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Best places to live in Greater Seattle

102 places with 2,672,250 residents within about 45 km of Seattle, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Seattle, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Sammamish
    Washington, 52,253 residents    64
  2. 2East Hill-Meridian
    Washington, 29,878 residents    64
  3. 3Inglewood-Finn Hill
    Washington, 22,707 residents    64
  4. 4City of Sammamish
    Washington, 45,780 residents    64
  5. 5Fairwood (Washington, 19,102 residents)
    Washington, 19,102 residents    63
  6. 6Union Hill-Novelty Hill
    Washington, 18,805 residents    62
  7. 7Cottage Lake
    Washington, 22,494 residents    62
  8. 8East Renton Highlands
    Washington, 11,140 residents    62
  9. 9Manchester (Washington)
    Washington, 5,413 residents    61
  10. 10Lake Forest Park
    Washington, 13,243 residents    61

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For retired couples

  1. 1Inglewood-Finn Hill
    Washington, 22,707 residents    80
  2. 2Sammamish
    Washington, 52,253 residents    78
  3. 3Fairwood (Washington, 19,102 residents)
    Washington, 19,102 residents    78
  4. 4Lake Forest Park
    Washington, 13,243 residents    77
  5. 5Union Hill-Novelty Hill
    Washington, 18,805 residents    77
  6. 6City of Sammamish
    Washington, 45,780 residents    77
  7. 7East Hill-Meridian
    Washington, 29,878 residents    77
  8. 8Cottage Lake
    Washington, 22,494 residents    77
  9. 9Kenmore (Washington)
    Washington, 22,030 residents    77
  10. 10Klahanie
    Washington, 10,674 residents    77

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For remote workers

  1. 1Sammamish
    Washington, 52,253 residents    66
  2. 2Inglewood-Finn Hill
    Washington, 22,707 residents    66
  3. 3City of Sammamish
    Washington, 45,780 residents    66
  4. 4Columbia City (Washington)
    Washington, 19,000 residents    66
  5. 5Fairwood (Washington, 19,102 residents)
    Washington, 19,102 residents    65
  6. 6East Hill-Meridian
    Washington, 29,878 residents    65
  7. 7Union Hill-Novelty Hill
    Washington, 18,805 residents    65
  8. 8Cottage Lake
    Washington, 22,494 residents    65
  9. 9Kenmore (Washington)
    Washington, 22,030 residents    64
  10. 10Lake Forest Park
    Washington, 13,243 residents    64

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For commuters

  1. 1Renton
    Washington, 100,242 residents    81
  2. 2Kent (Washington)
    Washington, 126,952 residents    81
  3. 3Bellevue (Washington, 139,820 residents)
    Washington, 139,820 residents    81
  4. 4Seattle
    Washington, 780,995 residents    80
  5. 5Kirkland (Washington)
    Washington, 87,281 residents    78
  6. 6East Hill-Meridian
    Washington, 29,878 residents    78
  7. 7Sammamish
    Washington, 52,253 residents    77
  8. 8Bryn Mawr-Skyway
    Washington, 15,645 residents    77
  9. 9West Lake Sammamish
    Washington, 33,929 residents    77
  10. 10Mercer Island
    Washington, 25,042 residents    76

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For single professionals

  1. 1Seattle
    Washington, 780,995 residents    79
  2. 2Bellevue (Washington, 139,820 residents)
    Washington, 139,820 residents    76
  3. 3Kent (Washington)
    Washington, 126,952 residents    74
  4. 4Renton
    Washington, 100,242 residents    73
  5. 5Kirkland (Washington)
    Washington, 87,281 residents    72
  6. 6Mercer Island
    Washington, 25,042 residents    71
  7. 7Redmond (Washington)
    Washington, 60,598 residents    71
  8. 8Federal Way
    Washington, 95,171 residents    70
  9. 9Sammamish
    Washington, 52,253 residents    70
  10. 10Auburn (Washington)
    Washington, 77,006 residents    70

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Silverdale (Washington)
    Washington, 19,204 residents    37
  2. 2Parkwood (Washington)
    Washington, 7,126 residents    35
  3. 3Manchester (Washington)
    Washington, 5,413 residents    35
  4. 4East Port Orchard
    Washington, 5,919 residents    34
  5. 5Tracyton
    Washington, 5,233 residents    34
  6. 6Bremerton
    Washington, 39,520 residents    34
  7. 7Bainbridge Island
    Washington, 23,840 residents    34
  8. 8Enetai
    Washington, 2,286 residents    33
  9. 9Bethel (Washington)
    Washington, 3,713 residents    33
  10. 10Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake
    Washington, 2,935 residents    33

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Towns in Greater Seattle