Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,129, settled in 1891. 3.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Washington town.
Trash & recyclingLangley’s best subject grades are an A+ for walkability, an A for health, and an A− for schools; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. 55% of residents are 65 or older in Langley, where Washington’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 18%. On walkability, just 5 of Washington’s 396 towns do better. Langley’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, against 0.8 in Washington’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Langley's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 100% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 27 of Washington’s 397 towns do better. Langley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Langley beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Langley is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 274 in 1920, 1,147 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 2 maps from 1943 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Langley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw36 mi National ParkOlympic National Park3.6M visitors a year
31 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
30 mi Ancient siteSeattle UndergroundSpace 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 · Olympic National Park: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Langley, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Langley.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodhaven High School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 10 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Langley for work: only 11% work in town. Langley’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Langley has added 175 jobs, to 552 in 2023.
| Langley | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
12% of adults report frequent mental distress in Langley. Langley beats the Washington average on 17 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 14% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Langley.
| Langley | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 33% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 71% | 79% |
| What stands out | Langley | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.2% | 9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.8% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.7% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The violent crime rate in Langley is 0 per 1,000 residents. Langley reports less crime per resident than 79% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
| Langley | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.4 per 1,000 residents | 15 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Langley home is worth about $768,000, up 0.9% in a year, 31% above the Washington typical home.
| Langley | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,365 a month | $1,739 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 71% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Langley has mild winters and cool summers. July afternoons reach 74°, January nights drop to 36° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.3 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Coles Road Natural Area | — | 18 |
| 2. Cedar's Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Seawall Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Langley
About 2 of every 100 Langley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
Where Langley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Washington, United States
Langley is a city in Island County, Washington, United States. It sits at the south end of Whidbey Island, overlooking Saratoga Passage. The 2020 census, the population increased to 1,147 people. Langley proper only covers 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), but its ZCTA extends for 26.20 square miles (67.9 km2). Snohomish people historically camped near the modern-day site of Langley and had a village at Sandy Point. They were removed to the Tulalip Reservation in the late 1800s, and the village was abandoned. The modern settlement of Langley was founded in the 1890s by Jacob Anthes, and the town was incorporated in 1913.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
3.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Washington town.
Yes. That is 8.5 years of the area's median household income ($90,551 across the Oak Harbor, WA area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
