Union Gap ranks #6 in Washington for affordability
Union Gap 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 5.
Shorter growing season than 95% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Union Gap’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Union Gap does best on
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Union Gap marked.
Union Gap lands in the top half on 6 of 21 lists
Each dot is Union Gap’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Union Gap does best come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for affordability
Lists where Union Gap sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Union Gap out-ranks 0 of its 2 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 Union Gap 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#6
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#41
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#13
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#18 Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#269
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#265
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#240
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#274
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#272
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#25
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#264 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#101
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#212
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#161 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#220
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
#137
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#240
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
#10 
People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#282
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#54
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#231
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#209
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#86 
The number on the right is Union Gap’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.