Lake KetchumWA
Some 1,235 people live in this town, in Washington.
Is Lake Ketchum a good place to live?
The best of Lake Ketchum’s subject grades are a B+ for incomes and schools; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Lake Ketchum’s average commute is 39 minutes, above both the Washington town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 3 of Washington’s 396 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 30 of Washington’s 397 towns do worse. Lake Ketchum has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,235 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Lake Ketchum grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Lake Ketchum is from typical.
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Moving to Lake Ketchum: who provides what
Lake Ketchum 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 Ketchum.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lake Ketchum’s workers commute out
The share of working residents in Lake Ketchum who work locally: 0.3%. The top destinations are Everett (15%), Seattle (10%) and Stanwood (6%).
| Lake Ketchum | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Lake Ketchum is earthquakes, at a high overall level
Compared with 69% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Lake Ketchum is higher. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 50% come from earthquakes and 43% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lake Ketchum has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 74° and January nights of 36°, with about 6 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lake Ketchum ranks healthier than 61% of the country’s towns
In Lake Ketchum, 13% of adults smoke cigarettes. This Washington town does better than the Washington average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 14. Two figures for adults locally: 74% had a checkup this year, 15% report frequent physical distress.
| Lake Ketchum | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 71% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lake Ketchum | WA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 74.4% | 70.7% |
| More adults getting a yearly checkup | 73.6% | 70.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.9% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Lake Ketchum sells for about $793K at the median
For households in Lake Ketchum, the share who own their home is 93%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fort Worden and 29 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Ketchum. Close and well known come first.
22 mi LandmarkFort Worden
22 mi Stadium & arenaAngel of the Winds Arena
17 mi LandmarkFort Casey
27 mi MuseumFlying Heritage Collection
38 mi BeachDungeness Spit
31 mi LookoutThree Fingers LookoutPhoto credits
Fort Worden: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Angel of the Winds Arena: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Casey: mikelehen, CC BY 2.0 · Flying Heritage Collection: nsimpson, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dungeness Spit: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Three Fingers Lookout: Synchman, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Lake Ketchum
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Ketchum
About 1 of every 100 Lake Ketchum residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
100% of working residents leave Lake Ketchum for work
Where Lake Ketchum’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lake Ketchum
CDP in Washington, United States
Lake Ketchum is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,268 at the 2020 census, up from 930 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 230 ft
- Area code
- 360
Questions about Lake Ketchum
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Ketchum, WA a good place to live?
Some 1,235 people live in this town, in Washington.
Is Lake Ketchum, WA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $543,000, 8% below 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.