Lake GoodwinWA
A town of 5,536.
What should you know before moving to Lake Goodwin?
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C, 205th of 285 graded towns in Washington. The median household earns $105K. Lake Goodwin’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, against 27 minutes in Washington’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 4 of the 285 Washington towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lake Goodwin. The biggest park or preserve is Wenberg County Park, at 53 acres.
100% of working residents leave Lake Goodwin for work
Where Lake Goodwin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Lake Goodwin grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Lake Goodwin is from typical.
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Space Needle and 108 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Goodwin. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw37 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 Lake Goodwin: who provides what
Lake Goodwin 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 Lake Goodwin.
Lake Goodwin has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns, sends most of its workers to Everett and beyond and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Washington.
Most working residents commute out of Lake Goodwin
Lake Goodwin has 178 jobs for its 1,925 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 38.3 minutes, against 26.6 across Washington.
Most working residents leave Lake Goodwin for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Lake Goodwin has added 58 jobs, to 178 in 2023. 3.5% of Lake Goodwin residents live below the poverty line.
| Lake Goodwin | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 15% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Lake Goodwin are healthier than 70% of U.S. towns
Within Washington it is less healthy than 61% of the 285 graded towns: Washington sets a high bar. Against the 7,803 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lake Goodwin’s, it is less healthy than 50%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Lake Goodwin beats the Washington average on 8 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 74% of adults had a checkup this year in Lake Goodwin.
| Lake Goodwin | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 71% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 10% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lake Goodwin | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.1% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.8% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Lake Goodwin
July afternoons average 73.4°, cooler than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.5°.
Lake Goodwin has mild winters and cool summers. The July high in Lake Goodwin is 73°F. About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Lake Goodwin | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 73°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 35°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lake Goodwin has set aside 1.7% of its land for conservation
3.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Lake Goodwin | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Goodwin County Park | 0.3 mi | 15 |
| 2. Wenberg County Park | — | 53 |
| 3. Lake Loma Public Access | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Earthquakes leads a moderate hazard risk in Lake Goodwin
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Lake Goodwin sells for about $1.8M
Among 285 Washington towns, just 10 have a higher share of households owning their home than Lake Goodwin. Lake Goodwin’s median rent is $1,316 a month.
| Lake Goodwin | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,316 a month | $1,740 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lake Goodwin
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Goodwin
About 2 of every 100 Lake Goodwin residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
About Lake Goodwin
Former CDP in Washington, United States
Lake Goodwin is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,354 at the 2000 census. The CDP was discontinued at the 2010 census. Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Lake Goodwin ranks 58th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
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- Area
- 5.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 482 ft
Lake Goodwin’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Lake Goodwin.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Goodwin | #205 | C | C | — | C | B+ |
| Kayak Point | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Marysville | #185 | C | C− | C+ | C | A− |
Kayak Point has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lake Goodwin and Kayak Point report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lake Goodwin with a neighbor →
Questions about Lake Goodwin
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Goodwin, WA a good place to live?
Lake Goodwin grades C overall, better than 26% of U.S. towns and #205 of 285 in Washington. It grades B+ for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Lake Goodwin, WA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $718,000, 22% 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.