Best PlacesMonroe North, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Monroe North, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Monroe North ranks 848th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Monroe North
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.
Monroe North's strengths and weaknesses
Where Monroe North ranks high
- Household income$172,140 median, better than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 96% of towns
Where Monroe North ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,516 a month, better than only 2% of towns
- Short commute35.8 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 13% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Monroe North
A household needs to earn about $215,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Monroe North home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $172,140, 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 Monroe North's effective rate of 0.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Monroe North
Monroe North runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Monroe North.
Who works in Monroe North, and how
Work in Monroe North centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Monroe North
Monroe North has more parkland per resident than 99% of towns. The coast is about 21 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Monroe North and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Monroe North, month by month
Monroe North sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 42° | 36° |
| April | 59° | 50° | 42° |
| July | 76° | 64° | 55° |
| October | 60° | 52° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Monroe North
The nearest airport, Seattle Paine Field International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 33 miles away.
Monroe North 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 Monroe North against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Monroe North
Is Monroe North a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Monroe North ranks 848th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on high incomes, population health, and few empty homes, and lowest on childcare costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Monroe North expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $833,165. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $172,140 median income, cost of living beats 97% of towns.
Is Monroe North safe?
Yes, Monroe North is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $312 per resident a year.
Compare Monroe North with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Monroe North. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Monroe North 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.
Monroe North detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Monroe North: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Monroe North: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Monroe North: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Monroe North: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Monroe North 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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