Northwest StanwoodWA
With 72 residents, it is a town in Washington.
Is Northwest Stanwood a good place to live?
90% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Northwest Stanwood, against 30% in Washington’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. No town among the 286 in Washington we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Northwest Stanwood. Northwest Stanwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Northwest Stanwood stand out
Where Northwest Stanwood beats most towns.
72 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Northwest Stanwood: who provides what
Northwest Stanwood 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 Northwest Stanwood.
Northwest Stanwood has 2.5 jobs for every working resident, and 178 people commute in
Northwest Stanwood: 1.4% of working residents work locally. Jobs in Northwest Stanwood grew by 38 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 179. For half of commuters, work is under 22 miles away. The top destinations are Everett (22%), Arlington (10%) and Seattle (7%).
| Northwest Stanwood | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.7% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Northwest Stanwood has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from earthquakes
Northwest Stanwood’s FEMA hazard score stands at 83 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 71% come from earthquakes and 18% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Northwest Stanwood brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 74° and January nights of 36°, with about 6 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Northwest Stanwood’s adults binge drink than in the typical Washington or U.S. town
In Northwest Stanwood, just over a fifth of adults get no exercise outside work. Only 7 of the 286 Washington towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Northwest Stanwood. Of 31 CDC measures, Northwest Stanwood beats the Washington average on 7 and trails it on 11.
| Northwest Stanwood | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 71% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Northwest Stanwood | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.7% | 16.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fort Worden and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Northwest Stanwood. Close and well known come first.
21 mi LandmarkFort Worden
21 mi Stadium & arenaAngel of the Winds Arena
17 mi LandmarkFort Casey
25 mi MuseumFlying Heritage Collection
37 mi BeachDungeness Spit
39 mi Park & preserveBurke-Gilman TrailPhoto credits
Fort Worden: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Angel of the Winds Arena: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Casey: mikelehen, CC BY 2.0 · Flying Heritage Collection: nsimpson, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dungeness Spit: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Burke-Gilman Trail: Dennis Bratland, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Northwest Stanwood
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Northwest Stanwood
About 0 of every 100 Northwest Stanwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
Every workday, about 178 people come to Northwest Stanwood for work
Where Northwest Stanwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Northwest Stanwood
CDP in Washington, United States
Northwest Stanwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 137 at the 2020 census. The CDP was known as North Stanwood prior to the 2010 census, and it included area that is now part of the city of Stanwood.
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- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 135 ft
- Area code
- 360
Questions about Northwest Stanwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Northwest Stanwood, WA a good place to live?
Northwest Stanwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.