What is the #1 most expensive cities in washington?

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

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 most expensive cities in washington?: Clyde Hill ranks #1 with 324.6 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in washington?: 1. Clyde Hill (324.6), 2. Yarrow Point (324.6), 3. Medina (324.5), 4. Sammamish (314.1), 5. Woodway (298.1)
How many cities in Washington are ranked?: This ranking includes 391 cities in Washington with available data.

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