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Warm BeachWA

A town of 3,442, settled in 1923.

Is Warm Beach a good place to live?

Warm Beach grades C+ overall, 155th of 285 graded towns in Washington, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $671K for a typical one and 5.8 times the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 72% of U.S. towns. Only 34 of Washington’s 397 towns score lower on the outdoors. Warm Beach's public schools beat 71% of Washington towns on state tests and graduation. Only 7 of the 285 Washington towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Warm Beach.

A growing town

Warm Beach has grown 23% from 2010 to 2020

2,437 counted in 2010 and 2,990 in 2020.

2,4372010
2,9902020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Warm Beach grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Warm Beach is from typical.

How grading works
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Space Needle and 106 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Warm Beach. Close and well known come first.

All 144 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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

Getting set up

Moving to Warm Beach: who provides what

Warm Beach is unincorporated, so Snohomish County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPUD No 1 of Snohomish County12.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSno PUD 1 - Warm Beach water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers81% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSnohomish CountySnohomish County provides services here
SchoolsStanwood-Camano School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Washington you can register online until 8 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 8 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSnohomish County AuditorSnohomish County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2022
ZIP code9829298292 100%Census 2020

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 Warm Beach.

Warm Beach has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Washington; it also has little public open land.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B

Most working residents commute out of Warm Beach

Warm Beach has 137 jobs for its 1,273 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. 29.8% of workers work from home, against 19.8% across Washington.

Most working residents leave Warm Beach for work: only 0% work in town. Warm Beach’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both the Washington town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Warm Beach has lost 154 jobs, to 137 in 2023.

0%work in town
Warm BeachWashington townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work33 minutes27 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$100,000$98,000$80,000
Below the poverty line7.5%7.9%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Warm Beach0%
Everett18%
Seattle12%
Arlington6%
Marysville5%
22 mi
median commute distance
137
jobs based in Warm Beach
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthB+

Fewer of Warm Beach’s adults binge drink than in the typical Washington or U.S. town

Within Washington it is less healthy than 56% of the 285 graded towns: Washington sets a high bar.

14% of Warm Beach adults binge drink, below both Washington’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (16%). 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Warm Beach. Warm Beach beats the Washington average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

72%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
Warm BeachWashington townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)14%17%16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%31%35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)77%71%79%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%17%17%
31 measures vs. Washington
11 better11 too close to call9 worse
What stands outWarm BeachWA
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7%9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity7.7%10.2%
More adults who have had cancer12%7.9%
Cascade Valley Hospital
10.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
44th
percentile among WA towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Warm Beach has mild winters and pleasant summers

July afternoons average 73.6°, cooler than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.4°.

Warm Beach has mild winters and cool summers. The July high in Warm Beach is 74°F. About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.

3″snow a winter
Warm BeachWashington townsU.S. towns
July high74°F77°F85°F
January low35°F35°F22°F

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–47°
Spring42–58°
Summer53–72°
Fall44–59°
Nov 2
typical first frost
Mar 24
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Earthquakes leads a moderate hazard risk in Warm Beach

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.

53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
53Moderate riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsD

Conserved land covers 0.8% of Warm Beach

Just 26 of its 3,329 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Warm Beach itself; its outdoors grade is D.

0.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.

0.8%conserved
0.8%
conserved · 26 of 3,329 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. High Ropes Course—1
2. Lake Martha Public Access—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

HousingCost of living grade D

A home in Warm Beach sells for about $791K at the median

67% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 49.9% across Washington.

Warm Beach’s median rent is $2,111 a month.

$791Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
Seller’s marketA strong seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
8
days on market
101.8%
sale-to-list price
6
homes sold in April

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Warm Beach

17pages on Warm Beach
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Warm Beach

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Warm Beach for work

Where Warm Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

18% → Everett Everett 18% 12% → Seattle Seattle 12% 6% → Arlington Arlington 6% 5% → Marysville Marysville 5% 4% → Stanwood Stanwood 4% 3% → Mount Vernon Mount Vernon 3% Warm Beach · 0% stay
137jobs based in Warm Beach
0%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Warm Beach

CDP in Washington, United States

Warm Beach (Lushootseed: dxʷtux̌ʷub) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,990 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
4.2 sq mi
Elevation
59 ft
Area code
360

Warm Beach’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Warm Beach.

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Kayak PointKayak PointWarm Beach
How the neighbors grade
TownWA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Warm Beach#155C+D—B+B+
Kayak Point——C−—B+A−

Kayak Point has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Warm Beach and Kayak Point report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Warm Beach with a neighbor →

Questions about Warm Beach

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Warm Beach, WA a good place to live?

Warm Beach grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #155 of 285 in Washington. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.

Is Warm Beach, WA expensive?

Yes. The typical home is worth about $671,000, 14% 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.