Bothell ranks #13 in Washington for graduation rate
Bothell is ranked on 36 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 16.
Longer growing season than 98% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Bothell’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Bothell does best on
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bothell marked.
Bothell lands in the top half on 18 of 22 lists
Each dot is Bothell’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Bothell does best come first.
3 spots from the top 10 for graduation rate
Lists where Bothell sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Bothell out-ranks 3 of its 6 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 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
#17
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#19
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#15
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#20
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#44
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#39
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#51 
People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#24
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#143
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#142
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#175
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#116 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#88
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#40
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#57 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#133
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
#35
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#23
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
#30 Safety
Safest#1 Sammamish · 5.8
#31 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#151 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#253
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#241
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#249
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
#47 
The number on the right is Bothell’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.