Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 569 residents in Washington.
Lake McMurray’s midsummer high is 73°F, below both the Washington town median (77°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Among 286 Washington towns, just one has a higher home-ownership rate than Lake McMurray. Lake McMurray has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Census counts: 200 in 2000, 382 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1896 and 3 maps from 1944 on.
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Ordered by what stands out in Lake McMurray.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The mean commuting time for Lake McMurray comes to 31 minutes. Half commute less than 24 miles. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 5%. The top destinations are Mount Vernon (18%), Everett (9%) and Seattle (7%).
| Lake McMurray | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For Lake McMurray, the January low is 35°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Only 9 of the 286 Washington towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Lake McMurray. 8.9% of Lake McMurray adults smoke cigarettes. CDC measures, 31 in all: Lake McMurray beats Washington on 14 and trails on 6.
| Lake McMurray | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lake McMurray | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.5% | 10.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.5% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.2% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.0 miles of trail. Only 10 of the 273 Washington towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Lake McMurray. The concentration of trails in the town is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Lake McMurray | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake McMurray. Close and well known come first.
37 mi MountainMount Baker
38 mi National ParkNorth Cascades National Park47K visitors a year
24 mi Stadium & arenaAngel of the Winds Arena
28 mi LandmarkFort Worden
23 mi LandmarkFort Casey
29 mi MuseumFlying Heritage CollectionMount Baker: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY 2.5 · North Cascades National Park: Daniel Hershman, CC BY 2.0 · Angel of the Winds Arena: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Worden: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Casey: mikelehen, CC BY 2.0 · Flying Heritage Collection: nsimpson, CC BY-SA 2.0
Lake McMurray is unincorporated, so Skagit 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.
Where Lake McMurray’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lake McMurray
About 4 of every 100 Lake McMurray residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
CDP in Washington, United States
Lake McMurray is a census-designated place (CDP) in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The population was 382 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Based on per capita income, Lake McMurray ranks 43rd of 522 ranked areas in the state of Washington.
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