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Today 5,634 people live in this town, first settled in 1906.
Finley’s weakest is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. It also trails on hazard risk — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Incomes are its strong suit: the median household earns $92K. Homes run about $382K for a typical one, 4.3 times the Kennewick metro’s $89K median household income. Overall, that makes a C, good for 176th of 285 in Washington. Set against the rest, it does better than 35% of U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 24 of Washington’s 395 towns do better.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow.
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.
Of the losses FEMA expects in Finley, 74% come from inland flooding and 12% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Finley School District. The largest public high school is River View High School, with 321 students. Public school enrollment locally: 525 students across 2 schools.
| 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.
Employers in Finley added 348 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,170. Most working residents leave Finley for work: only 5% work in town. Also worth knowing: 5.1% of residents live below the poverty line locally. Half the trips to work are shorter than 10 miles.
| 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 brings mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 29° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Two Rivers Park Natural Area, at 76 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. There are 6.3 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves. The trail network density for Finley comes to 0.4 miles per square mile, against 0.8 in Washington’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| 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.
Among adults in Finley, 12% smoke cigarettes. 13% of Finley adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, where Washington’s towns sit at 7.8% and U.S. towns at 8.1%. In Finley, 15% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 37% have obesity.
| 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
In Finley, 83% of households live in a home they own. Its going rate for 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.