Best PlacesSnohomish Cascade, Silver Firs, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs, 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.
Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs ranks 73rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs
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.
Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Household income$193,040 median, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
Where Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Short commute29.9 minutes each way, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,516 a month, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs
A household needs to earn about $247,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $193,040, 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 Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs' effective rate of 0.85%, 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 Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs
Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs 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 Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs.
Who works in Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs, and how
Work in Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs
The coast is about 14 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs, month by month
Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs sees roughly 133 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 Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs
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 30 miles away.
Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs 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 Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs
Is Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs ranks 73rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, high incomes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on cell coverage and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $937,811. The overall cost of living runs about 21% above the national average. Set against a $193,040 median income, cost of living beats 97% of neighborhoods.
Is Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs safe?
Yes, Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs is safer than 98% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $243 per resident a year.
Compare Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs 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.
Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs 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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