Martha LakeWA
A town of 22,634.
Is Martha Lake a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Martha Lake grades B overall, ranked 82nd of 285 in Washington. It is healthier than 93% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $124K. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $785K, 6.8 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. Martha Lake’s density of trails is 2.0 miles per square mile, where Washington’s towns sit at 0.8 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Martha Lake is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 78% of U.S. towns. North Creek County Park, at 74 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Martha Lake stand out
Where Martha Lake beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Martha Lake | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.8% | 5.4% |
Martha Lake has grown 40% from 2010 to 2020
15,473 counted in 2010 and 21,660 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Martha Lake grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Martha Lake is from typical.
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Space Needle and 128 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Martha Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
18 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
14 mi Stadium & arenaHusky Stadium
17 mi Ancient siteSeattle UndergroundPhoto 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 · Husky Stadium: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Martha Lake: who provides what
Martha Lake 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 Martha Lake.
Martha Lake has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Seattle and beyond.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McCollum Pioneer Park | 2.5 mi | 71 |
| 2. North Creek County Park | 1 mi | 74 |
| 3. Martha Lake Park | 0.5 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Martha Lake’s schools rank ahead of 58% of Washington districts
The public schools here belong to the Edmonds School District. The largest public high school is Lynnwood High School, with 1,335 students. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynnwood High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,335 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
For health, Martha Lake earns an A
Martha Lake: 14% of adults say their health is fair or poor. 70% of adults here had a checkup this year; 11% report frequent physical distress.
| Martha Lake | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 9.8% | 12% |
| What stands out | Martha Lake | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.8% | 5.4% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.8% | 5.1% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 67.1% | 70.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Martha Lake
Martha Lake has 1,798 jobs for its 10,558 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 1,078 in 2013 to 1,798.
Employers in Martha Lake added 720 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,798. Among workers here, 26% work remotely from home. Martha Lake: 0.9% of working residents work locally, below both the Washington town median (5%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Also worth knowing: its average commute comes in at 28 minutes.
| Martha Lake | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 26% | 15% | 11% |
| Median household income | $124,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Martha Lake brings mild winters and pleasant summers
The Monroe weather station, 11 miles away, records that about 2 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 74.1°, cooler than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.6°.
About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter. Martha Lake’s July high comes in at 74°F.
| Martha Lake | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 74°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 35°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Martha Lake has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from earthquakes
Compared with 57% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Martha Lake is higher. The town has had one paid flood insurance claim since 2020. 56% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 36%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Martha Lake sells for about $800K at the median
In Martha Lake, 63% of households own their home. Its median rent stands at $2,185 a month. A home in Martha Lake typically sold within 15 days of listing.
| Martha Lake | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,185 a month | $1,737 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 63% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Martha Lake
Colleges nearby
13 within 15 miles of the center of Martha Lake
About 5 of every 100 Martha Lake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
99% of working residents leave Martha Lake for work
Where Martha Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Martha Lake
CDP in Washington, United States
Martha Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 21,129 at the 2020 census. It lies west of Mill Creek and northeast of Lynnwood, near the lake of the same name. Based on per capita income, Martha Lake ranks 95th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
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- Area
- 4.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 469 ft
- Area code
- 425
Martha Lake’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Martha Lake.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha Lake | #82 | B | D | — | B | A |
| Mill Creek | #24 | A− | D− | — | A | A+ |
| Larch Way | #30 | A− | D | — | B+ | A |
| Bothell West | #13 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Mill Creek East | #10 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Lake Stickney | #95 | B | D | — | B− | A− |
Martha Lake, Mill Creek, Larch Way, Bothell West, Mill Creek East and Lake Stickney report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Martha Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about Martha Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Martha Lake, WA a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Martha Lake grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #82 of 285 in Washington. It grades A for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Martha Lake, WA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $785,000, 34% 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.