What is the #1 cheapest places to live in washington?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Neah Bay	1,056	71.0
2	Oroville	1,686	72.2
3	Soap Lake	1,286	74.5
4	Newport	2,269	80.5
5	Goldendale	3,458	82.7
6	Royal City	1,615	83.9
7	Forks	3,413	84.6
8	Pomeroy	1,423	85.4
9	Warden	2,531	86.1
10	Bridgeport	2,307	86.2
11	South Bend	1,856	86.8
12	Kettle Falls	1,703	87.1
13	Westport	2,164	87.8
14	George	1,136	88.2
15	Wapato	4,577	88.7
16	Granger	3,658	88.9
17	Mattawa	3,553	89.0
18	Cascade Valley	3,824	89.7
19	Colville	4,979	90.8
20	Mabton	2,481	90.9
21	Republic	1,043	91.3
22	Tieton	1,911	91.6
23	Clarkston	7,240	91.7
24	Raymond	3,160	92.3
25	Hoquiam	8,792	92.7
26	Lakeview	1,601	93.9
27	Morton	1,142	93.9
28	Carlsborg	1,135	94.6
29	Chewelah	2,552	94.7
30	Sunnyside	16,329	95.3
31	Aberdeen	17,040	96.6
32	Brewster	1,737	97.2
33	Long Beach	1,844	97.6
34	Ritzville	1,942	98.1
35	Colfax	2,785	98.7
36	Union Gap	6,511	99.2
37	Coulee Dam	1,457	99.7
38	West Clarkston-Highland	5,678	100.1
39	Centralia	18,457	100.6
40	Moses Lake North	4,693	100.7
41	Rock Island	1,142	100.9
42	Cheney	12,830	101.3
43	Grandview	11,042	102.0
44	Deer Park	4,605	102.4
45	Pullman	31,939	102.6
46	Yakima	96,810	103.5
47	Benton City	3,559	103.9
48	Toppenish	8,746	104.0
49	Prosser	6,213	105.6
50	Dayton	2,695	106.0
51	Connell	5,080	106.4
52	Omak	4,931	107.4
53	Ephrata	8,493	107.6
54	Fords Prairie	1,762	107.7
55	Othello	8,699	107.7
56	College Place	9,828	108.4
57	South Wenatchee	1,083	108.4
58	Kelso	12,697	108.7
59	Sequim	8,130	108.8
60	Cle Elum	2,078	109.6
61	Ellensburg	18,913	109.8
62	Davenport	1,819	109.8
63	Darrington	1,397	109.9
64	Port Angeles	20,087	110.2
65	Peaceful Valley	2,661	110.4
66	Ocean Park	1,777	112.2
67	Okanogan	2,477	112.4
68	Longview	37,836	113.1
69	Medical Lake	4,927	113.2
70	Winlock	1,951	114.2
71	Whidbey Island Station	2,284	114.3
72	Chehalis	7,536	114.3
73	Port Angeles East	3,035	114.4
74	Cashmere	3,263	114.6
75	Shelton	10,619	114.8
76	Elma	3,452	114.9
77	Airway Heights	10,766	115.0
78	Spokane	229,228	115.1
79	Basin City	1,527	115.3
80	Millwood	1,880	115.5
81	Kittitas	1,186	115.7
82	Cosmopolis	2,301	116.3
83	Ocean Shores	7,076	116.7
84	Castle Rock	2,298	116.8
85	Montesano	4,157	117.1
86	Carson	2,553	117.2
87	Moses Lake	25,594	117.2
88	Zillah	3,163	118.1
89	Walla Walla	33,766	118.6
90	Belfair	4,601	119.1
91	McCleary	2,262	119.1
92	Kennewick	84,389	119.9
93	Wenatchee	35,502	120.1
94	Quincy	7,922	120.6
95	Gleed	3,130	120.6
96	Spokane Valley	105,460	120.6
97	Dallesport	1,434	121.4
98	Beacon Hill	1,978	121.8
99	Navy Yard City	2,542	121.8
100	Palouse	1,131	123.0
101	Port Hadlock-Irondale	3,695	123.3
102	Tenino	1,965	123.3
103	Port Townsend	10,290	124.2
104	Coupeville	1,934	124.8
105	Grand Mound	3,711	125.0
106	Pasco	78,446	125.0
107	Waterville	1,353	125.0
108	Terrace Heights	9,480	125.1
109	Asotin	1,039	125.2
110	Fairchild AFB	3,016	125.3
111	Country Homes	5,979	126.3
112	North Bonneville	1,151	126.4
113	North Puyallup	1,363	126.5
114	Sumas	1,384	127.3
115	Finley	5,734	128.0
116	Mead	7,184	128.2
117	North Yelm	2,503	128.3
118	Entiat	1,151	129.4
119	Clarkston Heights-Vineland	7,144	130.0
120	Stevenson	1,676	130.2
121	Burbank	3,645	130.5
122	Sedro-Woolley	12,633	130.8
123	Selah	8,301	130.9
124	Birch Bay	11,103	131.4
125	Mount Vernon	35,312	131.5
126	Leavenworth	2,676	131.5
127	Point Roberts	1,275	131.6
128	East Wenatchee	14,114	131.7
129	Marietta-Alderwood	3,569	132.3
130	Napavine	1,705	132.3
131	Ahtanum	3,570	132.6
132	Chelan	4,314	132.9
133	Town and Country	5,398	134.4
134	Canyon Creek	3,556	134.5
135	Central Park	3,203	135.1
136	Lakewood	63,034	135.1
137	East Port Orchard	5,581	135.7
138	Bremerton	44,531	135.7
139	Midland	8,676	135.8
140	Moxee	4,545	136.5
141	Everson	2,989	137.0
142	Bethel	4,276	137.1
143	Puget Island	1,136	137.3
144	Woodland	6,513	137.3
145	Parkland	39,174	137.3
146	Oak Harbor	24,396	137.8
147	Suquamish	4,515	138.5
148	White Salmon	2,533	139.1
149	Otis Orchards-East Farms	5,486	139.4
150	Richland	61,912	139.4
151	Burlington	9,637	139.5
152	Friday Harbor	2,685	139.7
153	Bellingham	92,367	140.9
154	Enetai	2,135	141.0
155	Rochester	6,025	141.4
156	Ilwaco	1,418	141.8
157	Olympia	55,583	142.3
158	Blaine	5,982	142.4
159	Longview Heights	4,403	142.4
160	Ferndale	15,447	142.5
161	Fort Lewis	13,983	142.6
162	Rainier	2,499	143.1
163	Vancouver	192,696	143.8
164	Hazel Dell	23,086	143.8
165	Yelm	10,618	143.8
166	McChord AFB	2,895	144.0
167	Clinton	1,367	144.6
168	Eatonville	2,843	145.2
169	Longbranch	4,715	145.6
170	SeaTac	31,143	146.3
171	Desert Aire	2,953	146.5
172	Tacoma	220,482	147.5
173	Manson	1,595	147.5
174	Sultan	5,770	148.1
175	Freeland	1,966	150.0
176	Algona	3,239	150.5
177	Langley	1,090	150.7
178	Kingston	2,585	150.8
179	Battle Ground	21,293	151.1
180	Tracyton	5,658	151.3
181	Tukwila	21,479	151.6
182	Everett	111,083	151.7
183	Garrett	1,824	151.9
184	Gold Bar	2,396	152.2
185	Indianola	3,517	152.3
186	Kitsap Lake	1,879	152.4
187	Port Orchard	16,398	152.6
188	Lexington	4,495	152.8
189	Parkwood	6,976	153.2
190	Lacey	57,088	153.2
191	Arlington	20,599	153.2
192	Nooksack	1,547	153.3
193	Boulevard Park	4,334	153.7
194	Rocky Point	1,648	153.8
195	Orchards	29,716	153.9
196	Crocker	1,173	154.0
197	Federal Way	99,232	154.3
198	Tumwater	26,519	155.7
199	Yacolt	1,628	156.4
200	Stansberry Lake	1,574	156.4
201	Salmon Creek	19,594	156.7
202	Snohomish	10,177	156.7
203	Stanwood	8,351	156.8
204	Home	1,718	157.1
205	White Center	15,017	157.2
206	Spanaway	34,322	157.2
207	Washougal	16,945	157.8
208	Fife	10,902	157.8
209	Purdy	1,222	157.9
210	Lynnwood	40,953	158.4
211	West Richland	17,126	159.5
212	Tanglewilde	6,822	159.8
213	North Fort Lewis	5,990	160.0
214	Bangor Base	5,931	160.3
215	Alderton	2,857	160.5
216	Lynden	16,025	161.2
217	Anacortes	17,837	161.3
218	Lake Stickney	15,514	161.5
219	Clover Creek	7,128	161.7
220	Minnehaha	12,080	162.0
221	Auburn	85,455	162.8
222	Puyallup	42,642	163.0
223	Poulsbo	11,962	163.3
224	Des Moines	32,545	163.6
225	Pacific	7,064	164.0
226	Kent	135,015	164.0
227	Summit	8,885	164.8
228	Wauna	4,831	165.0
229	Sudden Valley	6,963	165.1
230	Manchester	6,018	165.5
231	Milton	8,747	165.7
232	Summitview	2,031	165.7
233	University Place	34,850	165.8
234	Burien	51,331	165.9
235	Lakeland South	12,869	166.0
236	Anderson Island	1,341	166.2
237	Lochsloy	3,088	166.3
238	Granite Falls	4,658	166.7
239	Five Corners	21,444	166.8
240	Elk Plain	13,863	167.3
241	Marysville	71,570	167.4
242	Key Center	3,619	167.5
243	Kalama	2,996	168.2
244	Prairie Ridge	12,054	168.3
245	Sumner	10,674	168.4
246	Fircrest	7,082	168.9
247	Port Ludlow	2,979	169.4
248	Bryn Mawr-Skyway	17,577	170.0
249	Hansville	3,533	170.1
250	Silverdale	21,046	170.2
251	Steilacoom	6,683	170.6
252	Summit View	9,014	170.9
253	Fern Prairie	2,132	171.2
254	Mount Vista	10,635	171.3
255	Liberty Lake	12,435	171.6
256	Camano	17,535	171.8
257	Walla Walla East	2,264	173.0
258	South Hill	68,161	173.9
259	Lake Goodwin	5,682	174.3
260	Enumclaw	12,663	174.6
261	Mountlake Terrace	21,419	174.8
262	Renton	105,279	175.0
263	Swede Heaven	1,163	175.4
264	Brush Prairie	2,563	176.4
265	Suncrest	5,590	178.0
266	Warm Beach	3,333	178.1
267	Waller	7,857	179.2
268	Lofall	2,018	179.6
269	North Lynnwood	23,653	179.7
270	Vashon	10,424	180.0
271	Monroe	19,696	180.6
272	Burley	2,516	181.0
273	Sunnyslope	3,674	182.0
274	Frederickson	24,219	182.2
275	South Creek	1,885	183.0
276	Buckley	5,306	183.4
277	Graham	35,090	185.6
278	McMillin	1,298	186.3
279	Gig Harbor	12,202	186.3
280	La Center	3,885	187.3
281	Lakeland North	14,664	187.3
282	Meadow Glade	2,534	187.7
283	West Pasco	1,157	188.4
284	Prairie Heights	4,817	189.2
285	DuPont	9,952	189.9
286	Allyn	2,656	189.9
287	Orting	8,957	190.0
288	Machias	1,112	190.2
289	Venersborg	4,827	190.4
290	Big Lake	2,648	191.2
291	Edgewood	12,683	191.5
292	Chico	3,016	191.9
293	Sisco Heights	2,942	192.5
294	Barberton	8,213	193.1
295	Shoreline	59,280	193.7
296	Alderwood Manor	10,168	195.3
297	Lake Cassidy	3,337	195.5
298	Lake Stevens	39,500	195.8
299	Edmonds	42,783	196.2
300	Maplewood	5,766	196.8
301	Ridgefield	12,576	197.1
302	Southworth	2,109	197.4
303	Clear Lake	1,266	197.4
304	Camas	26,779	198.5
305	Hockinson	5,993	199.5
306	Geneva	2,200	200.1
307	Lake Morton-Berrydale	10,591	200.6
308	Easton	1,046	201.0
309	Lake Shore	6,601	201.3
310	Fairwood	18,437	202.6
311	Covington	20,957	203.2
312	Fobes Hill	2,683	203.4
313	Bonney Lake	22,776	203.9
314	Wilderness Rim	1,770	206.4
315	Eastmont	23,486	208.0
316	Seattle	741,440	208.3
317	Picnic Point	9,833	209.9
318	Martha Lake	22,740	211.7
319	Ruston	1,293	211.7
320	Shadow Lake	2,221	212.3
321	Mukilteo	21,312	213.4
322	Kenmore	23,594	215.4
323	Wollochet	6,905	215.7
324	Amboy	1,545	216.0
325	Mill Creek	20,846	216.4
326	Carnation	2,476	217.5
327	Artondale	14,051	218.2
328	Lake Ketchum	1,088	218.4
329	Kayak Point	1,660	219.7
330	Lake Tapps	12,360	220.6
331	Fife Heights	1,508	220.6
332	Bryant	2,375	220.8
333	Canterwood	2,964	221.7
334	Maple Valley	28,121	222.5
335	Chain Lake	4,989	222.6
336	Fall City	1,743	223.4
337	Esperance	3,988	225.6
338	Felida	10,695	226.2
339	Sunday Lake	1,209	227.1
340	Lewisville	2,372	227.2
341	Meadowdale	2,948	227.9
342	Bothell	48,610	228.6
343	Larch Way	4,046	228.9
344	Black Diamond	5,678	230.5
345	East Renton Highlands	12,241	233.1
346	Bothell West	21,014	234.6
347	Kirkland	91,614	234.9
348	Normandy Park	6,659	235.2
349	Arlington Heights	2,990	235.3
350	Maple Heights-Lake Desire	3,694	235.4
351	Rosedale	4,267	235.5
352	Issaquah	39,472	238.2
353	Cathcart	1,878	238.6
354	Brier	6,507	238.8
355	Cavalero	1,850	239.3
356	Bunk Foss	3,718	239.3
357	Silver Firs	21,796	239.9
358	Maltby	10,859	241.4
359	Woods Creek	7,027	242.5
360	Riverbend	2,150	242.9
361	Lake Holm	3,664	244.7
362	Tehaleh	6,769	245.7
363	Hobart	6,841	246.6
364	Lake Forest Park	13,356	250.9
365	Newcastle	12,945	257.5
366	Bainbridge Island	24,607	258.1
367	North Bend	7,745	258.9
368	Duvall	8,279	259.9
369	Bothell East	14,487	261.3
370	Woodinville	13,440	261.6
371	Redmond	75,721	266.1
372	Clearview	3,508	266.9
373	Three Lakes	3,466	267.6
374	Union Hill-Novelty Hill	23,272	271.1
375	Ames Lake	1,138	273.4
376	Mirrormont	4,217	273.6
377	Duluth	2,040	274.8
378	High Bridge	3,147	275.6
379	Bellevue	151,199	275.8
380	Snoqualmie	13,750	276.0
381	Mill Creek East	25,461	278.1
382	Mercer Island	25,282	279.8
383	Fox Island	3,365	283.2
384	Monroe North	2,069	283.4
385	Lake Marcel-Stillwater	1,463	287.4
386	Cottage Lake	23,170	296.9
387	Woodway	1,174	298.1
388	Sammamish	66,375	314.1
389	Medina	2,889	324.5
390	Yarrow Point	1,192	324.6
391	Clyde Hill	3,104	324.6

Methodology

Cities in Washington are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 cheapest places to live in washington?: Neah Bay ranks #1 with 71.0 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in washington?: 1. Neah Bay (71.0), 2. Oroville (72.2), 3. Soap Lake (74.5), 4. Newport (80.5), 5. Goldendale (82.7)
How many cities in Washington are ranked?: This ranking includes 391 cities in Washington with available data.

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