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47.81° N · 122.27° W · GEOID 5301185

Alderwood Manor

Snohomish County, Washington · part of the Seattle, WA metro

WashingtonAlderwood Manor, WAAlderwood ManorAlderwood Manor

The short answer

Alderwood Manor is home to 10,266 people. Median household income is $105,181 a year and median rent is $1,919 a month, 21.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $700,900, about 6.7x annual median household income.

The story in Alderwood Manor is how fast things are changing. Home values rose 10.8% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose 1.1%, a wider gap than in 96% of places its size. Also notable: Household income growth is 1.1% a year, against 4.2% a year in its closest peers.

14OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Alderwood Manor scores better than 14% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 177th of 190 in Washington.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%24
Economy 20%52
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%23
Education 10%65
Commute 10%10
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,919
41% above the median place
Median household income
$105,181
31% above the median place
Median home value
$700,900
119% above the median place
Unemployment
6.0%
23% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Alderwood Manor

  • Life nearbyAbout 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 84% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 190 Washington places we track.
01

Moving to Alderwood Manor

Snohomish County gains about 1.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in38,472
Moved out37,688
Net+784

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Washington, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WashingtonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$100K
Leavers$95K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Snohomish County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Snohomish County report $99,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $94,600, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$76,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,919 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,656 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $700,900.
Getting to work
34 minutes each way on average; 26.4% work from home; 7.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Half Moon Bay, CA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
6.4%
12% above the median place
Moved from another state1
2.3%
16% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$94,622
35% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureAlderwood ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.4%12% above
Moved from another state12.3%16% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure1.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$99,56841% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$94,62235% above
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 6.7x, 75% above the median place.

Alderwood Manor21.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$76,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.9%
7% above the median place
Home price to income
6.7x
75% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$79,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Alderwood Manor, $1,919 a month, and local prices for everything else (102.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Alderwood Manor, but easier on the budget

Places that match Alderwood Manor on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Half Moon Bay, CA8418.5% vs 21.9%$49,600Compare
Morgan Hill, CA7918.1% vs 21.9%$69,900Compare
Oak Hills, OR7818.3% vs 21.9%$22,700Compare
Mundelein, IL7717.3% vs 21.9%$8,100Compare

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Median home value1
$700,900
119% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
62.7%
24% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$6,104
87% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureAlderwood ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,91941% above
Rent to income121.9%7% above
Property tax rate10.9%4% below
Home price to income16.7x75% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure111.110% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,54958% above
Property tax paid (median)1$6,10487% above
Median home value1$700,900119% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure1.3%58% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure50.8%1% below
Homeownership169.8%5% above
Renters paying 30%+162.7%24% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,65642% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.6%35% below
Median year built119870% above
03

Work and pay

26% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 90% of the 2,241 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Commutes by transit1
7.4%
above the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
34 min
35% above the median place
Works from home1
26.4%
112% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$105,181 +31%
Unemployment6.0% +23%
Poverty rate7.9% −26%
Income per person$46,150 +15%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureAlderwood ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$105,18131% above
Income per person1$46,15015% above
Unemployment16.0%23% above
Average annual pay5County figure$84,35028% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.5%49% above
Jobs5County figure299,06298% above
Poverty rate17.9%26% below
Mean commute134 min35% above
Works from home126.4%112% above
Commutes by transit17.4%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 23.7%, 168% above the median place.

Born abroad1
23.7%
168% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
95.8%
4% above the median place
Household size1
2.9
14% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher39.7% +24%
High school or higher90.4% −2%
Median age39.6 +2%
No health insurance7.0% +9%
All 8 people measures
MeasureAlderwood ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population110,2664076th largest
Median age139.62% above
Bachelor's or higher139.7%24% above
High school or higher190.4%2% below
Household size12.914% above
Born abroad123.7%168% above
No health insurance17.0%9% above
Homes with broadband195.8%4% above
05

Life in Alderwood Manor

OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 190 Washington places we track.

51 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents7.8 −23%
Playgrounds per 10k9.7 +4%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k2.9 −74%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi6.9 32.8×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve 34 miles
  • San Juan Island National Historical Park 57 miles
  • Olympic National Park 69 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.0 −4%
Shops25.1 −17%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.0 −27%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.8 −17%
Child care centers2.7 +17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
33.9
10% above the median place
Public schools11
224
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
118,688
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureAlderwood ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure224above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure118,688above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure19.124% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure20.04% below
Shops per 10k7County figure25.117% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.027% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure16.817% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.717% above
Parks per 10k87.823% below
Playgrounds per 10k89.74% above
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k82.974% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi86.9above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site933.910% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles920% above
National Register listings10County figure51292% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 71°F, 18% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Alderwood Manor. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high12
71°F
18% below the median place
Annual precipitation12
85.1 in
94% above the median place
Average temperature12
47°F
15% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureAlderwood ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure71°F18% below
January average low12County figure31°F21% above
Average temperature12County figure47°F15% below
Annual precipitation12County figure85.1 in94% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure97.96% above
Tornado risk13County figure38.852% below
Wildfire risk13County figure61.50% above
Heat wave risk13County figure97.08% above
Median air quality index14County figure415% below
Good air days14County figure67.9%1% below
08

Alderwood Manor in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Alderwood Manor does better than 23% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 82%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,919/mo (2024)$2,430/mo$1,990 to $2,960/mo+4.0%
Median household income$105,181 (2024)$131,500$111,500 to $156,000+3.8%
Median home value$700,900 (2024)$1,032,000$749,000 to $1,421,000+6.7%

The median home would be worth 7.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

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Places like Alderwood Manor

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Mountlake Terrace, WA$2,004$107,687Compare
Cotati, CA$2,056$110,750Compare
Upland, CA$2,029$105,830Compare
Sleepy Hollow, NY$1,924$104,313Compare
Sleepy Hollow, NYUpland, CACotati, CAMountlake Terrace, WAAlderwood Manor, WAAlderwood ManorCotatiUplandSleepy HollowAlderwood ManorCotatiUplandSleepy Hollow

Places built like Alderwood Manor

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Alderwood Manor performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Alderwood Manor, WA21.9%1.1%/yrn/a
Edgewood, WA21.0%3.0%/yr9.8%Compare
Fairwood, WA21.9%4.6%/yrn/aCompare
Picnic Point, WA21.5%3.8%/yrn/aCompare
Half Moon Bay, CA18.5%3.3%/yr-4.3%Compare
Bothell West, WA19.6%6.6%/yrn/aCompare
Mukilteo, WA19.6%4.1%/yr-1.4%Compare

Common questions

Is Alderwood Manor a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 14 out of 100, better than 14% of the places we rate and 177th of 190 in Washington. About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 84% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 190 Washington places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 52 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Alderwood Manor expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $700,900.

What salary do you need to live in Alderwood Manor?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $76,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Alderwood Manor?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Mountlake Terrace, WA, Cotati, CA, Upland, CA and Sleepy Hollow, NY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Alderwood Manor with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Alderwood Manor itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/alderwood-manor-washington

Citytistics. “Alderwood Manor, Washington.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/alderwood-manor-washington/

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