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47.96° N · 122.09° W · GEOID 5308770

Bunk Foss

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

Limited data population under 5,000

WashingtonBunk Foss, WABunk FossBunk Foss

The short answer

Bunk Foss is home to 3,627 people. Median household income is $155,201 a year and median rent is $2,705 a month, 20.9% 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 $831,000, about 5.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,705
98% above the median place
Median household income
$155,201
93% above the median place
Median home value
$831,000
160% above the median place
Unemployment
4.5%
9% 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 Bunk Foss

  • Median rent is $2,705 a month, higher than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 10.9% a year while household income rose 5.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 90% of places its size.
  • The median home is valued at $831,000, more than in 93% of places its size.
  • 92% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 92% of places its size.
  • The median household earns $155,201 a year, more than in 91% of places its size.
01

Moving to Bunk Foss

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
6.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
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
$108,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,705 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,026 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $831,000.
Getting to work
30 minutes each way on average; 14.4% work from home; 2.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
San Diego Country Estates, CA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out6
$94,622
35% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$99,568
41% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBunk FossAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.1%7% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
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

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Bunk Foss20.9%
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
$108,200
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.9%
2% above the median place
Home price to income
5.3x
41% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$119,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Bunk Foss, $2,705 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 Bunk Foss, 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
Lake Tapps, WA17.0% vs 20.9%$200Compare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
92.0%
39% above the median place
Median home value1
$831,000
160% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureBunk FossAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,70598% above
Rent to income120.9%2% above
Property tax rate10.8%8% below
Home price to income15.3x41% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure111.110% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,54958% above
Property tax paid (median)1$6,941113% above
Median home value1$831,000160% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure1.3%58% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure50.8%1% below
Homeownership192.0%39% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure53.7%6% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,02662% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119911% above
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $155,201, 93% above the median place.

Median household income1
$155,201
93% above the median place
Mean commute1
30 min
22% above the median place
Income per person1
$50,070
25% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBunk FossAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$155,20193% above
Income per person1$50,07025% above
Unemployment1County figure4.5%9% below
Average annual pay5County figure$84,35028% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.5%49% above
Jobs5County figure299,06298% above
Poverty rate1County figure8.0%25% below
Mean commute130 min22% above
Works from home114.4%16% above
Commutes by transit1County figure2.8%233% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 97.8%, 6% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
97.8%
6% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.0%
5% above the median place
Household size1
2.9
17% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureBunk FossAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,6276646th largest
Median age142.79% above
Bachelor's or higher132.8%2% above
High school or higher197.0%5% above
Household size12.917% above
Born abroad1County figure19.3%119% above
No health insurance1County figure6.2%3% below
Homes with broadband197.8%6% above
05

Life in Bunk Foss

51 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.5 −46%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k5.5 −51%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails5 km 2.3×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

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 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.

Public schools10
224
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students10
118,688
above the median place (median 4,897)
Shops per 10k7
25.1
17% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBunk FossAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure224above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure118,688above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County 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 10k85.546% below
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k85.551% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails84.6130% above
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County 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 Bunk Foss. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high11
71°F
18% below the median place
Annual precipitation11
85.1 in
94% above the median place
Average temperature11
47°F
15% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureBunk FossAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure71°F18% below
January average low11County figure31°F21% above
Average temperature11County figure47°F15% below
Annual precipitation11County figure85.1 in94% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure97.96% above
Tornado risk12County figure38.852% below
Wildfire risk12County figure61.50% above
Heat wave risk12County figure97.08% above
Median air quality index13County figure415% below
Good air days13County figure67.9%1% below
08

Bunk Foss in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, up from 21% 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$2,705/mo (2024)$3,560/mo$2,920 to $4,340/mo+4.7%
Median household income$155,201 (2024)$197,000$166,500 to $233,500+4.1%
Median home value$831,000 (2024)$1,236,000$898,000 to $1,703,000+6.8%

The median home would be worth 6.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.4 now.

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

09

Places like Bunk Foss

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

PlaceRentIncome
San Diego Country Estates, CA$2,851$145,479Compare
Woods Creek, WA$2,603$156,950Compare
Brentwood, CA$2,758$142,494Compare
Royal Kunia, HI$2,921$135,361Compare
Royal Kunia, HIBrentwood, CAWoods Creek, WASan Diego Country Estates, CABunk Foss, WABunk FossSan Diego Country EstatesWoods CreekBrentwoodRoyal KuniaBunk FossSan Diego Country EstatesWoods CreekBrentwoodRoyal Kunia

Common questions

Is Bunk Foss a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Median rent is $2,705 a month, higher than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 10.9% a year while household income rose 5.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 90% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Bunk Foss expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.9% 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 $831,000.

What salary do you need to live in Bunk Foss?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $108,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Bunk Foss?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are San Diego Country Estates, CA, Woods Creek, WA, Brentwood, CA and Royal Kunia, HI.

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 Bunk Foss with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Bunk Foss itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/bunk-foss-washington

Citytistics. “Bunk Foss, Washington.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/bunk-foss-washington/

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