Found within zip codes: 98272, 98296
Popular real estate near Snohomish, WA (Echo Lake)
Echo Lake median real estate prices are $470,801, which is more expensive than 93.2% of the neighborhoods in Washington and 91.9% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
Average rental prices in Echo Lake are currently $1,288, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 91.6% of the neighborhoods in Washington.
Echo Lake is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Snohomish, Washington.
Echo Lake real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Echo Lake neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.
In Echo Lake, the current vacancy rate is 4.1%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 81.0% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Echo Lake is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
Notable & Unique Neighborhood CharacteristicsThe way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Notable & Unique: PeopleOf note is NeighborhoodScout's research finding that the Echo Lake neighborhood has some of the lowest rates of children living in poverty of any neighborhood in the United States. In a nation where approximately 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, the Echo Lake community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.
In addition, the Echo Lake neighborhood is considered a solid choice for executive lifestyles. NeighborhoodScout's analysis ranks it as better than 94.2% of Washington neighborhoods for executive living, based on the wealthy, educated professionals, executives, and managers who choose to reside here, the spacious homes that are prominent features of the real estate in the neighborhood, and the high real estate appreciation rates found here relative to other neighborhoods in the state. In addition to being an excellent choice for highly educated executives, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children.
Notable & Unique: DiversityDid you know that the Echo Lake neighborhood has more Danish and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 2.8% have Swiss ancestry.
Echo Lake is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak French at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
Notable & Unique: Car OwnershipAmerican households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the Echo Lake neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 44.1% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 97.9% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
Notable & Unique: Real EstateIn addition, real estate in the Echo Lake neighborhood is almost exclusively owner-occupied. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher rate of owner-occupied housing than is found in 95.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. If you are seeking to rent, this neighborhood may not have many options, but high rates of ownership often indicate stability in a neighborhood.
The Neighbors The Neighbors: IncomeHow wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the Echo Lake neighborhood in Snohomish are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 94.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 99.9% of America's neighborhoods.
The Neighbors: OccupationsWhat we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle. In the Echo Lake neighborhood, 46.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (16.8%), and 12.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The Neighbors: Ethnicity / AncestryBoston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today. In the Echo Lake neighborhood in Snohomish, WA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (14.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (12.3%) , and residents who report Irish roots (7.6%) , and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (6.8%) , along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (6.4%), among others.
The Neighbors: LanguagesThe languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the Echo Lake neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
Getting to WorkHow you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in Echo Lake neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.1% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (84.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
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| RENTAL PRICE | Very high cost relative to WA, very high cost relative to the nation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER | DETAILS |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density) , farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Single-family homes and a few Mobile homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Large dwellings (4 or 5 bedrooms) and a few Small dwellings (1, 2, or no bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 – 1999), some Newer Homes (Built 2000 or later) and some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969) |
| HOMEOWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | Mostly Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | Mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over) and some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 8 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Wealthy (among the 15% most wealthy communities in America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | Mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support and some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY / ANCESTRY | Mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Hispanic, some Mexican, some East Asian and some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | Mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking and some French speaking |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 82.7 | 62.8 |
| BLACK (%) | 1.5 | 4.8 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 7.5 | 18.0 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 4.5 | 7.2 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 20.6 | 40.1 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,277 | $52,563,000 | 38.4 |
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| STUDENT | $641 | $6,383,000 | 4.7 |
| STAFF | $411 | $4,094,000 | 3.0 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $79 | $787,000 | 0.6 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $456 | $4,540,000 | 3.3 |
| OPERATION | $773 | $7,701,000 | 5.6 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $488 | $4,856,000 | 3.5 |
| OTHER | $342 | $3,411,000 | 2.5 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,190 | $31,772,000 | 23.2 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,272 | $52,512,000 | 38.4 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $13,738 | $136,847,000 | 100.0 |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 39.2 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 0.0 |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 78.6 | 62.8 |
| BLACK (%) | 1.5 | 4.8 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 13.6 | 18.0 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 2.9 | 7.2 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 22.8 | 40.1 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,134 | $40,766,000 | 59.7 |
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| STUDENT | $544 | $4,320,000 | 6.3 |
| STAFF | $261 | $2,075,000 | 3.0 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $82 | $651,000 | 1.0 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $464 | $3,683,000 | 5.4 |
| OPERATION | $637 | $5,061,000 | 7.4 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $359 | $2,854,000 | 4.2 |
| OTHER | $286 | $2,269,000 | 3.3 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,634 | $20,913,000 | 30.6 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $827 | $6,565,000 | 9.6 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,595 | $68,244,000 | 100.0 |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 39.2 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 0.0 |
| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO WA* | COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
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| SINCE 1990 | 165.51% | 4.34% | 9 | 10 |
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in Snohomish 1 in 21
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