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Living in Monroe

There were 1,652 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. In July 2026, owner occupation was 71.5% and the vacancy rate was 1.37%. Its population was 19,755 in July 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1934 sources

Population20,025people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,591EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,714EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate5.68%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime2,010offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 27% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean8.07µg/m³country median 7.0 — 15% aboveOfficial source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

More recorded crime than 63% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 77% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Monroe?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Monroe.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,950 per month, while the median home value was US$668,400 in July 2026. 50.3% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Monroe recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet21Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan22Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,950/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent50.25 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)1.37 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents2,848 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,819 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent1,714 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes296 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Is Monroe a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–59%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%
Student47%strong on education, weak on work · range 37–57%
Family49%strong on family, weak on cost · range 40–58%
Retirement43%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 33–53%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

16.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 3,254 of 20,025 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$110,461 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Monroe is 5.7%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income110,461 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband84.73 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with a broadband subscription94.92 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with internet but no subscription2.47 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households without internet2.61 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with satellite internet3.96 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Median gross salary3,591 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)24Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)5,365 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov23Official
Unemployment rate5.68 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Monroe?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €5,365 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€2,153of €4,054 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€4,054
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,819
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,153
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Monroe Salary needed to live in Monroe

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Monroe. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Monroe. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher91.3 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Schools32 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents22.78 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio40 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents1,652 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Preventable hospitalizations1,868 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Monroe when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesMonroe highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Monroe highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Monroe7,626
Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,010 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting14Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents295.5 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official
Recorded violent crimes32 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time31.32 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.37 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by public transport0.77 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers walking to work1.91 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Nearest airportPAE3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Distance to nearest airport24 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Monroe. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
Open official information

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Monroe.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Monroe is 8.1 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8.07 µg/m³country median 7.031 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202411Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 6.67 · Feb 8.67 · Mar 11.11 · Apr 14.11 · May 17.72 · Jun 20 · Jul 23.44 · Aug 23.72 · Sep 20.39 · Oct 14.28 · Nov 9.17 · Dec 5.94 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.056 · Feb 0.056 · Mar 1.56 · Apr 3.67 · May 6.67 · Jun 9.22 · Jul 11 · Aug 10.83 · Sep 8.67 · Oct 5.11 · Nov 1.83 · Dec -0.278 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
Average temperature by monthJan 3.33 · Feb 4.33 · Mar 6.33 · Apr 8.89 · May 12.17 · Jun 14.61 · Jul 17.22 · Aug 17.28 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 9.72 · Nov 5.5 · Dec 2.83 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 166.1 · Feb 113.5 · Mar 132.6 · Apr 109.2 · May 86.87 · Jun 68.33 · Jul 29.21 · Aug 33.02 · Sep 69.34 · Oct 127.8 · Nov 181.9 · Dec 171.7 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading89.4 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean6.31 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites2 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation1,172 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature19 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature11.48 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature5.74 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Everett ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Marsberg (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Warburg (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±1.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 3,254 is not 11.2% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share11.16 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Foreign residents3,254 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density1,213 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau9Official
Population20,025 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program20Official
Population covered by crime statistics19,905 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value668,400 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Owner-occupied homes71.46 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Labour force participation rate60.23 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Residents born abroad16.47 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents5.31 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Non-citizens, share of residents11.16 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Flu vaccination coverage67.24 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage6Official
Mammography screening coverage72 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate7Official
Residents without health insurance6.24 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher30.03 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official
Households with a vehicle available96.4 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers aged 16 and over8,961 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers mainly working from home20.4 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households using cellular data plans91.42 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official

Alternatives for people set on Monroe

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Sammamish as a Monroe alternative in the same region

28 km away, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Median gross pay, city: €8,363 Sammamish vs €3,591 Monroe+133%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 567 Sammamish vs 2,010 Monroe−72%
  • Residents: 66,110 Sammamish vs 20,025 Monroe+230%
  • Unemployment: 3.1% Sammamish vs 5.7% Monroe−45%
  • Foreign residents: 19.8% Sammamish vs 11.2% Monroe+77%
  • Annual PM2.5: 4.1 µg/m³ Sammamish vs 8.1 µg/m³ Monroe−49%
  • Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sammamish vs 24.0 km Monroe−25%
Full comparisonMore about Sammamish

Plainfield as a Monroe alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2733 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 2,010 Monroe−63%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €3,591 Monroe+34%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 20,025 Monroe+150%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 5.7% Monroe−34%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €5,365 Monroe−25%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 11.2% Monroe−45%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 24.0 km Monroe−63%
Full comparisonMore about Plainfield

Cities near Monroe

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Woods Creek 7.6 km away
Rent
2,405 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,802 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Maltby 10.6 km away
Rent
1,994 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,602 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Silver Firs 12.5 km away
Rent
2,662 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,024 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Cottage Lake 14.4 km away
Rent
2,531 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
7,043 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Eastmont 14.5 km away
Rent
2,257 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,729 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Richmond Hill20,022 residentsSheridan20,015 residentsSaint Michael20,010 residentsForest Park20,041 residentsHawthorne borough20,006 residentsEast Northport20,048 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Monroe?

The median gross salary is 5,365 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Monroe?

The unemployment rate is 5.68 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Monroe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.07 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Monroe?

Police recorded 2,010 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Monroe?

The published population is 20,025 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Monroe?

3,254 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Monroe a good place to live?

Monroe may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Monroe?

Woods Creek, Snohomish, Maltby, Silver Firs, Sultan are near Monroe. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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