Monroe, WA: how dark is the sky here?

Monroe reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 49.1% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

The nearest darker sky to Monroe

7 miles from Monroe, straight-line, sits Snohomish, WA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Monroe's own suburban band.

Snohomish, WA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How Monroe compares nationally

Monroe, WA counts roughly 19,927 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Monroe places 1,565 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.