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A town of 6,609, incorporated in 1953.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Normandy Park grades B overall, 107th among Washington's 285 graded towns. The median household earns $162K. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 97% of the country. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $1.0 million, 8.8 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. Normandy Park’s median household income is $162,000, against $98,000 in Washington’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Normandy Park is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 87% of U.S. towns. Normandy Park has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Tracy House and Covenant Beach Bible Camp.
Where Normandy Park beats most towns.
Where Normandy Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Normandy Park is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 14%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,224 in 1960, 6,771 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 4 maps from 1949 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Normandy Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
11 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
12 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
15 mi Stadium & arenaHusky StadiumSpace Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 Normandy Park, 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 Normandy Park.
Normandy Park fares better on crime within Washington than nationally and has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Washington.
At 8.8 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income, the typical home (about $1.01M) costs more against local pay than in 93% of Washington towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
The median rent in Normandy Park is $1,893 a month. The typical Normandy Park home is worth about $1,008,000, about the same as a year ago, 72% above the Washington typical home. 83% of households own their home in Normandy Park.
| Normandy Park | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,893 a month | $1,737 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Highline School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvista ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 532 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Washington is no health insurance: 5.3% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 8.4% statewide.
24% of Normandy Park adults have obesity. Normandy Park beats the Washington average on 19 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 27% of Normandy Park adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Normandy Park | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Normandy Park | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 8.4% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.7% | 9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4.9 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. Normandy Park’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Walker Creek Preserve, 29 acres with 1.5 miles of trail.
| Normandy Park | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.5 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.6% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Walker Creek Preserve | 1.5 mi | 29 |
| 2. Nature Trails Park | 0.9 mi | 21 |
| 3. Marine View Park | 0.7 mi | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Normandy Park has 793 jobs for its 2,891 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 575 in 2013 to 793.
Most working residents leave Normandy Park for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Normandy Park has added 218 jobs, to 793 in 2023. The top destinations are Seattle (37%), Burien (7%) and Bellevue (6%).
| Normandy Park | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1990, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Normandy Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 76.6°, cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 36.2°.
Normandy Park has mild winters and pleasant summers. About 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Normandy Park | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 77°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 35°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 16.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 74% of Washington’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 108 to 72 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
19 within 15 miles of the center of Normandy Park
About 7 of every 100 Normandy Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
City in Washington, United States
Normandy Park is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,771 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Normandy Park.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normandy Park | #107 | B | D | B− | C− | A+ |
| Burien | #243 | D | D | D | C− | A− |
| Des Moines | #235 | C− | D | C− | C− | A− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Normandy Park grades B overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #107 of 285 in Washington. It grades A+ for health, B− for safety and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
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.
