Ranked · Best value · Washington

Best value cities in Washington

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Best value” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on cost of living index, median home price, 2-bedroom rent, median household income. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

1. 1.Spokane, WA230k residents

   76/100

   cost of living index: 96 · median home price: $400,000 · median household income: $60,000

2. 2.Yakima, WA97k residents

   73/100

   cost of living index: 98 · median home price: $297,600 · median household income: $62,815

3. 3.Pasco, WA80k residents

   73/100

   cost of living index: 103 · median home price: $376,300 · median household income: $85,586

4. 4.Moses Lake, WA26k residents

   73/100

   cost of living index: 100 · median home price: $310,000 · median household income: $74,752

5. 5.Longview, WA38k residents

   72/100

   cost of living index: 101 · median home price: $361,600 · median household income: $61,747

6. 6.Spokane Valley, WA106k residents

   71/100

   cost of living index: 105 · median home price: $382,300 · median household income: $74,042

7. 7.Kennewick, WA85k residents

   71/100

   cost of living index: 104 · median home price: $370,700 · median household income: $73,576

8. 8.Richland, WA63k residents

   70/100

   cost of living index: 110 · median home price: $436,700 · median household income: $95,813

9. 9.Wenatchee, WA35k residents

   70/100

   cost of living index: 107 · median home price: $433,700 · median household income: $73,040

10. 10.Pullman, WA32k residents

    70/100

    cost of living index: 104 · median home price: $424,800 · median household income: $46,812

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.