Sultan ranks #6 in Washington for new homes
Sultan is ranked on 35 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
Wetter than 97% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Sultan’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Sultan does best on
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Sultan marked.
Sultan lands in the top half on 13 of 21 lists
Each dot is Sultan’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Sultan does best come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for new homes
Lists where Sultan sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Sultan 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#103
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
#6
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#118
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
#19 Safety
Safest#1 Sammamish · 5.8
#13 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#60
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#71
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#120 Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#99
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#108
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#116
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#83
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#166
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#215 People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#108
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#98
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#188
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#224
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#78 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#140
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#135
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#102
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#266 
The number on the right is Sultan’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.