Fircrest ranks #6 in Washington for walkable streets
Fircrest is ranked on 35 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 95% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Fircrest’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Fircrest does best on
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Fircrest marked.
Fircrest lands in the top half on 14 of 21 lists
Each dot is Fircrest’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Fircrest does best come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for walkable streets
Lists where Fircrest sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Fircrest 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.
Every WA list, and where Fircrest lands
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#162
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#25
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#6 Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#87
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#175
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#47
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#58
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#44
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#122
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#73 People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#50
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#224
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#60
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#94
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#234 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#89 Safety
Safest#1 Sammamish · 5.8
#57 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#165
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#100
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#170
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#214
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
#150
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#182
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
#7 
The number on the right is Fircrest’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.