Spokane ranks #5 in Washington for library visits
Spokane 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 8.
More snow than 99% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Spokane’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Spokane does best on
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Spokane marked.
Spokane lands in the top half on 13 of 25 lists
Each dot is Spokane’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Spokane does best come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for library visits
Lists where Spokane sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Spokane out-ranks 3 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 Spokane 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%
#31
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#49
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#23 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#52 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#48
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#56
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#57
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
#55 People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#120
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#106
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#176
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#130
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#193 
Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#199
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#175
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#212
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#178
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#129
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#162
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#139 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Port Townsend · 10.6 per resident
#5
Most library borrowing#1 Camas · 21.9 per resident
#16
Best libraries for kids#1 Port Townsend · 42.3 per child
#16 
The number on the right is Spokane’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.