Maple Valley ranks #7 in Washington for walkable streets
Maple Valley 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 12.
The lists Maple Valley does best on
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Maple Valley marked.
Maple Valley 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.
Maple Valley lands in the top half on 14 of 21 lists
Each dot is Maple Valley’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Maple Valley does best come first.
More kids than 93% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Maple Valley’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for fewest smokers
Lists where Maple Valley sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Maple Valley 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.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#74
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#17
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#7 Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#32
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#19
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#26
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#20
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#44
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#162
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#172 People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#54
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#97
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#187
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#259
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#20 Safety
Safest#1 Sammamish · 5.8
#25 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#149
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
#101
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#167
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
#51 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#215
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#233
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#214
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#260 
The number on the right is Maple Valley’s spot. All of Washington’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.