Best PlacesNorthwest Everett, Everett, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Northwest Everett, Everett, 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.
Northwest Everett, Everett ranks 1,352nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Northwest Everett, Everett
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.
Northwest Everett, Everett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Northwest Everett, Everett ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Northwest Everett, Everett ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,516 a month, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 43% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Northwest Everett, Everett
A household needs to earn about $172,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Northwest Everett, Everett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,691, 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 Northwest Everett, Everett's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 Northwest Everett, Everett
Northwest Everett, Everett runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Northwest Everett, Everett.
Who works in Northwest Everett, Everett, and how
Work in Northwest Everett, Everett centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Northwest Everett, Everett
Northwest Everett, Everett has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 5 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Northwest Everett, Everett and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Northwest Everett, Everett, month by month
Northwest Everett, Everett sees roughly 139 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 Northwest Everett, Everett
The nearest airport, Seattle Paine Field International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 38 miles away.
Northwest Everett, Everett 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 Northwest Everett, Everett against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Northwest Everett, Everett
Is Northwest Everett, Everett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Northwest Everett, Everett ranks 1,352nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, cell coverage, and transit, and lowest on state infrastructure and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Northwest Everett, Everett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $666,682. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $95,691 median income, cost of living beats 60% of neighborhoods.
Is Northwest Everett, Everett safe?
Yes, Northwest Everett, Everett is safer than 64% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $532 per resident a year.
Compare Northwest Everett, Everett with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Northwest Everett, Everett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Northwest Everett, Everett 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.
Northwest Everett, Everett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Northwest Everett, Everett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Northwest Everett, Everett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Northwest Everett, Everett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Northwest Everett, Everett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Northwest Everett, Everett 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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