Marysville, WA — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Why look at Marysville?

  • Mid-tier housing market. Median home is $637k.
  • Stable market. Home values +0.2% year-over-year — neither overheated nor falling.
  • No state income tax. Higher take-home pay than equivalent salary in a high-tax state.
Marysville, WA
Image: Wikipedia · Marysville, Washington
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69
Rising
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Marysville stands

At or near all-time high.

Median home $636,601
1-year +0.2%
5-yr growth +5.0%
vs 5-yr peak -0.8%
Population +1.9%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2026-02$637k$272k$403k$535k$667k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
52/100
Somewhat walkable
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
22/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
83/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$2,588/mo$1,939$2,343$2,747202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent128125100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 20.5
Lean rent

At a 20.5 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in Marysville. Buying makes more sense the longer you plan to stay and the more confident you are that prices will keep appreciating roughly in line with rent.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
51 · w22%
Home 5-yr growth
65 · w22%
Distance from peak
85 · w18%
Population growth
78 · w16%
Rent YoY
64 · w12%
Home 10-yr growth
82 · w10%

About Marysville (Wikipedia)

Marysville is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States, part of the Seattle metropolitan area. The city is located 35 miles (56 km) north of Seattle, adjacent to Everett on the north side of the Snohomish River delta. It is the second-largest city in Snohomish County after Everett, with a population of 70,714 at the time of the 2020 U.S. census. As of 2015, Marysville was also the fastest-growing city in Washington state, growing at an annual rate of 2.5 percent.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

City facts

MayorJon Nehring
Area21.06 sq mi
Elevation20 ft
Founded1872
NicknameThe Strawberry City
Density3387.37/sq mi

Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Snohomish County right now.

Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Snohomish County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

Neighborhoods of Marysville

1 tracked · ranked by median home value
1East Sunnyside/Whiskey Ridge$738,714-1.8%

Washington context

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
45° / 35°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
77° / 56°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
152
~42% of year
Annual precip
38″ rain
10″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
High
Earthquake
Very high
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-28 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Filtered for Marysville-specific coverage. Headlines link to original sources.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
75%
Very humid climate
Median household income
$90,400
Washington state median
Top industries (state-level)
Tech (Amazon/MS)Aerospace (Boeing)Agriculture

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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Cost-of-ownership at the median

Tax burden
no state income tax
~25% all-in for a $150k earner
Property tax / yr
$6k
0.93% × median home $637k
Climate / hazard
limited data
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Schools & crime context

Schools

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Crime

Washington: 293 violent crimes per 100K residents (state avg, FBI UCR). Neighborhood-level rates can vary 10× within one city — research specific areas via CrimeGrade or local police data.

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