Living in Sudden Valley

In Sudden Valley, unemployment is 4.9% (2024).

Sudden Valley had a population of 6,354 at the end of 2020. An unemployment rate of 4.89% was measured at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 525 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population6,354people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary4,696EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,678EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate4.89%country median 4.6% — 7% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean5.65µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

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

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 Sudden Valley.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁶Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,868 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,678 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Sudden Valley a good place to live?

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Remote worker33%strong on work, weak on safety · range 23–43%

Skilled employee42%strong on work, weak on safety · range 33–51%

Student35%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 24–46%

Family33%strong on family, weak on safety · range 22–44%

Retirement33%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 20–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

8.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 525 of 6,354 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Sudden Valley is 4.9%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Sudden Valley 4.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	4,696 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.89 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Sudden Valley?

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

Left over each month€1,677of €3,627 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.	€3,627
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	− €1,868
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	€1,677

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sudden Valley. 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

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	280.1 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sudden Valley 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.

Mobility and administration

Sudden Valley's nearest airport was BLI, 16 km away and offered 9 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	9 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	16 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BLI	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sudden Valley. 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

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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 Sudden Valley.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 levels for Sudden Valley stood at 5.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Sudden Valley's monthly mean temperatures were 5.1°C in January and 17.9°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.7WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Sudden Valley is 5.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Sudden Valley 5.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.65 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.67 · Feb 9.94 · Mar 12.17 · Apr 15.22 · May 18.61 · Jun 21.06 · Jul 23.94 · Aug 23.78 · Sep 20.33 · Oct 15.39 · Nov 11.17 · Dec 8.28 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.56 · Feb 1.61 · Mar 3.33 · Apr 5.28 · May 8 · Jun 10.5 · Jul 12 · Aug 12.11 · Sep 10 · Oct 6.83 · Nov 3.78 · Dec 1.56 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.11 · Feb 5.78 · Mar 7.78 · Apr 10.28 · May 13.33 · Jun 15.78 · Jul 17.94 · Aug 17.94 · Sep 15.17 · Oct 11.11 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 4.94 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 126.5 · Feb 80.26 · Mar 98.81 · Apr 75.95 · May 61.21 · Jun 45.21 · Jul 26.16 · Aug 28.7 · Sep 51.56 · Oct 99.31 · Nov 148.1 · Dec 128.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	13.9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	5.62 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Everett ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.7 °C, Reims (France) ±0.8 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±1.8 °C, Marsberg (Germany) ±1.8 °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

Sudden Valley's total area was 11.1 km² at the end of 2025. Sudden Valley had a population density of 549 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	11.08 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹¹Official
Foreign-resident share	8.63 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	525 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	549 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	6,354 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Sudden Valley

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.

North Bethesda as a Sudden Valley alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3721 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 6,354 Sudden Valley+688%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 8.6% Sudden Valley+295%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €4,696 Sudden Valley+30%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 4.9% Sudden Valley−26%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.7 µg/m³ Sudden Valley+4%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Sudden Valley

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

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Sudden Valley, nearest in population first.

All United States cities

Elm Grove6,354 residents Waupaca6,352 residents Howland Center6,351 residents Steelton6,358 residents Battlefield6,361 residents Clyde6,361 residents

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Is Sudden Valley part of Bellingham?

Sudden Valley is in the published commuting zone of Bellingham; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Bellingham city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁰

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Sudden Valley?

The unemployment rate is 4.89 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Sudden Valley?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.65 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: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Sudden Valley?

The published population is 6,354 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Sudden Valley?

525 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Sudden Valley a good place to live?

Sudden Valley 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.

Is Sudden Valley part of Bellingham?

Sudden Valley is in the published commuting zone of Bellingham; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Sudden Valley?

Bellingham, Ferndale are near Sudden Valley. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
TIGERweb ACS2023 — Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (CBSA, January 1 2023) TIGERweb ACS2023 · tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19

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U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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