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A town of 2,830, settled in 1907.
Warden gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $283K, 3.9 years of the Moses Lake area’s $73K median household income. It grades C overall, 183rd of 285 graded towns in Washington. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $58K, and 21% of residents live below the poverty line, and residents are less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Warden, above both Washington’s towns (7.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Warden's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. Warden is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 81% of U.S. towns.
Where Warden beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Warden is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for jobs and income (better than 7%), so the C overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 173 in 1920, a low of 78 in 1940, 2,449 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1924 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Warden, 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 Warden.
Warden carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Washington (mostly inland flooding) and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has poverty well above the Washington rate.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 98% of Washington towns; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
Warden’s FEMA risk score is 2 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Warden School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warden ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 416 | – |
| Warden High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 290 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
The median property tax bill is $1,314, against $4,556 across Washington, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Warden is $865 a month. The typical Warden home is worth about $283,000, down 1% in a year, 52% below the Washington typical home.
| Warden | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $865 a month | $1,740 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Warden | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Warden City Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 8,236 U.S. towns with household incomes like Warden’s, it is less healthy than 60%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
25% of Warden adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Warden beats the Washington average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 28% of Warden adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Warden | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 17% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 10% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 71% | 79% |
| What stands out | Warden | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.9% | 7.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 24.8% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 24.6°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 81% of Washington places with climate records; July afternoons average 87.8°.
Warden has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. About 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Warden | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 88°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 25°F | 35°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 724 working residents takes 17.2 minutes, against 26.6 across Washington. Jobs based here grew from 545 in 2013 to 957.
Most working residents leave Warden for work: only 18% work in town. Since 2013, Warden has added 412 jobs, to 957 in 2023. The top destinations are Moses Lake (17%), Othello (8%) and Spokane (3%).
| Warden | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 4.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within Washington, it does better than 67% of towns.
| Warden | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.7 per 1,000 residents | 15.1 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Warden; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Warden residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
City in Washington, United States
Warden is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,449 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Warden grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #183 of 285 in Washington. It grades C− for health, B− for safety and C for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Within Washington, it does better than 67% of towns.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.