Snohomish County’s largest city, with over 110,000 people
Everett, 25 miles north of Seattle, has more than 110,000 residents, making it the largest city in Snohomish County. Hibulb, the main village of the Snohomish Tribe, sat on the northwest end of the peninsula. In the 1890s, Everett was platted, and investors took notice. Logging mills and other industries thrived due to Everett's location on the Puget Sound and the Snohomish River. The introduction of the railways brought more commerce. At one time known as the "City of Smokestacks," Everett continued to grow throughout the 20th century to today. "It's absolutely built up like a big city," says Jim Pullin, managing broker at Skyline Properties. "It's such a metropolitan urban area: People living here will be close to all the things they need." The city offers a sizable inventory of single-family homes, condos and townhouses, with prices comparable to the state average but significantly lower than the Seattle average.
In addition to home prices, people also move to the area to work. “Everett is a regional job center with several large employers including The Boeing Company, Providence Regional Medical Center, Snohomish County and Naval Station Everett," says Lisa Syravong, administrative assistant for Everett's engagement and communications department. Boeing has been impactful in the area; it employs more than 30,000 employees. "Everett is defined by Boeing; it's been a top employer in Puget Sound since the 1960s," Pullin says.
Your dream home awaits in the heart of Westmont.
Everett's Bayside neighborhood borders the Puget Sound.
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Everett's condos and a variety of single-family options
The established housing stock in Everett includes early 20th-century Craftsman bungalows and midcentury ramblers. Most older homes of up to 2,000 square feet range from $500,000 to $900,000. A one- to two-bedroom condo of less than 900 square feet can sell for under $300,000 and a three-bedroom of 1,500 square feet averages $500,000. "Everett is pretty well-known for having condos. They are more common here because of the developmental zoning," Pullin says.
Contemporary 2020s single-family homes go for $700,000 to $1.3 million. Townhouses built in recent decades are in the $500,000s to high-$800,000s. "Everybody wants to live in Everett because it's less expensive than Seattle but closer than some of the other cities," says Carolina Martell, a real estate broker with HomeSmart One Realty, who frequently does business in Everett. She says a home that would cost over $1 million in Bellevue, for instance, would be $600,000 to $800,000 in Everett. The average price for homes in Snohomish County is about $800,000.
Craftsman cottages are popular in Port Gardner.
Newly developed areas of Westmont offer a more contemporary feel.
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Dozens of parks and many trails in Everett
Everett has about 40 parks, the largest of which is Forest Park, with close to 200 acres, a water playground and courts for street hockey, basketball, tennis and pickleball. Over a dozen Everett parks have trail access, including Rotary Park, which connects to the Lowell Riverfront Trail and has an additional 1-mile loop, popular among birders. The Mill Town Trail loops around the northern Everett peninsula along city sidewalks. It offers views of the Cascades, the Olympics, Port Gardner Bay and the Snohomish River. Snohomish County's portion of the Interurban Trail is about 12 miles long and shared with the cities of Everett and Lynnwood. Built along a former railway corridor, the trail continues into King County and Seattle.
Forest Park is where the South Forest Park neighborhood gets its name.
Lowell Riverfront Park is a great place for a waterside walk.
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Everett School District's high-performing schools
Everett School District earns an A-minus grade from Niche and has about 20,000 students. During the 2022 to 2023 school year, the state recognized 10 Everett schools for achievement and 49 district students earned the prestigious AP Capstone Diploma. Accomplishments in 2024 include wins by Jackson High School's robotics team at the Indiana Robotics Invitational and the Chezy Champs competition.
Higher education options in the area include Everett Community College and Washington State University at Everett. Programs relevant to area careers include technology, avionics, engineering, healthcare and agriculture.
Everett High School is located within the Bayside neighborhood of Everett.
Mariner High School
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Angel of the Winds Arena, Funko Field and more
The Angel of the Winds Arena has the Xfinity Community Ice Rink, home to the Everett Silvertips ice hockey team. The arena also offers other sports programming, like extreme dirt bike racing, WWE events, the Harlem Globetrotters and Professional Bull Riding. Entertainment events include concerts and Disney on Ice. The Edward D. Hansen Conference Center, also part of the arena, accommodates up to 800 people.
Funko Field is home to the Everett AquaSox, a minor-league baseball team. "It's a feeder team for the Seattle Mariners," Pullin says. "Minor league games are outrageously fun and more family friendly. Tickets are usually cheaper, and they keep fans engaged." AquaSox promotions include family nights, Baseball Bingo with prizes, and throwback Thursdays with discounted concessions. Funko Field is sponsored by the company of the same name, which has its corporate headquarters in Everett. Funko's flagship store is a favorite of pop culture fans and collectors of the Funko POP! vinyl figures.
Angel of the Winds Arena is a popular attraction for Port Gardner residents.
Lowell residents can see the Aqua Sox in Everett's nearby Funko Stadium.
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Buses, trains, highway options and Paine Field Airport
There are many ways to get around from Everett Station, which has a park-and-ride lot, “It’s a regional transit hub served by Everett Transit, Community Transit, Sound Transit, Greyhound, Amtrak and more,” Syravong says. An extension of the Sound Transit Link light rail service from Seattle to downtown Everett is scheduled to be in place by 2037. Interstate 5 runs by the east side of Everett. Other major roads in the area are U.S. Route 2 and state Routes 99, 526 and 527.
Western Washington's second largest airport, Seattle Paine Field International Airport, also known as Paine Field and Snohomish County Airport, is about 8 miles southwest of downtown Everett. “It offers more than two dozen daily flights to destinations along the West Coast,” Syravong says. Passenger service is on Alaska Airlines. The airport provides more than 10,000 jobs. It's also home to the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum and Boeing Future of Flight aviation center, which has a Boeing factory tour. If residents within 10 miles of the airport experience noise problems, they can comment via a hotline or online form. Noise abatement procedures at the pilot level have been implemented.
Paine Field-Lake Stickney is home to Paine Field Airport.
Evergreen is easily accessible via bus or train into Seattle or Downtown Everett.
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Downtown and Everett Mall shopping, city events
Downtown's shopping and dining is around Colby and Hewitt avenues. North Broadway has restaurants, small businesses, and grocery stores. Options in Everett include QFC, Safeway and Grocery Outlet. There are eateries at the Port of Everett Marina, which has seen an expansion in dining options. In southern Everett, off Interstate 5, there's Everett Mall, an indoor/outdoor shopping center with dozens of businesses. Events at the mall include fashion galas and car shows. There's Regal Everett movie theater and Flying Trampoline Park.
Everett events include the Fisherman's Village Music Festival in May, which has been held for more than a decade. There's also a seasonal Fisherman's Village Night Market with over 40 vendors. The Everett Farmers Markets is held on Sundays from mid-May through October. The Everett Art Walk showcases galleries and local artists on the third Thursday of each month. The Historic Everett Theatre, one of the oldest operating theaters west of the Rocky Mountains, has a full slate of concerts and special events.
Bayside residents look forward to Everett's annual Music at the Marina event.
Holly residents head to Everett Mall for all their retail needs.
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Everett Police Department crime reports and initiatives
FBI statistics show that the reports of violent offenses in Everett at the end of 2023 was about 1% lower than the state rate and 32% lower than the national average. Data from the Everett Police Department’s 2022 annual report shows that crimes reported against persons increased by 4% between 2021 and 2022, and property crimes increased by about 5%. The Violent Crime Reduction Unit was launched to address a rise in the region's violent crime. Ten officers and one lieutenant from Everett were assigned to the initiative, a collaboration with the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, the Snohomish County Prosecutors Office, the Lynnwood Police Department and the FBI.
On average, homes in Everett, WA sell after 27 days on the market compared to the national average of 49 days. The median sale price for homes in Everett, WA over the last 12 months is $635,000, up 6% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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