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Best Places to Live in Washington for Retirees

Warm winters, low taxes, low crime, clean air, a calmer pace Ranked by how well each place fits the Retirees profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1Mercer IslandPopulation 25,464 · solid overall livability64% match
  2. #2SammamishPopulation 66,586 · solid overall livability51% match
  3. #3EdmondsPopulation 42,705 · solid overall livability51% match
  4. #4Moses LakePopulation 25,155 · mixed overall livability44% match
  5. #5SeattlePopulation 734,603 · solid overall livability38% match
  6. #6VancouverPopulation 190,700 · solid overall livability38% match
  7. #7BellevuePopulation 150,606 · solid overall livability38% match
  8. #8EverettPopulation 110,847 · mixed overall livability38% match
  9. #9KirklandPopulation 92,015 · solid overall livability38% match
  10. #10BellinghamPopulation 91,353 · solid overall livability38% match
  11. #11KennewickPopulation 83,823 · solid overall livability38% match
  12. #12PascoPopulation 77,274 · solid overall livability38% match
  13. #13RedmondPopulation 73,728 · solid overall livability38% match
  14. #14MarysvillePopulation 70,847 · solid overall livability38% match
  15. #15RichlandPopulation 60,867 · solid overall livability38% match
  16. #16LaceyPopulation 56,263 · solid overall livability38% match
  17. #17OlympiaPopulation 55,151 · mixed overall livability38% match
  18. #18BothellPopulation 47,917 · solid overall livability38% match
  19. #19BremertonPopulation 43,983 · solid overall livability38% match
  20. #20IssaquahPopulation 39,400 · solid overall livability38% match
  21. #21Lake StevensPopulation 38,816 · solid overall livability38% match
  22. #22LongviewPopulation 37,722 · solid overall livability38% match
  23. #23OrchardsPopulation 29,214 · solid overall livability38% match
  24. #24CamasPopulation 26,387 · solid overall livability38% match
  25. #25TumwaterPopulation 25,617 · 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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