Sisco HeightsWA
A town of 3,015.
Is Sisco Heights a good place to live?
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C+, 175th of 285 graded towns in Washington. The median household earns $119K and residents are healthier than 80% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Sisco Heights’ average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both the Washington town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
Sisco Heights has grown 17% from 2010 to 2020
2,696 counted in 2010 and 3,140 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Sisco Heights grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Sisco Heights is from typical.
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Moving to Sisco Heights: who provides what
Sisco Heights 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 Sisco Heights.
Sisco Heights has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, sends most of its workers to Everett and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
For health, Sisco Heights earns an A−
Against the 5,862 U.S. towns with household incomes like Sisco Heights’s, it is healthier than 56%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
73% of adults had a checkup this year in Sisco Heights. Sisco Heights beats the Washington average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 17% of adults get no exercise outside work in Sisco Heights.
| Sisco Heights | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 71% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 10% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sisco Heights | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 10.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.8% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Sisco Heights
Sisco Heights has 343 jobs for its 1,497 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 34.5 minutes, against 26.6 across Washington.
Most working residents leave Sisco Heights for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Sisco Heights has added 86 jobs, to 343 in 2023. The top destinations are Everett (19%), Seattle (12%) and Arlington (7%).
| Sisco Heights | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $119,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Sisco Heights
The Monroe weather station, 20 miles away, records that about 2 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 97% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 73.9°, cooler than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.3°.
Sisco Heights has mild winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Sisco Heights is 74°F. About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Sisco Heights | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 74°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 35°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Earthquakes leads a moderate hazard risk in Sisco Heights
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sisco Heights has set aside 1.5% of its land for conservation
3.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Sisco Heights’ trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Sisco Heights | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 4% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Sisco Heights sell for about $665K
87% of Sisco Heights households own their home.
| Sisco Heights | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,701 a month | $1,740 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Space Needle and 106 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sisco Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
38 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
37 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
34 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
Everything we know about Sisco Heights
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sisco Heights
About 3 of every 100 Sisco Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
99% of working residents leave Sisco Heights for work
Where Sisco Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sisco Heights
CDP in Washington, United States
Sisco Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located between Arlington and Marysville along State Route 9. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 3,140 people.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 13 sq mi
- Elevation
- 449 ft
- Area code
- 360
Sisco Heights’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Sisco Heights.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisco Heights | #175 | C+ | C | — | C+ | A− |
| Marysville | #185 | C | C− | C+ | C | A− |
| Arlington | #198 | C | C− | C− | B | B+ |
| Lake Cassidy | #89 | B | C− | — | B | A− |
Sisco Heights and Lake Cassidy report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sisco Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about Sisco Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sisco Heights, WA a good place to live?
Sisco Heights grades C+ overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #175 of 285 in Washington. It grades A− for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Sisco Heights, WA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $735,000, 25% 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.