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Quincy is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, ranked 208th of 285 in Washington, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: it is healthier than 49% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 79% of Washington towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $424K, 5.8 years of the Moses Lake area’s $73K median household income. 36% of working residents work locally in Quincy, above both the Washington town median (4.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Only 14 of Washington’s 397 towns score higher on hazard risk. Quincy's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 88% of U.S. towns.
Where Quincy beats most towns.
6,750 counted in 2010 and 7,543 in 2020; an estimated 8,510 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 12.7% since 2020, after 11.7% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Quincy is from typical.
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Census counts: 264 in 1910, 7,543 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1904 and 3 maps from 1909 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Quincy, and how to reach them.
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 Quincy.
Quincy carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Washington (mostly earthquakes), has commutes shorter than most of Washington and has property taxes about half the Washington norm.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 95% of Washington towns, with expected losses of about $206 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Quincy is 8 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Quincy School District. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Quincy High School, with 860 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 717 | – |
| Quincy High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 860 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
The median property tax bill is $2,275, against $4,556 across Washington, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Quincy’s median rent is $1,161 a month. The typical Quincy home is worth about $424,000, about the same as a year ago, 28% below the Washington typical home. 65% of Quincy households own their home.
| Quincy | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,161 a month | $1,740 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Quincy has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 89° and January nights drop to 23°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 3,113 working residents takes 17.9 minutes, against 26.6 across Washington. Jobs based here grew from 2,465 in 2013 to 4,076.
About one in 3 of Quincy’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Quincy grew to 4,076 in 2023, 1,611 more than in 2013. 6.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Quincy.
| Quincy | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Quincy's reported crime rate is above Washington's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 21 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
| Quincy | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 36.2 per 1,000 residents | 19.3 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
1.6 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Upland Restoration Wildlife Area, at 64 acres.
| Quincy | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Upland Restoration Wildlife Area | — | 64 |
| 2. Lauzier Park | 0.1 mi | 21 |
| 3. East Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Only 8 of the 285 Washington towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Quincy. Quincy beats the Washington average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15. Among 285 Washington towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Quincy.
| Quincy | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 71% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 10% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Quincy | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 20% | 24.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 24.4% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Quincy; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Quincy residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
City in Washington, United States
Quincy is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. It is situated east of the Columbia River on State Route 28 and north of Interstate 90. The population was 7,543 at the 2020 census. Quincy is one of the closest cities to The Gorge Amphitheatre.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Quincy grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #208 of 285 in Washington. It grades B− for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.