Walla Walla EastWA
A town of 2,099.
Is Walla Walla East a good place to live?
The best of Walla Walla East’s subject grades is an A for health; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. Only 8 of Washington’s 397 towns score lower on the outdoors. Walla Walla East has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Walla Walla East stand out
Where Walla Walla East beats most towns.
Walla Walla East has grown 37% from 2010 to 2020
1,672 counted in 2010 and 2,286 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Walla Walla East grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Walla Walla East is from typical.
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Moving to Walla Walla East: who provides what
Walla Walla East is unincorporated, so Walla Walla 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Walla Walla East.
Residents of Walla Walla East are healthier than 89% of U.S. towns
Three quarters of adults had a checkup this year in Walla Walla East. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Walla Walla East is ahead of Washington on 12 and behind on 3. Among adults here, 15% get no exercise outside work, below both the Washington town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%).
| Walla Walla East | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Walla Walla East | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.6% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Walla Walla East’s schools trail 53% of Washington districts
Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Walla Walla High School, with 1,554 students. The public schools here belong to the Walla Walla Public Schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Basil Academy of Classical Studies PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 50 | – |
| Walla Walla High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,554 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
More than half of Walla Walla East’s working residents commute to Walla Walla
Walla Walla East’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, against 27 minutes in Washington’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Most working residents leave Walla Walla East for work: only 1% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 86, to 246. Among residents locally, 3.5% live below the poverty line.
| Walla Walla East | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Walla Walla East is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Walla Walla East has four seasons and hot summers
In Walla Walla East, the typical July afternoon high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in Walla Walla East sells for about $632K
For households in Walla Walla East, the share who live in a home they own is 95%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Walla Walla East
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Walla Walla East
About 1 of every 100 Walla Walla East residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
99% of working residents leave Walla Walla East for work
Where Walla Walla East’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Walla Walla East
CDP in Washington, United States
Walla Walla East ( WAH-lə WAH-lə) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Walla Walla County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Walla Walla East had a population of 2,286.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,037 ft
- Area code
- 509
Walla Walla East’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Walla Walla East.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walla Walla East | — | — | D− | — | B− | A |
| Walla Walla | #239 | C− | D | C− | B− | B |
Walla Walla East has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Walla Walla East reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Walla Walla East with a neighbor →
Questions about Walla Walla East
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Walla Walla East, WA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $608,000, 3% above 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 D−.