Pullman makes Washington’s top 10 on 3 lists
Pullman is ranked on 38 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 8.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Pullman marked.
Fewer kids than 99% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Pullman’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for kids’ library use
Lists where Pullman sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Pullman lands in the top half on 16 of 25 lists
Each dot is Pullman’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Pullman does best come first.
Every WA list, and where Pullman lands
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#14 People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#22
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#6
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#278
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#274
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#279 
Safety
Safest#1 Sammamish · 5.8
#20 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#74
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#25
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#78
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
#101 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Port Townsend · 10.6 per resident
#3
Most library borrowing#1 Camas · 21.9 per resident
#7
Best libraries for kids#1 Port Townsend · 42.3 per child
#4 Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#121
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#58
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#82
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#106
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#201
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#279
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#187 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#148
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#75
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#156 
The number on the right is Pullman’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.