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47.43° N · 122.34° W · GEOID 5349415

Normandy Park

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

WashingtonNormandy Park, WANormandy ParkNormandy Park

The short answer

Normandy Park is home to 6,659 people. Median household income is $162,476 a year and median rent is $1,893 a month, 14.0% 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 $1,014,100, about 6.2x annual median household income.

The story in Normandy Park is how fast things are changing. Housing became more affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 19.3% to 14% of income. Also notable: Household income growth is 12.7% a year, against 5.2% a year in its closest peers.

97OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Exceptional

Normandy Park scores better than 97% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 2nd of 190 in Washington.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%53
Economy 20%95
Safety 20%70
Amenities 15%78
Education 10%89
Commute 10%53
Growth 5%66
Median gross rent
$1,893
39% above the median place
Median household income
$162,476
102% above the median place
Median home value
$1,014,100
218% above the median place
Unemployment
2.3%
53% 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 Normandy Park

  • AffordabilityAfter the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $135,800 a year, more than in 92% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Value for moneyRent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 100 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.
01

Moving to Normandy 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
$75,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,893 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,762 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $1,014,100.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 34.5% work from home; 6.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Medfield, MA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Income of households moving out7
$132,967
89% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$102,956
46% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-7.9
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNormandy 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 people7County figure-7.9below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$102,95646% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$132,96789% above
02

What it costs to live here

Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,869 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 98% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 190 Washington places we track.

Normandy Park14.0%
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
$75,720
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.0%
31% below the median place
Home price to income
6.2x
64% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$135,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Normandy Park, $1,893 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 Normandy Park, but easier on the budget

Places that match Normandy Park 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
Medfield, MA8511.0% vs 14.0%$58,900Compare
Libertyville, IL7611.9% vs 14.0%$7,500Compare
Cochituate, MA749.9% vs 14.0%$37,500Compare
Woodcliff Lake, NJ7110.6% vs 14.0%$46,100Compare

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Median home value1
$1,014,100
218% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,762
101% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$10,001
206% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureNormandy ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,89339% above
Rent to income114.0%31% below
Home price to income16.2x64% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure111.110% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,54958% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$1,014,100218% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.9%72% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure36.5%29% below
Homeownership183.4%26% above
Renters paying 30%+143.9%13% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,762101% above
Vacant homes18.9%25% above
Median year built119621% below
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 17.3 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Works from home1
34.5%
177% above the median place
Unemployment1
2.3%
53% below the median place
Income per person1
$80,735
101% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNormandy ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$162,476102% above
Income per person1$80,735101% above
Unemployment12.3%53% below
Average annual pay5County figure$136,848107% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.5%5% below
Jobs5County figure1,436,484above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate1County figure8.6%20% below
Mean commute125 min2% below
Works from home134.5%177% above
Commutes by transit1County figure6.8%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 97.6%, 6% above the median place.

High school or higher1
97.6%
6% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
60.0%
87% above the median place
Population change since 20206
-2.3%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age43.4 +11%
Homes with broadband95.5% +3%
Household size2.6 +4%
Born abroad8.6% −2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureNormandy ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,6595577th largest
Population change since 20206-2.3%below (median 1.1%)
Median age143.411% above
Bachelor's or higher160.0%87% above
High school or higher197.6%6% above
Household size12.64% above
Born abroad18.6%2% below
No health insurance1County figure5.2%19% below
Homes with broadband195.5%3% above
05

Life in Normandy Park

The nearest National Park Service site is Mount Rainier National Park, about 49 miles away.

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents22.5 2.2×
Playgrounds per 10k6.0 −36%
Grocery stores per 10k4.5 2.1×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k13.5 +21%
Libraries per 10k1.5 +72%
Named paths and bike trails3 km +50%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi17.3 82.4×

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

  • Mount Rainier National Park 49 miles
  • Mount Rainier Wilderness 50 miles
  • Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve 56 miles

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 schools13
1
89% below the median place
Public school students13
532
89% below the median place
Nearest National Park Service site10
49.1
59% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureNormandy ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13189% below
Public school students1353289% below
Students per teacher1316.15% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure27.934% above
Shops per 10k8County figure25.815% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.944% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure25.024% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure4.387% above
Parks per 10k922.5122% above
Playgrounds per 10k96.036% below
Grocery stores per 10k94.5113% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k913.521% above
Libraries per 10k91.572% above
Named paths and bike trails93.050% above
Transit stops per sq mi917.3above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1049.159% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10350% above
National Register listings11County figure324above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 75, 61% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
75
61% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
1,010
17% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

July average high14
72°F
17% below the median place
Annual precipitation14
75.4 in
72% above the median place
Natural hazard risk15
99.7
8% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureNormandy ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure72°F17% below
January average low14County figure32°F26% above
Average temperature14County figure48°F13% below
Annual precipitation14County figure75.4 in72% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure99.78% above
Tornado risk15County figure73.210% below
Wildfire risk15County figure79.530% above
Heat wave risk15County figure98.29% above
Median air quality index16County figure430% above
Good air days16County figure67.1%2% below
08

Normandy Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% 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, Normandy Park does better than 53% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 71%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,893/mo (2024)$2,420/mo$1,980 to $2,950/mo+4.2%
Median household income$162,476 (2024)$213,000$180,000 to $252,000+4.6%
Median home value$1,014,100 (2024)$1,476,000$1,071,000 to $2,033,000+6.5%
Population6,609 (2025)6,5906,320 to 6,870−0.1%

The median home would be worth 6.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.2 now.

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

09

Places like Normandy Park

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

PlaceRentIncome
Wollochet, WA$1,915$149,271Compare
Rockville Centre, NY$1,881$151,938Compare
North Bend, WA$2,091$175,109Compare
Mount Vernon, VA$1,620$163,750Compare
Mount Vernon, VANorth Bend, WARockville Centre, NYWollochet, WANormandy Park, WAWollochetRockville CentreNorth BendMount VernonWollochetRockville CentreNorth BendMount Vernon

Places built like Normandy Park

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 Normandy Park performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Normandy Park, WA14.0%12.7%/yr-2.3%
Lake Forest Park, WA17.5%4.8%/yr-3.3%Compare
Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CA20.9%7.8%/yrn/aCompare
Fort Washington, PA14.4%6.9%/yrn/aCompare
Westlake Village, CA23.3%5.0%/yr-6.5%Compare
Woodside, CA16.8%0.0%/yr-2.5%Compare
Camp Hill, PA13.3%5.9%/yr1.0%Compare

Common questions

Is Normandy Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 97 out of 100, better than 97% of the places we rate and 2nd of 190 in Washington. After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $135,800 a year, more than in 92% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 100 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings. On cost, space and class size it scores 68 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Normandy Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $1,014,100.

What salary do you need to live in Normandy Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $75,720 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Normandy Park safe?

There were 75 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Normandy Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Wollochet, WA, Rockville Centre, NY, North Bend, WA and Mount Vernon, VA.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

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

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