The City of Everett is the county seat of Snohomish County, Wash. Located about 25 miles north of Seattle, Everett is a Pacific-Rim city situated on Port Gardner Bay. Once a mill town built on wood-based industries, today's labor force of more than 80,000 is predominately employed in technology, aerospace and service-based industries.
The Everett School District and Mukilteo School District serve the city’s K-12 students. Everett Community College, the University of Washington and UW Bothell Branch Campus, Cascadia College, Edmonds Community College, Puget Sound Christian College and ITT Technical Institute provide higher education in the area. University Center at Everett Station offers upper level classes from several state universities.
Everett also offers good opportunities for two-year and four-year degrees. The University of Washington has a main campus in nearby Seattle. The University of Washington-Bothell and Central Washington University and City University also have branches nearby. Everett is also home to Henry Cogswell College of Engineering, Everett and Edmonds Community Colleges and the Applied Technology Training Center.
Residents and visitors enjoy more than 40 parks, trails, golf courses and open spaces. Summer and winter sports opportunities abound at nearby lakes, rivers and campgrounds, the Cascade and Olympic Mountains, Whidbey and San Juan Islands. Everett is home to the AquaSox baseball team, a Class A minor league team associated with the Seattle Mariners. The Everett Events Center, which seats 8,000, opened September 2003 and is home to the Everett Silvertips, Western Hockey League and the Everett Hawks, an arena football team.
Everett is a center of economic development with its expanding high-tech industrial base, a deep-water port that accesses the Pacific Ocean, established manufacturing and retail centers, and a state-of-the-art naval station. Everett is also home to Boeing's 747-assembly plant, the largest building in the world by volume, measuring 13.3 million cubic meters. The area is a major medical technology and biotechnology center, recognized worldwide with many medical devices and biotechnology companies located in Snohomish County.
If you think "tee time" means a walk on the links, then you've come to the right place! There are three golf courses in Everett and several others less than a thirty minute drive away. Many offer private lessons and golfers can play year-round, as well. Just remember that if you’re teeing off in the winter months, be prepared to get a little wet even if you can steer clear of the water hazards. The courses offer a wide variety of play and let you experience the beautiful Northwest scenery.
Housing Cost
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $309,800
Demographics
Population in July 2007: 98,295. Everett covers 32.5 square miles. It sits at an elevation of 110 feet above sea level.
Area code: 425
Weather
Everett, WA climate is mild during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 60's and cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 40's.
The warmest month of the year is August with an average maximum temperature of 73.90 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 33.60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Temperature variations between night and day tend to be fairly limited during summer with a difference that can reach 19 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 13 degrees Fahrenheit.
The annual average precipitation at Everett is 37.54 Inches. Rainfall in is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is November with an average rainfall of 5.11 Inches.
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