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Ranked for Young Families

Best Places to Live in Washington for Young Families

Top schools, low crime, parks, room for a family Ranked by how well each place fits the Young Families profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1SpokanePopulation 227,922 · solid overall livability73% match
  2. #2Walla WallaPopulation 33,842 · solid overall livability73% match
  3. #3Moses LakePopulation 25,155 · mixed overall livability71% match
  4. #4Spokane ValleyPopulation 103,761 · solid overall livability61% match
  5. #5Mount VernonPopulation 35,120 · solid overall livability56% match
  6. #6VancouverPopulation 190,700 · solid overall livability54% match
  7. #7YakimaPopulation 96,764 · solid overall livability51% match
  8. #8ParklandPopulation 39,398 · solid overall livability49% match
  9. #9BellinghamPopulation 91,353 · solid overall livability46% match
  10. #10BellevuePopulation 150,606 · solid overall livability44% match
  11. #11KirklandPopulation 92,015 · solid overall livability44% match
  12. #12LaceyPopulation 56,263 · solid overall livability44% match
  13. #13OlympiaPopulation 55,151 · mixed overall livability44% match
  14. #14BremertonPopulation 43,983 · solid overall livability44% match
  15. #15OrchardsPopulation 29,214 · solid overall livability41% match
  16. #16KennewickPopulation 83,823 · solid overall livability39% match
  17. #17PascoPopulation 77,274 · solid overall livability39% match
  18. #18SammamishPopulation 66,586 · solid overall livability39% match
  19. #19Mercer IslandPopulation 25,464 · solid overall livability39% match
  20. #20RedmondPopulation 73,728 · solid overall livability34% match
  21. #21PullmanPopulation 31,972 · solid overall livability34% match
  22. #22SeattlePopulation 734,603 · solid overall livability32% match
  23. #23TacomaPopulation 219,234 · mixed overall livability32% match
  24. #24KentPopulation 135,169 · mixed overall livability32% match
  25. #25RentonPopulation 105,355 · solid overall livability32% 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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