How Algona compares across Washington
Algona is ranked on 30 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Fewer seniors than 97% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Algona’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Algona does best on
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Algona marked.
Algona lands in the top half on 7 of 20 lists
Each dot is Algona’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Algona does best come first.
Algona out-ranks 0 of its 3 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Algona lands in every WA ranking
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#173
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#45
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#158
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#178
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#235
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#122
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#41 Safety
Safest#1 Sammamish · 5.8
#34 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#86
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#169
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#109
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#148 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#179
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#140 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#261
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
#128
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#145
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
#9 People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#258
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#55
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#232
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#276
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#55 
The number on the right is Algona’s spot. All of Washington’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every WA list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.