LochsloyWA
3,029 people live in this town, settled in 1901.
Is Lochsloy a good place to live?
Lochsloy’s grades pull in different directions. Hazard risk is its weak spot: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 84% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Where it does best is health — it is healthier than nearly four fifths of U.S. towns. Homes run about $610K for a typical one, 5.3 times the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. Add incomes to its strengths: the median household earns $106K. Overall, that makes a B−, better than 50% of U.S. towns. That places it 129th of 285 in Washington. Only 37 of Washington’s 397 towns score lower on the outdoors.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · USGS PAD-US.
Lochsloy has grown 11% from 2010 to 2020
2,533 counted in 2010 and 2,806 in 2020.
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.
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Moving to Lochsloy: who provides what
Lochsloy 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 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.
Lochsloy faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected losses in Lochsloy break down as 67% from inland flooding and 25% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lochsloy ranks healthier than 79% of the country’s towns
The share of adults in Lochsloy who have diabetes: 9.5%. This Washington town beats the Washington average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 73% of adults had a checkup this year here, above the Washington town median (71%) but below the median of U.S. towns (79%). Two figures for adults locally: 27% have been diagnosed with depression, 18% get no exercise outside work.
| Lochsloy | Washington towns | U.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% |
| What stands out | Lochsloy | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.7% | 10.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.6% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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.
Employers in Lochsloy added 156 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 271. Most people who work leave Lochsloy to do it: just 1% work in town. Its average commute is 38 minutes. The top destinations are Everett (18%), Seattle (13%) and Lake Stevens (5%).
| Lochsloy | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 38 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Lochsloy brings 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°.
In Lochsloy, the peak summer temperature is 75°F, below both Washington’s towns (77°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter. The town’s January low comes in at 35°F.
| Lochsloy | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 75°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 35°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
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−.
The trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Lochsloy | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 4% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Lochsloy sells for about $1.05M
84% of households live in a home they own in Lochsloy. The town’s going rate for rent stands at $1,250 a month.
| Lochsloy | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,250 a month | $1,740 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Space Needle and 117 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lochsloy. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
35 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
34 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
31 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
Everything we know about Lochsloy
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lochsloy
About 1 of every 100 Lochsloy residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
99% of working residents leave Lochsloy for work
Where Lochsloy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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.
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- Area
- 7.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 236 ft
- Area code
- 360, 425
Lochsloy’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Lochsloy.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochsloy | #129 | B− | C+ | — | B− | A− |
| Lake Cassidy | #89 | B | C− | — | B | A− |
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+.