MaltbyWA
A town of 10,910, settled in 1887.
Is Maltby a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Maltby grades A overall, 18th among Washington's 285 graded towns. The median household earns $185K. Residents are healthier than 96% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and its schools outperform 93% of the state's. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $1.0 million, 8.7 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. Maltby’s median household income is $185,000, above both Washington’s towns ($98,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The biggest place to walk is Paradise Valley Conservation Area, 528 acres with 13.1 miles of trail.
What makes Maltby stand out
Where Maltby beats most towns.
42 miles of trails in Maltby
9.4% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
How Maltby grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Maltby is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 11%), so the A overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Space Needle and 127 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Maltby. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
18 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
17 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
14 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
Moving to Maltby: who provides what
Maltby 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 Maltby.
Maltby has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has less food insecurity than most of Washington, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Washington.
Conserved land covers 9.4% of Maltby
42 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Maltby’s trail density is 2.2 miles per square mile.
| Maltby | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 2.2 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.4% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paradise Valley Conservation Area | 13.1 mi | 528 |
| 2. PVCA Phase 2 | 4.3 mi | 264 |
| 3. Brightwater Park | 4.1 mi | 115 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Maltby’s grade for schools is an A
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1M.
One of its 4 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kokanee ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 651 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Maltby’s grade for health is an A+
Its widest gap with Washington is food insecurity: 5.6% of its 8,904 adults worry about having enough food, against 10.2% statewide. Against the 1,232 U.S. towns with household incomes like Maltby’s, it is healthier than 61%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
14% of Maltby adults get no exercise outside work. Maltby beats the Washington average on 20 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 8% of Maltby adults smoke cigarettes.
| Maltby | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 11% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Maltby | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.6% | 10.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.8% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than Washington overall
The median household earns $185,457, against $98,141 across Washington, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (38% statewide). 47% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Maltby.
| Maltby | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 30% | 29% |
| Median age | 46.4 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.2 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Maltby | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.6% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.7% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.9% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.9% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.9% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.7% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.6% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
In Maltby, expect mild winters and pleasant summers
The Monroe weather station, 6 miles away, records that about 2 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 96% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 74.4°, cooler than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.4°.
Maltby has mild winters and cool summers. The July high in Maltby is 74°F. About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Maltby | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 74°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 35°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 1.3 jobs for every working resident, Maltby draws in 6,651 commuters
28.8% of workers work from home, against 19.8% across Washington.
Most working residents leave Maltby for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Maltby has added 1,559 jobs, to 6,857 in 2023. The top destinations are Seattle (21%), Redmond (11%) and Bellevue (9%).
| Maltby | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 29% | 15% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Earthquakes leads a high hazard risk in Maltby
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Maltby.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Maltby sells for about $1.63M at the median
At 8.7 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 92% of Washington towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $8,338, against $4,556 across Washington, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Maltby
Colleges nearby
12 within 15 miles of the center of Maltby
About 3 of every 100 Maltby residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
About Maltby
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Maltby is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington. The population was 11,277 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 19 sq mi
- Elevation
- 397 ft
- Area code
- 425
Maltby’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Maltby.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltby | #18 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Cathcart | — | — | D | — | A− | A |
| High Bridge | #108 | B− | C− | — | B | A |
| Bothell | #23 | A− | D− | B− | A+ | A+ |
| Clearview | #14 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Bothell East | #5 | A | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Cottage Lake | #19 | A | D | — | A+ | A+ |
Cathcart has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Maltby, Cathcart, High Bridge, Clearview, Bothell East and Cottage Lake report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Maltby with a neighbor →
Questions about Maltby
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Maltby, WA a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Maltby grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #18 of 285 in Washington. It grades A+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Maltby, WA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,002,000, 71% 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 D.