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Ranked · Sun & walkable · Washington

Best sunny, walkable cities in Washington

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Seattle, WA754k residents

    61/100

    sunny days / year: 152 days · walkability: 74/100 · january low: 37°F

  2. 2.Spokane, WA230k residents

    58/100

    sunny days / year: 171 days · walkability: 48/100 · january low: 25°F

  3. 3.Tacoma, WA223k residents

    47/100

    sunny days / year: 155 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 36°F

  4. 4.Lakewood, WA63k residents

    47/100

    sunny days / year: 155 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 37°F

  5. 5.Longview, WA38k residents

    46/100

    sunny days / year: 155 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 35°F

  6. 6.Vancouver, WA195k residents

    45/100

    sunny days / year: 155 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 34°F

  7. 7.Kent, WA136k residents

    45/100

    sunny days / year: 155 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 36°F

  8. 8.Everett, WA112k residents

    45/100

    sunny days / year: 155 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 35°F

  9. 9.Renton, WA105k residents

    45/100

    sunny days / year: 155 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 37°F

  10. 10.Federal Way, WA99k residents

    45/100

    sunny days / year: 155 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 37°F

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in Washington?
Seattle, WA ranks first with a fit score of 61/100, followed by Spokane (58) and Tacoma (47), using the "Sun & walkable" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.