How Spanaway compares across Washington
Spanaway is ranked on 33 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
The lists Spanaway does best on
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Spanaway marked.
Spanaway lands in the top half on 7 of 20 lists
Each dot is Spanaway’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Spanaway does best come first.
Younger than 86% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Spanaway’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for affordable rent
Lists where Spanaway sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Spanaway out-ranks 1 of its 4 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.
Where Spanaway 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%
#92
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#123
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#54 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#91
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#162
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#146
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
#28 Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#246
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#265
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#240
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#224
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#220
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#162
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#76 
People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#255
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#41
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#244
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#244
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#51 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#261 Climate
Snowiest#1 Leavenworth · 80 in
#95
Least snow#1 Raymond · 1.1 in
#140
Mildest winters#1 Ocean Shores · 37.5°
#114
Hottest summers#1 Clarkston · 92.9°
#121
Coolest summers#1 Ocean Shores · 65.6°
#144
Longest growing season#1 Port Ludlow · 274 days
#175
Wettest#1 Forks · 109 in
#97 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#93
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#172
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Port Townsend · 10.6 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Camas · 21.9 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Port Townsend · 42.3 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Sammamish · 5.8
The number on the right is Spanaway’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.