Othello ranks #4 in Washington for cheap rent
Othello is ranked on 33 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 5.
More kids than 100% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Othello’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Othello does best on
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Othello marked.
Othello lands in the top half on 8 of 21 lists
Each dot is Othello’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Othello does best come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for cheap rent
Lists where Othello sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every WA list, and where Othello 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
#23
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#4
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#34
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#22 
Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#268
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#250
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#212
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#276
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#277
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#12
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#242 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#202
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
#64
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#7
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
#81 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#198
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#188
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#125 Safety
Safest#1 Sammamish · 5.8
#73 
People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#270
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#7
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#279
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#267
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#1 
The number on the right is Othello’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.