How Puyallup compares across Washington
Puyallup is ranked on 39 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 1.
Steadier prices than 71% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Puyallup’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Puyallup out-ranks 2 of its 5 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.
Puyallup lands in the top half on 8 of 25 lists
Each dot is Puyallup’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Puyallup does best come first.
2 spots from the top 10 for library borrowing
Lists where Puyallup sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
The lists Puyallup does best on
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Puyallup marked.
Where Puyallup 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%
#91
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#34
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#101 
Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#207
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#215
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#158
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#148
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#129
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#119 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#152
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#161
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#179
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
#42 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Port Townsend · 10.6 per resident
#8
Most library borrowing#1 Camas · 21.9 per resident
#12
Best libraries for kids#1 Port Townsend · 42.3 per child
#12 People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#148
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#94
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#192
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#145
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#146 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#145
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
#102
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#185
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
#59 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#210 
The number on the right is Puyallup’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.