City directory

Washington cities

Explore the top cities in Washington. City profiles inherit the same guardrails: risk-first, location-aware, educational, and no forced calls. Use the assessment for personalized context; scores refresh automatically when new data releases publish.

Highest-risk cities

Top cities by relative retirement risk score in Washington. Higher scores indicate more pressure across longevity, sequence, inflation, healthcare/LTC, tax, and housing.

Lowest-risk cities

Lower scores signal less relative pressure. Scores refresh when new data releases publish.

City directory

Top cities in Washington by population. Search to see any city.

Seattle

WA

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3,555,253 residents

Spokane

WA

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458,988 residents

Kennewick

WA

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260,091 residents

Bremerton

WA

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228,576 residents

Tacoma

WA

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220,482 residents

Olympia

WA

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215,677 residents

Vancouver

WA

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192,696 residents

Marysville

WA

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168,664 residents

Bellevue

WA

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151,199 residents

Kent

WA

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135,015 residents

Yakima

WA

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134,003 residents

Bellingham

WA

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128,737 residents

Everett

WA

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111,083 residents

Spokane Valley

WA

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105,460 residents

Renton

WA

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105,279 residents

Federal Way

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99,232 residents

Kirkland

WA

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91,614 residents

Auburn

WA

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85,455 residents

Wenatchee

WA

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81,106 residents

Pasco

WA

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78,446 residents

Redmond

WA

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75,721 residents

Longview

WA

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70,004 residents

South Hill

WA

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68,161 residents

Mount Vernon

WA

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66,704 residents

Sammamish

WA

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66,375 residents

Lakewood

WA

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63,034 residents

Richland

WA

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61,912 residents

Shoreline

WA

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59,280 residents

Lacey

WA

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57,088 residents

Burien

WA

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51,331 residents

Bothell

WA

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48,610 residents

Edmonds

WA

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42,783 residents

Puyallup

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42,642 residents

Lynnwood

WA

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40,953 residents

Lake Stevens

WA

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39,500 residents

Issaquah

WA

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39,472 residents

Parkland

WA

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39,174 residents

Graham

WA

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35,090 residents

University Place

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34,850 residents

Spanaway

WA

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34,322 residents

Walla Walla

WA

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33,766 residents

Des Moines

WA

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32,545 residents

Pullman

WA

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31,939 residents

SeaTac

WA

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31,143 residents

Orchards

WA

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29,716 residents

Maple Valley

WA

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28,121 residents

Camas

WA

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26,779 residents

Tumwater

WA

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26,519 residents

Moses Lake

WA

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25,594 residents

Mill Creek East

WA

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25,461 residents

Mercer Island

WA

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25,282 residents

Bainbridge Island

WA

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24,607 residents

Oak Harbor

WA

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24,396 residents

Frederickson

WA

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24,219 residents

North Lynnwood

WA

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23,653 residents

Kenmore

WA

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23,594 residents

Eastmont

WA

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23,486 residents

Union Hill-Novelty Hill

WA

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23,272 residents

Cottage Lake

WA

55Composite

23,170 residents

Hazel Dell

WA

52Composite

23,086 residents

Source snapshot: SSA 2023, CHR&R 2025/March 2026 supplemental, CMS Medicare Geographic Variation 2024, BEA RPP 2024, BLS LAUS May 2026, and 2026 state tax rates. View data sources