Picnic PointWA
A town of 10,261 in Washington.
Is Picnic Point a good place to live?
Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. At B overall, Picnic Point is better than three fifths of U.S. towns and ranks 87th of 285 in Washington. Where it does best is health (A): residents are healthier than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does well on incomes: the median household earns $130K. What holds it back is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $834K, 7.2 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. The town’s going rate for rent is $2,319 a month, above both Washington’s towns ($1,737 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). This Washington town is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · schools, state test and graduation results · FEMA National Risk Index.
What makes Picnic Point stand out
Where Picnic Point beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Picnic Point | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.4% | 9% |
Picnic Point has grown 11% from 2010 to 2020
8,809 counted in 2010 and 9,768 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Picnic Point grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Picnic Point is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Space Needle and 124 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Picnic Point. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
20 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
19 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
16 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 Picnic Point: who provides what
Picnic Point 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 Picnic Point.
Picnic Point has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Seattle and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Washington.
Picnic Point earns an A for health
14% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Picnic Point. Two figures for adults locally: 9.3% smoke cigarettes, 17% get no exercise outside work.
| Picnic Point | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 71% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 11% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Picnic Point | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.4% | 9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Picnic Point’s schools rank ahead of 51% of Washington districts
Public schools: the Mukilteo School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The 2 public schools in Picnic Point teach 909 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serene Lake ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 455 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Most people working in Picnic Point commute elsewhere
Picnic Point has 866 jobs for its 4,753 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 648 in 2013 to 866.
For half of commuters, work is under 15 miles away. Employers in Picnic Point added 218 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 866. Most people who work leave Picnic Point to do it: just 1% work in town. In Picnic Point, a fifth of workers work from home.
| Picnic Point | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $130,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 20% | 15% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and pleasant summers: that is Picnic Point’s year
The Seattle Sand Pt Wsfo weather station, 13 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°.
Picnic Point’s typical July afternoon high stands at 74°F. About 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Picnic Point | 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
More middle-aged adults than Washington overall
For adults 25 and older in Picnic Point, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 43%. Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (24% statewide). The median age for Picnic Point comes to 41.7 years.
| Picnic Point | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 30% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.7 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.4 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Picnic Point | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.8% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 19.1% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.2% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.1% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.3% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.2% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.3% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
In Picnic Point, 10.1% of the land is conserved
Across 2 parks and preserves: 0.9 miles of trail. Picnic Point’s density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 2, covering 11 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Picnic Point Park | 0.2 mi | 10 |
| 2. Lake Serene Public Access | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Picnic Point, mostly avalanches
Flood insurance has paid out on 3 claims in Picnic Point since 1980. On expected storm and flood damage, Picnic Point sits below 54% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 44% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 35% to earthquakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Picnic Point sells for about $899K at the median
At 7.2 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 76% of Washington towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. 63% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 49.9% across Washington.
Among households in Picnic Point, 79% live in a home they own. Homes sold in Picnic Point spent a median 14 days on the market. Bidding over the asking price: 28% of homes sold here.
| Picnic Point | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,319 a month | $1,737 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Picnic Point
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Picnic Point
About 5 of every 100 Picnic Point residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
99% of working residents leave Picnic Point for work
Where Picnic Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Picnic Point
CDP in Washington, United States
Picnic Point is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Snohomish County, Washington. As of the 2020 census, Picnic Point had a population of 9,768. It was formerly part of the Picnic Point-North Lynnwood CDP.
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- Area
- 4.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 79 ft
- Area code
- 360
Picnic Point’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Picnic Point.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B; Mukilteo (B) is closest.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picnic Point | #87 | B | D | — | B− | A |
| Mukilteo | #81 | B | D | B− | B− | A |
| Meadowdale | #26 | A− | C− | — | B+ | A |
| North Lynnwood | #61 | B+ | D | — | B+ | A |
Picnic Point, Meadowdale and North Lynnwood report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Picnic Point with a neighbor →
Questions about Picnic Point
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Picnic Point, WA a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Picnic Point grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #87 of 285 in Washington. It grades A for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Picnic Point, WA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $834,000, 42% 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.