A town of 33,925, settled in 1856. Home to 24 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Walla Walla does most differently from other towns.
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Main St., Walla Walla, in 1877
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Ordered by what stands out in Walla Walla. Another town gets a different order.
54% of Walla Walla’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are College Place (5%), Spokane (3%) and Kennewick (3%). Half commute less than 2 miles.
The typical Walla Walla home is worth about $416,000, up 0.7% in a year, 30% below the Washington typical home.
6.5 miles of trails across 14 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fort Walla Walla Park | 2.8 mi | 210 |
| 2. Arthur C. Rempel Nature Area | 2.5 mi | 91 |
| 3. Pioneer Park | 0.3 mi | 41 |
Walla Walla beats the Washington average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| What stands out | Walla Walla | WA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.5% | 9% |
| More uninsured adults | 11.8% | 8.4% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 20.4% | 16.3% |
Walla Walla reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 78% report less.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 31% of U.S. communities.
Walla Walla has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The public schools Walla Walla’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Park Elementary School | K–5 | 526 | Not graded |
| Edison Elementary School | K–5 | 464 | Not graded |
| Prospect Point Elementary | K–5 | 414 | Not graded |
| Sharpstein Elementary School | K–5 | 340 | Not graded |
| Berney Elementary School | K–5 | 324 | Not graded |
| Walla Walla Center for Children and Families | PK–K | 108 | Not graded |
2 colleges in town.
24 places in Walla Walla on the National Register of Historic Places.
64 notable people were born in Walla Walla.
City in Washington, United States
Walla Walla ( WAH-lə WAH-lə) is a city in and the county seat of Walla Walla County, Washington, United States. It is one of the largest cities in Southeastern Washington with a population of 34,060 at the 2020 census, estimated to have decreased to 33,339 as of 2023. The combined population of the city and its two suburbs, the town of College Place and unincorporated Walla Walla East, is about 45,500. Walla Walla is located near the Palouse and Blue Mountains, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) from the Oregon border to the south. The city lies within the historic territory of several Indigenous Northwest Plateau peoples, among which were the Walawalałáma (Walla Walla). The settlement's name, …
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3 towns share a border with Walla Walla.
