Community Profiles

In Everett, opportunities are a natural resource. Economic. Educational. Cultural. Recreational. Propelled by our industrial-strength commitment to innovative businesses, and inspired by a mountain-to-sea natural beauty that defies description.

Our community works hard and plays hard. Everett boasts a rising creative class – the thinkers, innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs. Everett is proud to be home to The Boeing Co.’s massive manufacturing complex, a magnet that draws numerous aerospace and technology companies to the area.

Everett is also home to the Port of Everett. This deep-water Port is the second largest in Washington state by economic output and the 5th largest on the West Coast by export value. The Port specializes in construction and manufacturing cargoes, and transships aircraft assemblies for all Boeing Everett jetliners. The Port is also home to Naval Station Everett and the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Nimitz, along with other destroyers and frigates.

Whether at work or play, Everett is a rich landscape of choices. Small startups thinking big. Fortune 500 companies delivering larger than life innovations. Some of the best salmon and steelhead fishing in the world. The largest public marina on the West Coast, and the longest, warmest sandy beach in the Puget Sound. Pro and minor league sports teams. A 10,000 seat entertainment arena. A housing market that is significantly more affordable than the one just 25 miles away in Seattle. More than 1,600 acres of parks, trails and playgrounds. Nearly 50 miles of freshwater and saltwater shoreline. Everett is a cultural destination where life is celebrated to the fullest with a thriving arts community, free summer concerts along the waterfront and tons of entertainment options.