State place rankings
Best Places in Washington
Compare places by General Quality score or population. Each place links to its sourced facts, scores, and local summary.
General Quality score
Best overall places
- st
Sammamish, WA
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 66,110
- Median home value
- $1,407,300
- nd
Redmond, WA
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 82,506
- Median home value
- $1,167,800
- rd
Kirkland, WA
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 97,410
- Median home value
- $1,115,400
- th
Bellevue, WA
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 154,193
- Median home value
- $1,340,300
- th
- General Quality
- Population
- 25,422
- Median home value
- $2,000,001
- th
Bothell, WA
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 52,199
- Median home value
- $925,100
- th
- General Quality
- Population
- 24,691
- Median home value
- $1,155,900
- th
Issaquah, WA
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 39,423
- Median home value
- $963,000
- th
Kenmore, WA
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 24,249
- Median home value
- $920,800
- th
Clyde Hill, WA
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 3,161
- Median home value
- $2,000,001
- th
Yarrow Point, WA
Town
- General Quality
- Population
- 1,143
- Median home value
- $2,000,001
- th
Woodinville, WA
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 14,548
- Median home value
- $1,100,100
- th
Seattle, WA
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 784,777
- Median home value
- $938,600
- th
Shoreline, WA
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 66,542
- Median home value
- $811,100
- th
Hunts Point, WA
Town
- General Quality
- Population
- 461
- Median home value
- $2,000,001
- th
Newcastle, WA
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 13,128
- Median home value
- $1,205,600
- th
Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 23,047
- Median home value
- $1,218,500
- th
Ames Lake, WA
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 1,245
- Median home value
- $1,225,000
- th
Bothell East, WA
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 14,578
- Median home value
- $1,131,600
- th
Snoqualmie, WA
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 13,640
- Median home value
- $977,200
- st
Camas, WA
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 27,749
- Median home value
- $711,700
- nd
Medina, WA
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 2,974
- Median home value
- $2,000,001
- rd
- General Quality
- Population
- 13,191
- Median home value
- $953,200
- th
Fox Island, WA
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 3,414
- Median home value
- $1,003,900
- th
- General Quality
- Population
- 315
- Median home value
- $2,000,001
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by General Quality score. General Quality is a balanced livability composite spanning safety, affordability, healthcare, climate, education, jobs, mobility, outdoors, taxes, and other core factors.
Largest to smallest
Population-ranked places
- st
Seattle, WA
City
- Population
- 784,777
- Median home value
- $938,600
- Median rent
- $2,030
- nd
Spokane, WA
City
- Population
- 230,783
- Median home value
- $363,500
- Median rent
- $1,215
- rd
Tacoma, WA
City
- Population
- 229,816
- Median home value
- $479,600
- Median rent
- $1,676
- th
Vancouver, WA
City
- Population
- 199,698
- Median home value
- $462,400
- Median rent
- $1,702
- th
Bellevue, WA
City
- Population
- 154,193
- Median home value
- $1,340,300
- Median rent
- $2,572
- th
Kent, WA
City
- Population
- 134,871
- Median home value
- $587,800
- Median rent
- $1,909
- th
Everett, WA
City
- Population
- 113,567
- Median home value
- $565,300
- Median rent
- $1,740
- th
- Population
- 108,405
- Median home value
- $382,300
- Median rent
- $1,353
- th
Renton, WA
City
- Population
- 104,975
- Median home value
- $672,600
- Median rent
- $1,998
- th
Federal Way, WA
City
- Population
- 99,729
- Median home value
- $552,800
- Median rent
- $1,797
- th
Yakima, WA
City
- Population
- 97,458
- Median home value
- $297,600
- Median rent
- $1,117
- th
Kirkland, WA
City
- Population
- 97,410
- Median home value
- $1,115,400
- Median rent
- $2,401
- th
Bellingham, WA
City
- Population
- 96,395
- Median home value
- $627,500
- Median rent
- $1,577
- th
Kennewick, WA
City
- Population
- 88,366
- Median home value
- $370,700
- Median rent
- $1,240
- th
Auburn, WA
City
- Population
- 86,301
- Median home value
- $547,900
- Median rent
- $1,786
- th
Pasco, WA
City
- Population
- 82,848
- Median home value
- $376,300
- Median rent
- $1,227
- th
Redmond, WA
City
- Population
- 82,506
- Median home value
- $1,167,800
- Median rent
- $2,409
- th
Marysville, WA
City
- Population
- 77,686
- Median home value
- $567,900
- Median rent
- $1,997
- th
South Hill, WA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 68,025
- Median home value
- $543,600
- Median rent
- $2,088
- th
Shoreline, WA
City
- Population
- 66,542
- Median home value
- $811,100
- Median rent
- $1,985
- st
Sammamish, WA
City
- Population
- 66,110
- Median home value
- $1,407,300
- Median rent
- $2,857
- nd
Richland, WA
City
- Population
- 65,258
- Median home value
- $436,700
- Median rent
- $1,468
- rd
Lakewood, WA
City
- Population
- 62,755
- Median home value
- $461,200
- Median rent
- $1,525
- th
Lacey, WA
City
- Population
- 58,833
- Median home value
- $457,100
- Median rent
- $1,870
- th
Olympia, WA
City
- Population
- 56,724
- Median home value
- $486,200
- Median rent
- $1,599
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by their latest available population estimate. Incorporated places and census-designated places are both eligible when they appear in the published location data.
Annual Census population estimates are used where available; ACS place estimates fill coverage gaps.