What is the #1 best cities for families in washington?

#	City	Population	Family Score
1	Seattle	741,440	93.70
2	Ruston	1,293	89.30
3	Olympia	55,583	79.80
4	Tukwila	21,479	76.80
5	Vancouver	192,696	76.60
6	Burien	51,331	76.40
7	Renton	105,279	76.00
8	Bremerton	44,531	76.00
9	Port Townsend	10,290	74.70
10	Lakewood	63,034	73.70
11	Bellingham	92,367	72.80
12	Spokane	229,228	72.00
13	Puyallup	42,642	72.00
14	SeaTac	31,143	71.80
15	Fircrest	7,082	71.60
16	Port Angeles	20,087	71.40
17	Everett	111,083	71.00
18	Fife	10,902	70.90
19	Redmond	75,721	70.50
20	Lynnwood	40,953	69.90
21	Mountlake Terrace	21,419	69.70
22	Des Moines	32,545	69.70
23	Edmonds	42,783	69.30
24	Sumner	10,674	69.10
25	Milton	8,747	69.00
26	Kent	135,015	67.20
27	Federal Way	99,232	67.20
28	Darrington	1,397	66.50
29	Cheney	12,830	66.10
30	Moses Lake	25,594	66.10
31	Auburn	85,455	65.50
32	Gig Harbor	12,202	65.10
33	Bellevue	151,199	64.60
34	Walla Walla	33,766	64.20
35	Shoreline	59,280	63.80
36	Chehalis	7,536	63.40
37	Coupeville	1,934	62.50
38	Port Orchard	16,398	62.10
39	Ellensburg	18,913	61.90
40	Tumwater	26,519	61.90
41	Airway Heights	10,766	61.70
42	Poulsbo	11,962	61.50
43	Arlington	20,599	61.30
44	Woodinville	13,440	60.60
45	University Place	34,850	60.60
46	Soap Lake	1,286	60.40
47	Richland	61,912	60.20
48	White Salmon	2,533	59.80
49	Snohomish	10,177	59.80
50	Mill Creek	20,846	59.80
51	Lacey	57,088	59.60
52	Clarkston	7,240	59.60
53	Washougal	16,945	58.50
54	Aberdeen	17,040	58.50
55	Ritzville	1,942	58.30
56	Centralia	18,457	58.30
57	Orting	8,957	58.30
58	Kirkland	91,614	57.90
59	Buckley	5,306	57.50
60	Spokane Valley	105,460	57.50
61	Issaquah	39,472	57.50
62	Long Beach	1,844	57.10
63	Yakima	96,810	57.00
64	Bothell	48,610	57.00
65	Wenatchee	35,502	56.80
66	Tenino	1,965	56.80
67	Longview	37,836	56.20
68	Marysville	71,570	55.80
69	McCleary	2,262	55.80
70	Blaine	5,982	54.50
71	Forks	3,413	54.50
72	Monroe	19,696	54.30
73	Sequim	8,130	54.10
74	Edgewood	12,683	53.90
75	Cle Elum	2,078	53.50
76	Pullman	31,939	53.10
77	Hoquiam	8,792	53.00
78	Kennewick	84,389	52.60
79	Granite Falls	4,658	52.20
80	Liberty Lake	12,435	51.40
81	Oroville	1,686	51.20
82	Mukilteo	21,312	51.20
83	Covington	20,957	51.00
84	Newcastle	12,945	51.00
85	Enumclaw	12,663	50.30
86	Normandy Park	6,659	50.30
87	Elma	3,452	50.30
88	Langley	1,090	50.10
89	Kenmore	23,594	49.70
90	Bonney Lake	22,776	49.70
91	Anacortes	17,837	49.50
92	Sultan	5,770	49.30
93	Yelm	10,618	49.10
94	Lake Forest Park	13,356	49.10
95	Lynden	16,025	48.80
96	Stanwood	8,351	48.60
97	Napavine	1,705	48.60
98	Mount Vernon	35,312	48.60
99	North Bend	7,745	47.80
100	Mercer Island	25,282	47.00
101	Pacific	7,064	47.00
102	Kelso	12,697	46.90
103	Steilacoom	6,683	46.30
104	Kittitas	1,186	46.10
105	Eatonville	2,843	45.50
106	Pasco	78,446	45.10
107	Woodland	6,513	45.00
108	Kettle Falls	1,703	44.40
109	Ilwaco	1,418	44.40
110	Lake Stevens	39,500	43.60
111	Woodway	1,174	43.00
112	Kalama	2,996	42.90
113	Maple Valley	28,121	42.90
114	DuPont	9,952	42.70
115	Bainbridge Island	24,607	42.70
116	Selah	8,301	42.70
117	Oak Harbor	24,396	42.70
118	Burlington	9,637	42.70
119	Montesano	4,157	42.50
120	Goldendale	3,458	42.30
121	Quincy	7,922	42.10
122	Grandview	11,042	41.70
123	East Wenatchee	14,114	41.30
124	West Richland	17,126	41.10
125	Ridgefield	12,576	41.10
126	Clyde Hill	3,104	40.40
127	Othello	8,699	39.40
128	Prosser	6,213	39.20
129	Black Diamond	5,678	39.00
130	Duvall	8,279	39.00
131	Sunnyside	16,329	38.70
132	Union Gap	6,511	38.50
133	College Place	9,828	38.30
134	Westport	2,164	38.30
135	Carnation	2,476	38.10
136	Ferndale	15,447	37.90
137	Asotin	1,039	37.90
138	Sedro-Woolley	12,633	37.50
139	Snoqualmie	13,750	37.50
140	Ocean Shores	7,076	37.30
141	Ephrata	8,493	37.30
142	Toppenish	8,746	37.00
143	Sammamish	66,375	37.00
144	Chewelah	2,552	36.40
145	Morton	1,142	36.00
146	Battle Ground	21,293	35.80
147	Colville	4,979	35.60
148	South Bend	1,856	35.60
149	Camas	26,779	35.40
150	Colfax	2,785	35.40
151	Medina	2,889	35.20
152	Coulee Dam	1,457	35.00
153	Zillah	3,163	35.00
154	Newport	2,269	34.90
155	Yarrow Point	1,192	34.70
156	Everson	2,989	34.70
157	La Center	3,885	34.10
158	Brier	6,507	33.30
159	Sumas	1,384	33.30
160	Raymond	3,160	32.60
161	Algona	3,239	32.40
162	Moxee	4,545	30.90
163	Palouse	1,131	29.90
164	Castle Rock	2,298	29.70
165	Warden	2,531	26.90
166	Mabton	2,481	22.90
167	Omak	4,931	20.60
168	Cosmopolis	2,301	20.20
169	Wapato	4,577	19.20
170	Winlock	1,951	16.40
171	Connell	5,080	14.70
172	Royal City	1,615	14.30
173	Brewster	1,737	13.30
174	Granger	3,658	11.00
175	Tieton	1,911	7.20
176	Mattawa	3,553	6.50

Methodology

Cities in Washington are ranked by family score. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from Multiple Sources. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 best cities for families in washington?: Seattle ranks #1 with 93.70 (family score).
What are the top 5 best cities for families in washington?: 1. Seattle (93.70), 2. Ruston (89.30), 3. Olympia (79.80), 4. Tukwila (76.80), 5. Vancouver (76.60)
How many cities in Washington are ranked?: This ranking includes 176 cities in Washington with available data.

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