Chico ranks #10 in Washington for health insurance
Chico is ranked on 31 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 7.
The lists Chico does best on
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Chico marked.
Chico lands in the top half on 12 of 18 lists
Each dot is Chico’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Chico does best come first.
Steadier prices than 90% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Chico’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Chico out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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 Chico 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
#61
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#91
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#47
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#42
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#10
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#39
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#206 People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#40
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#225
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#61
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#53
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#82 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#100 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#200
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#113
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#200
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#152
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#211 Climate
Snowiest#1 Leavenworth · 80 in
#182
Least snow#1 Raymond · 1.1 in
#26
Mildest winters#1 Ocean Shores · 37.5°
#122
Hottest summers#1 Clarkston · 92.9°
#186
Coolest summers#1 Ocean Shores · 65.6°
#80
Longest growing season#1 Port Ludlow · 274 days
#100
Wettest#1 Forks · 109 in
#43 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#104
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#233
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 Chico’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.