How Waller compares across Washington
Waller is ranked on 28 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents.
Longer growing season than 85% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Waller’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Waller out-ranks 1 of its 4 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.
Waller lands in the top half on 6 of 19 lists
Each dot is Waller’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Waller does best come first.
The lists Waller does best on
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Waller marked.
Where Waller 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#205
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%
#81
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#162
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#91 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#131
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#154
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#181
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#158
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#180
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#106
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#117
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#152 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#111
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#177
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#212 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#213 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Leavenworth · 80 in
#95
Least snow#1 Raymond · 1.1 in
#140
Mildest winters#1 Ocean Shores · 37.5°
Hottest summers#1 Clarkston · 92.9°
Coolest summers#1 Ocean Shores · 65.6°
Longest growing season#1 Port Ludlow · 274 days
#44
Wettest#1 Forks · 109 in
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#212
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#77
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Port Townsend · 10.6 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Camas · 21.9 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Port Townsend · 42.3 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Sammamish · 5.8
The number on the right is Waller’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.