of Kayak Point adults get no exercise outside work. The town beats the Washington average on 8 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Kayak Point | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 71% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 9.8% | 12% |
| What stands out | Kayak Point | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Kayak Point stands out in Washington and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
The top destinations are Everett (19%), Seattle (12%) and Marysville (7%). Jobs based in Kayak Point fell to 46 in 2023, 24 fewer than in 2013. In Kayak Point, the middle household income is $119,000. Half commute less than 21 miles.
| Kayak Point | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $119,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 4.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conserved land covers 19.5% of Kayak Point
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 4.3 miles of trail. The trail density in Kayak Point is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kayak Point Regional County Park | 0.9 mi | 62 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Kayak Point
For Kayak Point, the peak summer temperature is 74°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Kayak Point, with earthquakes at the top
Expected losses in Kayak Point break down as 50% from earthquakes and 39% from inland flooding. 13 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 1982. The risk rating from FEMA for Kayak Point comes to 53 of 100.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Kayak Point sell for about $848K
92% of households are owner-occupiers in Kayak Point.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Kayak Point
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Kayak Point
About 4 of every 100 Kayak Point residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
About Kayak Point
CDP in Washington, United States
Kayak Point is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The CDP was newly defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2013. As of the 2020 census, Kayak Point had a population of 1,883. It is home to Kayak Point County Park as well as a golf course.
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- Area
- 5.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 351 ft
- Area code
- 360
Kayak Point’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Kayak Point.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayak Point | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Warm Beach | #155 | C+ | D | — | B+ | B+ |
| Lake Goodwin | #205 | C | C | — | C | B+ |
Kayak Point has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Kayak Point, Warm Beach and Lake Goodwin report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Kayak Point with a neighbor →
Questions about Kayak Point
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kayak Point, WA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $711,000, 21% 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 C−.