Sumner ranks #22 in Washington for graduation rate
Sumner is ranked on 36 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Sumner does best on
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Sumner marked.
Sumner lands in the top half on 8 of 22 lists
Each dot is Sumner’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Sumner does best come first.
Steadier prices than 81% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Sumner’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 25 for affordable rent
Lists where Sumner sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Sumner out-ranks 0 of its 6 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.
Every WA list, and where Sumner lands
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%
#192
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
#31
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#211
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
#57 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#136
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#193
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#190
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
#27 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#44
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#198
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#176 Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#211
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%
#166
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#79 
People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#182
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#121
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#165
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#148
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#156 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#183 
The number on the right is Sumner’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.