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Washington›Snohomish County

LochsloyWA

A town of 3,029, settled in 1901.

Is Lochsloy a good place to live?

Lochsloy is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 129th among Washington's 285 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: it is healthier than 79% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $106K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $610K, 5.3 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. Lochsloy’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both Washington’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 37 of Washington’s 397 towns score lower on the outdoors. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 84% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top.

StrongestA−HealthWeakestDHazard risk
A growing town

Lochsloy has grown 11% from 2010 to 2020

2,533 counted in 2010 and 2,806 in 2020.

2,5332010
2,8062020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Lochsloy grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Lochsloy is from typical.

How grading works
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

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Getting set up

Moving to Lochsloy: who provides what

Lochsloy is unincorporated, so Snohomish County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPuget Sound Energy17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSno PUD 1 - Lake Stevens water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers86% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSnohomish CountySnohomish County provides services here
SchoolsLake Stevens School DistrictMarysville School DistrictGranite Falls School District3 districts serve Lochsloy; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Washington you can register online until 8 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 8 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSnohomish County AuditorSnohomish County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2022
ZIP codes98258, 98252, 9829098258 91% · 98252 7% · 98290 2%Census 2020

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 Lochsloy.

Lochsloy has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Everett and beyond, but it has little public open land.

84risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
84Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthA−

Lochsloy earns an A− for health

73% of adults had a checkup this year in Lochsloy. Lochsloy beats the Washington average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Lochsloy.

79%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
LochsloyWashington townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)73%71%79%
Depression (CDC PLACES)27%26%23%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)18%18%25%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)7.7%10%14%
31 measures vs. Washington
6 better21 too close to call4 worse
What stands outLochsloyWA
Fewer adults facing food insecurity7.7%10.2%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7.6%9.9%
More adults who have had cancer9.2%7.9%
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
8.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
59th
percentile among WA towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+

Most working residents commute out of Lochsloy

Lochsloy has 271 jobs for its 1,324 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 37.5 minutes, against 26.6 across Washington.

Most working residents leave Lochsloy for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Lochsloy has added 156 jobs, to 271 in 2023. The top destinations are Everett (18%), Seattle (13%) and Lake Stevens (5%).

1%work in town
LochsloyWashington townsU.S. towns
Median household income$106,000$98,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town1%5%8%
Below the poverty line7.2%7.9%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Lochsloy1%
Everett18%
Seattle13%
Lake Stevens5%
Bellevue4%
18 mi
median commute distance
271
jobs based in Lochsloy
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Lochsloy, expect mild winters and pleasant summers

The Monroe weather station, 15 miles away, records that about 2 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 97% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 74.5°, cooler than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.9°.

Lochsloy has mild winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Lochsloy is 75°F. About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.

3″snow a winter
LochsloyWashington townsU.S. towns
July high75°F77°F85°F
January low35°F35°F22°F

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–46°
Spring41–59°
Summer52–73°
Fall44–60°
Nov 2
typical first frost
Mar 24
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsC−

0.4% of Lochsloy is conserved land

Just 17 of its 4,746 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Lochsloy itself; its outdoors grade is C−.

1.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Lochsloy’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.

#233for trails in WA
LochsloyWashington townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.80.4
Conserved land0.4%4%4.3%
0.4%
conserved · 17 of 4,746 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

$1.05Mmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

Space Needle and 117 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lochsloy. Close and well known come first.

All 159 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lochsloy

17pages on Lochsloy
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Lochsloy

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Lochsloy for work

Where Lochsloy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

18% → Everett Everett 18% 13% → Seattle Seattle 13% 5% → Lake Stevens Lake Stevens 5% 4% → Bellevue Bellevue 4% 4% → Snohomish Snohomish 4% 3% → Marysville Marysville 3% Lochsloy · 1% stay
271jobs based in Lochsloy
1%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Lochsloy

CDP in Washington, United States

Lochsloy is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,806 at the 2020 census, up from 2,533 at the 2010 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
7.5 sq mi
Elevation
236 ft
Area code
360, 425

Lochsloy’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Lochsloy.

Explore the map →
Lake CassidyLake CassidyLochsloy
How the neighbors grade
TownWA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Lochsloy#129B−C+—B−A−
Lake Cassidy#89BC−—BA−

Lochsloy and Lake Cassidy report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lochsloy with a neighbor →

Questions about Lochsloy

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Lochsloy, WA a good place to live?

Lochsloy grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #129 of 285 in Washington. It grades A− for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.

Is Lochsloy, WA expensive?

The typical home is worth about $610,000, 4% 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+.