Olympia, the state capital · Photo: OceanLoop · CC BY-SA 4.0Washington rankings · 2026
Rankings in Washington
21 lists rank Washington’s towns of 2,500+ (285 with an overall grade); Sammamish leads the overall list with an A+.
Graded lists sort on the same grades every town page shows; described lists (climate, income, property taxes, libraries) carry no letters. How grades work
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live285 towns · #1 SammamishBest small towns152 towns · #1 Medical LakeMost affordable towns285 towns · #1 ConnellSafest towns130 towns · #1 DuvallTowns with the best schools285 towns · #1 Mercer IslandHealthiest towns285 towns · #1 Clyde Hill and Medina and Mercer Island and SammamishBest towns for jobs & income285 towns · #1 Larch WayMost walkable towns285 towns · #1 SeattleTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk285 towns · #1 Fairchild AFBBest towns for the outdoors285 towns · #1 Maple Heights-Lake DesireMost historic towns285 towns · #1 ColvilleTowns with the most civic life152 towns · #1 Friday HarborTowns with the least snow252 towns · #1 RaymondDescribed, no lettersSnowiest towns252 towns · #1 LeavenworthDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters265 towns · #1 Ocean ShoresDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers265 towns · #1 ClarkstonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers265 towns · #1 Ocean ShoresDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes285 towns · #1 Clyde Hill and MedinaDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes272 towns · #1 MattawaDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns149 towns · #1 RidgefieldDescribed, no lettersTowns with the most-used libraries20 towns · #1 Port TownsendDescribed, no letters
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