Snoqualmie PassWA
A town of 428.
Is Snoqualmie Pass a good place to live?
Snoqualmie Pass’ typical July afternoon high is 70°F, where Washington’s towns sit at 77°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Only 6 of the 286 Washington towns we compare have a higher midpoint age than Snoqualmie Pass. 55% of the land in Snoqualmie Pass is conserved, against 4% in Washington’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Palouse to Cascades State Park, at 80 acres. Snoqualmie Pass has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Snoqualmie Pass stand out
Where Snoqualmie Pass beats most towns.
428 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Snoqualmie Pass: who provides what
Snoqualmie Pass is unincorporated, so Kittitas 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 Snoqualmie Pass.
Snoqualmie Pass stands out in Washington and nationally: trail density there is higher
Walkers can cover 15 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Palouse to Cascades State Park | 0.3 mi | 80 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A job hub: Snoqualmie Pass has 5.5 jobs for every working resident and draws in 827 commuters
Among residents in Snoqualmie Pass, 5.6% live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Snoqualmie Pass for work: only 7% work in town. In Snoqualmie Pass, the mean commuting time is 33 minutes. Also worth knowing: jobs based in Snoqualmie Pass grew to 837 in 2023, 814 more than in 2013.
| Snoqualmie Pass | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The FEMA risk score in Snoqualmie Pass is higher than in the typical Washington or U.S. town
Households in Snoqualmie Pass have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2009. 45% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by avalanches at 31%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Snoqualmie Pass are worth about $830K, by Zillow’s estimate
Typical home values rose 1.8% in the year to September 2026. For Snoqualmie Pass, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,148 a month. Just over four in five households live in a home they own locally.
| Snoqualmie Pass | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,148 a month | $1,739 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Snoqualmie Pass, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The January low in Snoqualmie Pass is 26°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Snoqualmie Pass is
The share of adults in Snoqualmie Pass who report frequent mental distress: 15%. This Washington town beats the Washington average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Among adults locally, 68% had a checkup this year and 29% sleep under 7 hours. Only 5 of the 286 Washington towns we compare have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Snoqualmie Pass.
| Snoqualmie Pass | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 71% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Snoqualmie Pass | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.4% | 10.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 8.4% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.7% | 16.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mount Rainier National Park and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Snoqualmie Pass. Close and well known come first.
29 mi National ParkMount Rainier National Park1.6M visitors a year
22 mi WaterfallSnoqualmie Fallsin town Ski areaThree Summits104 runs · 1,233 ft vertical
33 mi Ski areaCrystal Mountain86 runs · 2,389 ft vertical
16 mi Park & preserveAlpine Lakes Wilderness
25 mi National forestMount Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestPhoto credits
Mount Rainier National Park: Ricardo Martins from Gent, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 · Snoqualmie Falls: Meher Anand Kasam, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crystal Mountain: ZhengZhou, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alpine Lakes Wilderness: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5 · Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: Lhb1239, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Snoqualmie Pass
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Snoqualmie Pass; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Snoqualmie Pass residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
Every workday, about 827 people come to Snoqualmie Pass for work
Where Snoqualmie Pass’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Snoqualmie Pass
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Snoqualmie Pass is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. It includes the unincorporated community of Hyak. As of the 2020 census, Snoqualmie Pass had a population of 372. The CDP is named for the mountain pass that carries Interstate 90 across the Cascade Range, which itself is named for the Snoqualmie tribe, a Native American tribe indigenous to the Snoqualmie Valley located west of the pass. The portion of the mountain pass west of the height of land, in King County, is not part of the Snoqualmie Pass CDP. Based on per capita income, Snoqualmie Pass ranks 8th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked. It is also the highest rank achieved…
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- Area
- 2.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,726 ft
- ZIP code
- 98068
- Area code
- 509
Questions about Snoqualmie Pass
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Snoqualmie Pass, WA a good place to live?
Snoqualmie Pass has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.