How Everett compares across Washington
Everett is ranked on 38 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Everett lands in the top half on 6 of 24 lists
Each dot is Everett’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Everett does best come first.
Cooler summers than 80% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Everett’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Everett sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Everett out-ranks 0 of its 2 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.
Where Everett 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
#147
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#125
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#158
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#178
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#201
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#122
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#28 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#18
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#129
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#186 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#140 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#158
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#139
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#134
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
#71 People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#153
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#108
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#178
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#180
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#210 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#142
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
#92
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#136
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
#94 
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Port Townsend · 10.6 per resident
#15
Most library borrowing#1 Camas · 21.9 per resident
#15
Best libraries for kids#1 Port Townsend · 42.3 per child
#13 Safety
Safest#1 Sammamish · 5.8
#97 
The number on the right is Everett’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.