Longview ranks #14 in Washington for a top hospital nearby
Longview is ranked on 36 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Longview does best on
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Longview marked.
Longview lands in the top half on 7 of 22 lists
Each dot is Longview’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Longview does best come first.
Less snow than 93% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Longview’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
4 spots from the top 10 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Longview sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Longview out-ranks 1 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.
Every WA list, and where Longview 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
#46
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#42
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#47
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
#62 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#49
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#65
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#144 Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#265
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#273
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#240
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#260
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#201
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#14 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#110 Safety
Safest#1 Sammamish · 5.8
#90 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#78
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
#120
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#225
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
#28 
People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#253
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#167
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#116
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#68
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#136 
The number on the right is Longview’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.