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47.51° N · 122.31° W · GEOID 5307397

Boulevard Park

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

Limited data population under 5,000

WashingtonBoulevard Park, WABoulevard ParkBoulevard Park

The short answer

Boulevard Park is home to 4,575 people. Median household income is $78,954 a year and median rent is $1,848 a month, 28.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $456,100, about 5.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,848
35% above the median place
Median household income
$78,954
2% below the median place
Median home value
$456,100
43% above the median place
Unemployment
4.8%
1% below 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 Boulevard Park

  • 28.0% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 93% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 177 Washington places.
  • The median rent takes 28.1% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 91% of places its size.
  • Renters occupy 50% of homes, more than in 90% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 5.8 years of the median household's income, more than in 88% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 33.9 years old, younger than in 84% of places its size.
01

Moving to Boulevard Park

King County loses about 7.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in94,148
Moved out109,084
Net−14,936

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Snohomish County, WA11,02617,266−6,240
Pierce County, WA9,50516,244−6,739
Maricopa County, AZ1,8172,460−643
Kitsap County, WA1,2902,186−896
San Diego County, CA1,5911,592−1

Within Washington, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WashingtonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$103K
Leavers$133K

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

Who moves here
6.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into King County report $103,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $133,000, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$73,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,848 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,165 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $456,100.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 12.8% work from home; 6.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Palmdale, CA matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out6
$132,967
89% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$102,956
46% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
-7.9
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBoulevard ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.5%13% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.5%75% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-7.9below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$102,95646% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$132,96789% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 28.1%, 38% above the median place.

Boulevard Park28.1%
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
$73,920
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
28.1%
38% above the median place
Home price to income
5.8x
52% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
28%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$55,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Boulevard Park, $1,848 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 Boulevard Park, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Welby, CO24.8% vs 28.1%$6,600Compare
Molalla, OR22.2% vs 28.1%$13,300Compare
Derby, CO24.7% vs 28.1%$8,400Compare

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Homeownership1
49.6%
25% below the median place
Vacant homes1
13.9%
96% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
57.6%
14% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureBoulevard ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,84835% above
Rent to income128.1%38% above
Property tax rate11.1%16% above
Home price to income15.8x52% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure111.110% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,54958% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,83348% above
Median home value1$456,10043% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.9%72% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure36.5%29% below
Homeownership149.6%25% below
Renters paying 30%+157.6%14% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,16516% above
Vacant homes113.9%96% above
Median year built119740% below
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 28.0%, 160% above the median place.

Poverty rate1
28.0%
160% above the median place
Income per person1
$34,060
15% below the median place
Mean commute1
24 min
3% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBoulevard ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$78,9542% below
Income per person1$34,06015% below
Unemployment1County figure4.8%1% below
Average annual pay5County figure$136,848107% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.5%5% below
Jobs5County figure1,436,484above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate128.0%160% above
Mean commute124 min3% below
Works from home112.8%2% above
Commutes by transit1County figure6.8%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 100.0%, 8% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
100.0%
8% above the median place
No health insurance1
14.5%
127% above the median place
High school or higher1
82.8%
10% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age33.9 −13%
Bachelor's or higher18.5% −42%
Household size2.9 +15%
Born abroad18.4% 2.1×
All 8 people measures
MeasureBoulevard ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,5756646th largest
Median age133.913% below
Bachelor's or higher118.5%42% below
High school or higher182.8%10% below
Household size12.915% above
Born abroad118.4%108% above
No health insurance114.5%127% above
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Boulevard Park

324 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 9 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents13.1 +29%
Playgrounds per 10k8.7 −7%
Grocery stores per 10k4.4 2.1×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k6.6 −41%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −95%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi7.7 36.5×

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.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars27.9 +34%
Shops25.8 −15%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.9 +44%
Doctors' offices and clinics25.0 +24%
Child care centers4.3 +87%

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

Public schools10
533
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students10
277,999
above the median place (median 4,897)
Child care centers per 10k7
4.3
87% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBoulevard ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure533above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure277,999above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure18.419% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure27.934% above
Shops per 10k7County figure25.815% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure5.944% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure25.024% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure4.387% above
Parks per 10k813.129% above
Playgrounds per 10k88.77% below
Grocery stores per 10k84.4106% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k86.641% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.195% below
Transit stops per sq mi87.7above (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure324above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 72°F, 17% 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 Boulevard Park. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high11
72°F
17% below the median place
Annual precipitation11
75.4 in
72% above the median place
Natural hazard risk12
99.7
8% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureBoulevard ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure72°F17% below
January average low11County figure32°F26% above
Average temperature11County figure48°F13% below
Annual precipitation11County figure75.4 in72% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure99.78% above
Tornado risk12County figure73.210% below
Wildfire risk12County figure79.530% above
Heat wave risk12County figure98.29% above
Median air quality index13County figure430% above
Good air days13County figure67.1%2% below
08

Boulevard Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 28% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 28% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,848/mo (2024)$2,400/mo$1,970 to $2,920/mo+4.4%
Median household income$78,954 (2024)$101,000$85,500 to $119,500+4.2%
Median home value$456,100 (2024)$645,000$468,000 to $888,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 6.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.8 now.

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

09

Places like Boulevard Park

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

PlaceRentIncome
Palmdale, CA$1,802$81,770Compare
Lancaster, CA$1,764$81,511Compare
North Las Vegas, NV$1,705$79,542Compare
Avondale, AZ$1,832$86,123Compare
Avondale, AZNorth Las Vegas, NVLancaster, CAPalmdale, CABoulevard Park, WABoulevard ParkPalmdaleNorth Las VegasAvondaleBoulevard ParkPalmdaleNorth Las VegasAvondale

Common questions

Is Boulevard Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 28.0% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 93% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 177 Washington places. The median rent takes 28.1% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 91% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 5 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Boulevard Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 28.1% 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 $456,100.

What salary do you need to live in Boulevard Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $73,920 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Boulevard Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Palmdale, CA, Lancaster, CA, North Las Vegas, NV and Avondale, AZ.

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 Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. 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 Boulevard Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Boulevard Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/boulevard-park-washington

Citytistics. “Boulevard Park, Washington.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/boulevard-park-washington/

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