Best PlacesMarysville, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marysville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Marysville ranks 895th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Marysville
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Marysville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marysville ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 83% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of cities
- TransitBetter than 77% of cities
Where Marysville ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,516 a month, better than only 13% of cities
- Short commute31.8 minutes each way, better than only 15% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 21% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Marysville
A household needs to earn about $143,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marysville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $106,020, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Marysville's effective rate of 0.73%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Marysville
Marysville's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Marysville.
Who works in Marysville, and how
Work in Marysville centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Marysville
Marysville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of cities and more parkland per resident than 85% of cities. The coast is about 9 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Marysville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Marysville, month by month
Marysville sees roughly 111 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 61° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 79° | 64° | 51° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Marysville
The nearest airport, Seattle Paine Field International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 44 miles away.
Marysville measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Marysville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Marysville suits
Families
Schools land around the 42nd percentile and crime safety beats 72%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Marysville
Is Marysville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marysville ranks 895th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on clean air, low taxes, and heat safety, and lowest on state infrastructure and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marysville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $552,192. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $106,020 median income, cost of living beats 49% of cities.
Is Marysville safe?
Yes, Marysville is safer than 72% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $367 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Marysville?
July highs average about 79 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 32. That works out to about 111 pleasant days a year, more than 66% of cities.
Is Marysville good for families?
Schools beat 42% of cities, crime safety beats 72%, and childcare runs $1,516 a month.
Compare Marysville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marysville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marysville represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Marysville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marysville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marysville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marysville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marysville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marysville detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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