Warm-summer Mediterranean
Larch Way, Washington
Snohomish County, Washington · Population 4k · 512 ft elevation
Living in Larch Way
Larch Way has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 73°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Larch Way: about 14% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,100 ft around town.
Larch Way at a glance
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 512 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,397 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $796k94th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,275/mo92th percentile
- Median household income
- $141k91th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.80%36th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 99%97th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.777th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%59th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 143 per 100k43th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,496 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8079th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,100 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 37°F | 3.9″ | 0.9″ | 86 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 37°F | 2.8″ | 1.0″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 39°F | 3.6″ | — | 163 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 43°F | 2.7″ | — | 213 hrs |
| May | 63°F | 48°F | 2.1″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 67°F | 52°F | 1.9″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Jul | 73°F | 55°F | 0.8″ | — | 355 hrs |
| Aug | 73°F | 56°F | 1.0″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Sep | 68°F | 53°F | 1.7″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 46°F | 3.4″ | — | 159 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 40°F | 5.0″ | 0.2″ | 96 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 36°F | 4.5″ | 1.7″ | 77 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology