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Ranked for Outdoor Lovers

Best Places to Live in Washington for Outdoor Lovers

Public land, clean air, small towns, sunny and mild Ranked by how well each place fits the Outdoor Lovers profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1Walla WallaPopulation 33,842 · solid overall livability85% match
  2. #2PullmanPopulation 31,972 · solid overall livability85% match
  3. #3Mount VernonPopulation 35,120 · solid overall livability69% match
  4. #4YakimaPopulation 96,764 · solid overall livability67% match
  5. #5RichlandPopulation 60,867 · solid overall livability64% match
  6. #6OrchardsPopulation 29,214 · solid overall livability64% match
  7. #7CamasPopulation 26,387 · solid overall livability64% match
  8. #8Mill Creek EastPopulation 25,302 · solid overall livability64% match
  9. #9BellinghamPopulation 91,353 · solid overall livability59% match
  10. #10BremertonPopulation 43,983 · solid overall livability59% match
  11. #11KennewickPopulation 83,823 · solid overall livability54% match
  12. #12PascoPopulation 77,274 · solid overall livability54% match
  13. #13TumwaterPopulation 25,617 · solid overall livability54% match
  14. #14Mercer IslandPopulation 25,464 · solid overall livability54% match
  15. #15VancouverPopulation 190,700 · solid overall livability49% match
  16. #16Lake StevensPopulation 38,816 · solid overall livability49% match
  17. #17SpanawayPopulation 34,015 · solid overall livability49% match
  18. #18Maple ValleyPopulation 27,889 · solid overall livability46% match
  19. #19Moses LakePopulation 25,155 · mixed overall livability46% match
  20. #20SpokanePopulation 227,922 · solid overall livability44% match
  21. #21Spokane ValleyPopulation 103,761 · solid overall livability44% match
  22. #22TacomaPopulation 219,234 · mixed overall livability38% match
  23. #23BellevuePopulation 150,606 · solid overall livability38% match
  24. #24EverettPopulation 110,847 · mixed overall livability38% match
  25. #25KirklandPopulation 92,015 · solid overall livability38% 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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