Granger makes Washington’s top 10 on 3 lists
Granger is ranked on 33 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 4.
Granger is on Washington’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Granger marked.
Younger than 100% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Granger’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Granger lands in the top half on 8 of 20 lists
Each dot is Granger’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Granger does best come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for affordability
Lists where Granger sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every WA list, and where Granger lands
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
#5
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#19
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#3
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#87 Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#279
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#279
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#240
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#280
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#282
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#2
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#245 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#241
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#91
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#152 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#253
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
#103
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
#112 People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#271
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#3
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#283
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#278
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#3 Climate
Snowiest#1 Leavenworth · 80 in
#52
Least snow#1 Raymond · 1.1 in
#197
Mildest winters#1 Ocean Shores · 37.5°
#222
Hottest summers#1 Clarkston · 92.9°
#16
Coolest summers#1 Ocean Shores · 65.6°
#250
Longest growing season#1 Port Ludlow · 274 days
#269
Wettest#1 Forks · 109 in
#257 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 Granger’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.