Chelan is #1 in Washington for graduation rate
Chelan is ranked on 34 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Chelan marked.
More vacation homes than 100% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Chelan’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Chelan lands in the top half on 10 of 20 lists
Each dot is Chelan’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Chelan does best come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for short commutes
Lists where Chelan sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every WA list, and where Chelan lands
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#11 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#2
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
#25
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#52
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
#126 Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#223
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#76
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#212
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#238
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#235
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#75
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#283 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#134
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#80
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#74
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#118
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#72
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#193 People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#159
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#247
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#40
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#43
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#251 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Leavenworth · 80 in
#23
Least snow#1 Raymond · 1.1 in
#231
Mildest winters#1 Ocean Shores · 37.5°
#261
Hottest summers#1 Clarkston · 92.9°
#43
Coolest summers#1 Ocean Shores · 65.6°
#223
Longest growing season#1 Port Ludlow · 274 days
#213
Wettest#1 Forks · 109 in
#229 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 Chelan’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.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.