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Lake Stevens, WA vs Edmonds, WA

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- Household income in Edmonds, is 3% less than it is in Lake Stevens and is 29% above the National Average.
- Lake Stevens unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Edmonds unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Lake Stevens, WAEdmonds, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.5%5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.8%39.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.9%10.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,604$61,615$37,638
 Household Income$99,296$96,775$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,960$124,646$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lake Stevens, WAEdmonds, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.2%2.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.3%1.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.6%5.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.2%5.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.8%5.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%7.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.7%9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.1%13.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K26.8%19.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.4%9.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.2%19.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lake Stevens, WAEdmonds, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.4%25.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.6%10.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%0.8%1.8%
 Legal0.7%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%5.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%5.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.4%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%0.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.0%4.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%4.5%3.6%
 Personal care1.4%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.6%21.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.6%6.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.4%6.5%13.1%
Reviews for Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  More

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Reviews for Edmonds    11 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Please let me hear from people ages 60 and up who live in Edmonds and what it is like. Going to move next year to be nearer my son.   More

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Over 12 years ago

As many of you know, the Northwest is known for its quality of life and is indeed a great place to live. I'm a Seattle area native who grew up here and also lived in  More

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Over 12 years ago

Edmonds, WA is one of the best suburbs to live in if you are looking to work in Seattle. It used to be a short 20 minute commute downtown when I was growing up (the  More

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