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Sammamish, Washington, in King county, is 6 miles E of Bellevue, Washington (center to center) and 12 miles E of Seattle, Washington. The city is included in the Seattle - Bellevue - Everett metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 34,104 people lived in Sammamish.
In Sammamish, about 78% of adults are married. Sammamish is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in city is married (though of course they're not). Large families and residences are common here. Watch out for that stroller! It's hard to swing a rattle in Sammamish without hitting a preschooler.
The city is noted for its large share of males.
In 2000, Sammamish had a median family income of $104,356. Many people in Sammamish make a good living. The bulk of the population of the city is doing well, with money to spend. Sammamish doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the city have earned college degrees than have people in most other cities in Washington. In Sammamish, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day.
Sammamish residents donated more money ($79,500) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the city.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Sammamish.
An estimated 90% of living spaces in Sammamish are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The housing stock in the city is younger than in most places. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in Sammamish as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Sammamish, 88% of commuters drive to work.
Sammamish strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Washington):
| Category | Trophy | |
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| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State) | Top 13% | |
Comparing Sammamish to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Washington (State):
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| Working at Home | | |
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| People Living Alone | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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