Why choose Marysville

With over 72,000 residents, Marysville is the second largest city in Snohomish County and the fastest-growing city in the state and region since 2010. All of those people are on to something: Marysville is an amazing place to live, work, and play.

So why should you locate your business in Marysville? Our business-friendly culture, combined with many attractive assets, provides compelling reasons to choose Marysville! 

Key business advantages

  • No city B&O tax
  • No corporate or personal income taxes
  • No inventory tax
  • No tax on capital gains
  • Exceptionally strong regional and local sectors include aerospace, clean technology, information technology, e-commerce, warehouse and distribution, transportation, and health services.
  • Regionally, 26% of the workforce is employed in STEM occupations and there are 10% more software engineers than in the San Francisco area. With companies like Boeing, Amazon, and Microsoft calling the region home, when you move here, you could find yourself living next to an innovative software engineer or rocket scientist.

Location

  • Regional crossroads location between Seattle and Vancouver BC
  • Excellent transportation and freight delivery access via adjacent freeway and railway, nearby airports and sea ports.  Airports include Sea-Tac, Paine Field, and Arlington Airports.  Nearby marine ports include Port of Everett and Port of Seattle. 
  • Low-cost utilities and ample supply

Quality of life

  • Affordable housing (median home value considerably lower than county average and Seattle area)
  • Moderate climate, abundant outdoor recreational opportunities
  • Excellent city parks, public safety and family-friendly community spirit

Cascade Industrial Center (CIC)

  • 4,000-acre center shared with Arlington is the second largest in Snohomish County with nearly 1,800 acres of available land for development
  • Available land + developing infrastructure = business-ready environment
  • Industrial & Manufacturing Property Tax Exemption for qualifying businesses

Great customer service and regulatory consistency

Marysville municipal government recognizes that great customer to businesses is invaluable.  When a company becomes a corporate citizen, it should expect consistency in how the rules and regulations apply to the business community. Besides our Executive Economic Development Office, the City’s Community Development Department stands ready to offer assistance to prospective companies looking to locate or relocate in Marysville,

These are rightfully determining factors in any company's new development or relocation decision.

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