Bothell East makes Washington’s top 10 on 3 lists
Bothell East is ranked on 32 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 12.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bothell East marked.
Longer growing season than 98% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Bothell East’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 10 for health
Lists where Bothell East sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Bothell East lands in the top half on 14 of 19 lists
Each dot is Bothell East’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Bothell East does best come first.
Bothell East out-ranks 4 of its 5 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.
Every WA list, and where Bothell East lands
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
#13
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#19
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#15
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#29
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#44
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#2
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#88 
People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#18
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#53
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#230
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#272
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#32 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#254
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#110
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#19 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#204 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#267
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#248
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#266
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Leavenworth · 80 in
#145
Least snow#1 Raymond · 1.1 in
#82
Mildest winters#1 Ocean Shores · 37.5°
#51
Hottest summers#1 Clarkston · 92.9°
#208
Coolest summers#1 Ocean Shores · 65.6°
#55
Longest growing season#1 Port Ludlow · 274 days
#7
Wettest#1 Forks · 109 in
#164 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#177
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#21
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Port Townsend · 10.6 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Camas · 21.9 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Port Townsend · 42.3 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Sammamish · 5.8
The number on the right is Bothell East’s spot. All of Washington’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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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.