Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 21,239, settled in 1858.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mukilteo grades B overall, 81st of 285 graded towns in Washington. It has 9 miles of trail. Residents are healthier than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $133K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $888K for a typical one and 7.7 times the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. 56% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Mukilteo, above both the Washington town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Mukilteo is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Mukilteo has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mukilteo Light Station and Point Elliott Treaty Monument.
Where Mukilteo beats most towns.
10.8% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Mukilteo is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 826 in 1950, 21,538 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1859 and 4 maps from 1942 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mukilteo. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
22 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
22 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
18 mi Stadium & arenaHusky StadiumSpace 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mukilteo, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Mukilteo.
Mukilteo has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and trades workers with Everett and other neighbors, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Washington.
Its widest gap with Washington is no health insurance: 5.4% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 8.4% statewide.
14% of Mukilteo adults report frequent mental distress. Mukilteo beats the Washington average on 19 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 8.1% of Mukilteo adults smoke cigarettes.
| Mukilteo | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 11% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 25% |
| What stands out | Mukilteo | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7% | 10.2% |
| More adults with high cholesterol | 37.6% | 34.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Mukilteo School District. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic View Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 851 | – |
| Kamiak High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,384 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
9.4 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The trail density in Mukilteo is 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mukilteo Lighthouse Park | 0.7 mi | 12 |
| 2. 92nd Street Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
| 3. Harbour Pointe Village Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 7.7 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income, the typical home (about $888K) costs more against local pay than in 83% of Washington towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
Mukilteo’s median rent is $2,166 a month. The typical Mukilteo home is worth about $888,000, down 1.9% in a year, 51% above the Washington typical home.
| Mukilteo | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,166 a month | $1,737 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Monroe weather station, 15 miles away, records that about 2 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 74°, cooler than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.5°.
Mukilteo has mild winters and cool summers. About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Mukilteo | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 74°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 35°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mukilteo has about as many jobs (9,195) as working residents, but only 444 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Mukilteo for work: only 5% work in town. 27% of workers work from home in Mukilteo. Jobs based in Mukilteo grew to 9,195 in 2023, 630 more than in 2013.
| Mukilteo | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 27% | 15% | 11% |
| Median household income | $133,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 399 to 267 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Within Washington, it does better than 70% of towns.
| Mukilteo | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.5 per 1,000 residents | 15.1 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1986, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mukilteo.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
7 within 15 miles of the center of Mukilteo
About 7 of every 100 Mukilteo residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
City in Washington, United States
Mukilteo ( MUK-əl-TEE-oh; Lushootseed: bək̓ʷəɬtiwʔ) is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located on Puget Sound between Edmonds and Everett, approximately 25 miles (40 km) north of Seattle. The city had a population of 21,538 at the 2020 census and an estimated 2024 population of 21,299. The current site of downtown Mukilteo (also named Old Town) has been inhabited by the Snohomish people for at least 1,000 years before present. The Treaty of Point Elliott was signed in Mukilteo in 1855, opening the region to American settlement. A new town was founded at Mukilteo and served as the provisional county seat of Snohomish County in early 1861. The area remained a trad…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
2 towns share a border with Mukilteo.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukilteo | #81 | B | D | B− | B− | A |
| Picnic Point | #87 | B | D | — | B− | A |
| Everett | #156 | C+ | C− | D | A− | B+ |
Picnic Point reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Mukilteo with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mukilteo grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #81 of 285 in Washington. It grades A for health, B− for safety and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Within Washington, it does better than 70% of towns.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
2 notable people were born here, including Kyler Gordon and Connor Drought.
