Anacortes.
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Washington·Skagit County
11 tracts·19K people·$697K median·1,642/mi²
White 85 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 2 · Other 1 · Black 1
Married couple 54 · Living alone 30 · Other 16
Health 31 · Manufacturing 21 · Retail 15 · Leisure 13 · Professional 12 · Public admin 4 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Sales · office 19 · Service 17 · Production · transport 15 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 16 · Walk 3 · Bike 1 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Anacortes is $696,700 (Census ACS) — 1.5× the US median of $458,812.
Anacortes has 17,966 residents across 8 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 50.5; the population is 85.0% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Multiracial, 1.6% Asian, 1.2% Other and 0.5% Black; the average household has 2.2 people; 47.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.3% (Census ACS).
Island View Elementary (64%) and Mount Erie Elementary (59%) lead the elementary schools; Anacortes Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (58%); Cap Sante High School (75%) and Anacortes High School (74%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,702/month, 8% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Anacortes is $91,951 a year, 7% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Anacortes, median rent is $1,702/month and the median home value is $696,700 (Census ACS).
Anacortes reported 0.9 violent crimes and 22.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 69°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 129 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 26 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Anacortes are earthquake (82), landslide (70) and wildfire (54), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.55g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Anacortes, 3.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).