Cheney ranks #43 in Washington for cheap rent
Cheney is ranked on 35 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
More snow than 99% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Cheney’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Cheney does best on
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Cheney marked.
Cheney lands in the top half on 11 of 22 lists
Each dot is Cheney’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Cheney does best come first.
Where Cheney 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#63
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#43
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#71
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
#78 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#66 
People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#96
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#11
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#274
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#234
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#271 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#116
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#135
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#106 Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#166
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#125
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#116
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#178
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#201
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#279
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#214 Safety
Safest#1 Sammamish · 5.8
#70 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#125
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
#107
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#123
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
The number on the right is Cheney’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.