King County
- County in Washington
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King County
- grade AOverall Grade
- County in Washington
- Rating 3.56 out of 5 50 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade A
- Housinggrade C minus
- Nightlifegrade A+
- Good for Familiesgrade A+
- Diversitygrade A
- Jobsgrade B+
- Weathergrade B minus
- Cost of Livinggrade D minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade A+
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A+
- Commutegrade B
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Median Home Value
$651,900
National
$244,900Median Rent
$1,801
National
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Crime & Safety
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault211.2national 282.7
- Murder3.4national 6.1
- Rape30.3national 40.7
- Robbery132national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary690.4national 500.1
- Theft2,893.3national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft527.1national 284
Residents
Working in King County
Jobs
grade B+
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$106,326
National
$69,021Top Public Schools Serving King County
- grade A+
Tesla STEM High School
- Rating 4.19 out of 5 104 reviews
- grade A+
International Community School
- Rating 4.04 out of 5 94 reviews
- grade A+
Interlake Senior High School
- Rating 3.83 out of 5 410 reviews
- grade A+
International School
- Rating 3.93 out of 5 96 reviews
- grade A+
Newport Senior High School
- Rating 3.82 out of 5 355 reviews
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King County Reviews
Rating 3.56 out of 5 50 reviews
I have lived in King County for 18 years of my life, and I have loved living here. If you are planning on moving to Washington King County is the place to be. King County has amazing night life in our various diverse cities. Here we have great diversity with ranges of different people of different races, cultures, genders and sexualities. It is very family friendly here with lots of beautiful neighbor hoods with great public parks , newly built schools, and kind people. Healthy with lots of great healthy progressive grocery marts and gyms, and lots of eco friendly travel support including the new monorail, new apartments including complementary electric car chargers, and our fantastic metro system. King County is the best place to live in Washington state also for jobs containing all our major cities with all of our major industries, and if you are in the video game industry like me King County is the best place to live in the whole country.
King County is amazing! The people here are very kind and welcoming to others, and there is plenty to do here in terms of jobs, volunteering, experience, recreation, etc. Not to mention the transit system is very convenient!
I love the diversity of king county and jobs, but i would change high coasts of housing its a very expensive place for a student without family support like me.
Having been a permanent resident who just moved here, its so hard finding resources and easy help from people because you don't know what to do.
Having been a permanent resident who just moved here, its so hard finding resources and easy help from people because you don't know what to do.