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Ranked for Affordable Living

Best Places to Live in Washington for Affordable Living

Low cost of living, rent, home prices, and total tax burden Ranked by how well each place fits the Affordable Living profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1SpokanePopulation 227,922 · solid overall livability46% match
  2. #2Spokane ValleyPopulation 103,761 · solid overall livability46% match
  3. #3RentonPopulation 105,355 · solid overall livability37% match
  4. #4KennewickPopulation 83,823 · solid overall livability37% match
  5. #5MarysvillePopulation 70,847 · solid overall livability37% match
  6. #6WenatcheePopulation 35,365 · solid overall livability37% match
  7. #7SeattlePopulation 734,603 · solid overall livability26% match
  8. #8TacomaPopulation 219,234 · mixed overall livability26% match
  9. #9VancouverPopulation 190,700 · solid overall livability26% match
  10. #10BellevuePopulation 150,606 · solid overall livability26% match
  11. #11KentPopulation 135,169 · mixed overall livability26% match
  12. #12EverettPopulation 110,847 · mixed overall livability26% match
  13. #13Federal WayPopulation 99,614 · mixed overall livability26% match
  14. #14YakimaPopulation 96,764 · solid overall livability26% match
  15. #15BellinghamPopulation 91,353 · solid overall livability26% match
  16. #16AuburnPopulation 85,623 · mixed overall livability26% match
  17. #17PascoPopulation 77,274 · solid overall livability26% match
  18. #18RedmondPopulation 73,728 · solid overall livability26% match
  19. #19SammamishPopulation 66,586 · solid overall livability26% match
  20. #20LakewoodPopulation 63,142 · mixed overall livability26% match
  21. #21RichlandPopulation 60,867 · solid overall livability26% match
  22. #22LaceyPopulation 56,263 · solid overall livability26% match
  23. #23OlympiaPopulation 55,151 · mixed overall livability26% match
  24. #24BothellPopulation 47,917 · solid overall livability26% match
  25. #25BremertonPopulation 43,983 · solid overall livability26% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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