Living in Maple Valley, WA
Suburb in Washington
Maple Valley is a suburb in Washington, home to about 28,000 people, with 3.1 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, there is some transit, though many people drive. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Maple Valley a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
- Mild summers: highs around 75°F
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
- Safe: violent crime is 0.1× the US rate (FBI 2019)
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
- Pricey housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $681k, and rent is $3,270 a month
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
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Key facts
Living in Maple Valley: common questions
What is the cost of living in Maple Valley?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $681k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $3,270 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 111, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Maple Valley?
Washington collects about $70 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.88% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Maple Valley safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.1× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Maple Valley?
Public schools in Maple Valley test well above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 22 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Maple Valley?
Maple Valley has cool winters: winter days average around 46°F and summer days around 75°F, with roughly 18″ of snow a year.
Does Maple Valley get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding and earthquakes: 13 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.31 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Maple Valley?
The nearest major airport is SEA, about 14 mi away.
How Maple Valley scores
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