Walla Walla ranks #7 in Washington for short commutes
Walla Walla 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 3.
Hotter summers than 97% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Walla Walla’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Walla Walla does best on
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Walla Walla marked.
3 spots from the top 10 for library visits
Lists where Walla Walla sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Walla Walla lands in the top half on 7 of 25 lists
Each dot is Walla Walla’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Walla Walla does best come first.
Walla Walla out-ranks 0 of its 1 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 Walla Walla 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#7 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#62
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#71
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#68
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
#69 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#119
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#187
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#88 Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#209
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#175
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#158
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#178
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#235
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#75
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#251 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#73
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
#86
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#117
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
#73 People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#165
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#115
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#171
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#91
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#227 Safety
Safest#1 Sammamish · 5.8
#82 
The number on the right is Walla Walla’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.