Monroe NorthWA
With 1,456 residents, it is a town in Washington.
Is Monroe North a good place to live?
Monroe North’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes, an A for health, and an A− for schools; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Monroe North’s typical household income is $170,000, against $98,000 in Washington’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. On incomes, just 11 of Washington’s 396 towns do better. Monroe North is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. Only 25 of Washington’s 397 towns score lower on history. Monroe North has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Monroe North stand out
Where Monroe North beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Monroe North | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.2% | 10.2% |
1,456 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Monroe North grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Monroe North is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Space Needle and 119 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Monroe North. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
26 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
25 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
22 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 Monroe North: who provides what
Monroe North 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 Monroe North.
On CDC estimates, Monroe North is healthier than 94% of U.S. towns
5.8% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Monroe North. Two figures for adults locally: 7.7% have diabetes, 13% say their health is fair or poor.
| Monroe North | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.7% | 9.8% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Monroe North | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.2% | 10.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Monroe North has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 48% of Monroe North’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 44% to earthquakes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1990: 7.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Young adults are more common in Monroe North than in Washington
Four-year graduates: 48% of adults 25 and older here, 40% across Washington. Adults 18 to 34 are just over a third of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 30% of residents (38% statewide). The share of residents in Monroe North who are 65 or older: 16%.
| Monroe North | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 48% | 30% | 29% |
| Median age | 33.9 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 28% and 65% women
The Census survey reached too few of Monroe North’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±18.3 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Monroe North | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.4% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 25.1% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 4.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.6% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.9% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.6% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.8% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 36% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.2% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Monroe North
The town’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 74°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Monroe North’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical Washington or U.S. town
The top destinations are Seattle (16%), Redmond (12%) and Monroe (8%). Monroe North’s typical journey to work stands at 33 minutes. Jobs based in Monroe North grew to 656 in 2023, 303 more than in 2013. 0.2% of Monroe North working residents work locally.
| Monroe North | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 0.8% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 4.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of households are owner-occupiers in Monroe North than in most of Washington or the rest of the country
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Monroe North
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Monroe North
About 5 of every 100 Monroe North residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
About Monroe North
CDP in Washington, United States
Monroe North is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,796 at the 2020 census. The CDP comprises an area north of the city of Monroe that includes the Evergreen State Fairgrounds.
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 246 ft
- Area code
- 360
Questions about Monroe North
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Monroe North, WA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $708,000, 20% 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.