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A town of 5,634, settled in 1906.
Finley is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 176th among Washington's 285 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $92K. A typical home there costs about $382K, 4.3 years of the Kennewick metro’s $89K median household income. Finley’s July high is 91°F, against 77°F in Washington’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Only 24 of Washington’s 396 towns score lower on walkability. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top.
Where Finley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Finley is from typical.
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Census counts: 4,897 in 1990, 6,152 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 3 maps from 1964 on.
Finley is unincorporated, so Benton County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Finley.
Finley has added a third more jobs in ten years and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Washington.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Finley School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is River View High School, with 321 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 204 | – |
| River View High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 321 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 822 in 2013 to 1,170.
Most working residents leave Finley for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Finley has added 348 jobs, to 1,170 in 2023. 5.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Finley.
| Finley | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Finley has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The January low in Finley is 29°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Two Rivers Park Natural Area, at 76 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Finley | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Two Rivers Park Natural Area | 1 mi | 76 |
| 2. Toothaker Habitat Management Unit | 0.4 mi | 7 |
| 3. Two Rivers Park | — | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Within Washington it is less healthy than 79% of the 285 graded towns: Washington sets a high bar.
Finley beats the Washington average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 13% of Finley adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Finley | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 71% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Finley | WA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.6% | 9% |
| More uninsured adults | 12.5% | 8.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.3% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Finley’s median rent is $1,099 a month.
| Finley | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,099 a month | $1,740 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Finley
About 6 of every 100 Finley residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
CDP in Washington, United States
Finley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Benton County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,152 at the 2020 census. It is located to the southeast of the larger city of Kennewick.
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2 towns share a border with Finley.
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Finley grades C overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #176 of 285 in Washington. It grades B for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
The typical home is worth about $383,000, 35% below the Washington typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.