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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 80 largest places in Washington, Sammamish has the highest median household income ($239,690), followed by Mercer Island and Cottage Lake. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 80 places in Washington that we cover, the median is $100,146 and the average $108,888; the figure runs from $239,690 (Sammamish) to $46,812 (Pullman). That is a spread of 5.1 times between the two ends. The state figure is $98,141; 42 of the 80 places are above it and 38 at or below.
The first five are Sammamish, Mercer Island, Cottage Lake, Mill Creek East, Union Hill-Novelty Hill. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: high incomes often come with higher housing costs, so compare rent as a share of income. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sammamish | King County | $239,690 | 66,463 | $2,857 |
| 2 | Mercer Island | King County | $219,069 | 25,307 | $2,502 |
| 3 | Cottage Lake (unincorporated) | King County | $213,106 | 22,518 | $2,740 |
| 4 | Mill Creek East (unincorporated) | Snohomish County | $192,937 | 25,453 | $3,152 |
| 5 | Union Hill-Novelty Hill (unincorporated) | King County | $185,369 | 23,047 | $2,556 |
| 6 | Bainbridge Island | Kitsap County | $172,188 | 24,631 | $2,194 |
| 7 | Bellevue | King County | $165,576 | 151,847 | $2,572 |
| 8 | Silver Firs (unincorporated) | Snohomish County | $163,418 | 22,306 | $2,881 |
| 9 | Redmond | King County | $162,560 | 77,353 | $2,409 |
| 10 | Issaquah | King County | $154,669 | 39,591 | $2,590 |
| 11 | Bothell West (unincorporated) | Snohomish County | $153,449 | 22,029 | $2,511 |
| 12 | Maple Valley | King County | $152,885 | 28,287 | $2,304 |
| 13 | Kirkland | King County | $150,414 | 92,621 | $2,401 |
| 14 | Camas | Clark County | $141,126 | 27,007 | $2,090 |
| 15 | Bothell | King County | $140,427 | 49,610 | $2,346 |
| 16 | Kenmore | King County | $139,764 | 23,741 | $1,949 |
| 17 | Eastmont (unincorporated) | Snohomish County | $138,912 | 23,721 | $2,443 |
| 18 | Bonney Lake | Pierce County | $136,845 | 22,090 | $2,256 |
| 19 | Covington | King County | $134,502 | 21,233 | $2,232 |
| 20 | Mukilteo | Snohomish County | $132,861 | 21,323 | $2,166 |
| 21 | Martha Lake (unincorporated) | Snohomish County | $124,494 | 22,634 | $2,185 |
| 22 | Mill Creek | Snohomish County | $124,364 | 20,956 | $2,249 |
| 23 | Seattle | King County | $123,860 | 754,195 | $2,030 |
| 24 | Edmonds | Snohomish County | $122,449 | 42,735 | $1,903 |
| 25 | Lake Stevens | Snohomish County | $122,336 | 40,253 | $2,224 |
| 26 | Fairwood (unincorporated) | King County | $122,134 | 17,856 | $2,233 |
| 27 | Graham (unincorporated) | Pierce County | $116,862 | 35,079 | $2,095 |
| 28 | South Hill (unincorporated) | Pierce County | $113,130 | 68,025 | $2,088 |
| 29 | Shoreline | King County | $112,751 | 61,431 | $1,985 |
| 30 | Salmon Creek (unincorporated) | Clark County | $111,631 | 20,017 | $1,631 |
| 31 | Monroe | Snohomish County | $110,461 | 19,755 | $1,950 |
| 32 | Frederickson (unincorporated) | Pierce County | $109,500 | 25,383 | $2,386 |
| 33 | Mountlake Terrace | Snohomish County | $107,687 | 23,104 | $2,004 |
| 34 | Five Corners (unincorporated) | Clark County | $106,192 | 21,194 | $2,111 |
| 35 | Silverdale (unincorporated) | Kitsap County | $105,483 | 20,685 | $2,143 |
| 36 | Battle Ground | Clark County | $104,977 | 21,886 | $1,576 |
| 37 | Marysville | Snohomish County | $103,974 | 73,002 | $1,997 |
| 38 | North Lynnwood (unincorporated) | Snohomish County | $101,088 | 23,339 | $2,145 |
| 39 | Renton | King County | $100,432 | 105,317 | $1,998 |
| 40 | Orchards (unincorporated) | Clark County | $100,146 | 29,438 | $1,784 |
| 41 | University Place | Pierce County | $99,031 | 34,911 | $1,762 |
| 42 | Spanaway (unincorporated) | Pierce County | $98,251 | 34,019 | $1,813 |
| 43 | Auburn | King County | $97,884 | 85,676 | $1,786 |
| 44 | Puyallup | Pierce County | $97,826 | 42,746 | $1,812 |
| 45 | Richland | Benton County | $95,813 | 62,753 | $1,468 |
| 46 | Tumwater | Thurston County | $95,212 | 26,956 | $1,779 |
| 47 | Des Moines | King County | $92,483 | 32,823 | $1,799 |
| 48 | Kent | King County | $92,302 | 135,603 | $1,909 |
| 49 | Anacortes | Skagit County | $91,951 | 17,966 | $1,702 |
| 50 | Burien | King County | $91,318 | 51,513 | $1,782 |
| 51 | Lacey | Thurston County | $90,625 | 57,737 | $1,870 |
| 52 | Arlington | Snohomish County | $88,231 | 21,095 | $1,905 |
| 53 | Federal Way | King County | $86,909 | 99,493 | $1,797 |
| 54 | Hazel Dell (unincorporated) | Clark County | $86,305 | 23,237 | $1,753 |
| 55 | Tacoma | Pierce County | $85,884 | 222,758 | $1,676 |
| 56 | Pasco | Franklin County | $85,586 | 79,575 | $1,227 |
| 57 | Everett | Snohomish County | $83,512 | 111,845 | $1,740 |
| 58 | Vancouver | Clark County | $81,338 | 195,300 | $1,702 |
| 59 | Olympia | Thurston County | $81,302 | 55,951 | $1,599 |
| 60 | SeaTac | King County | $81,104 | 32,414 | $1,660 |
| 61 | Tukwila | King County | $78,381 | 21,451 | $1,898 |
| 62 | Lynnwood | Snohomish County | $77,704 | 40,110 | $1,742 |
| 63 | Oak Harbor | Island County | $76,084 | 24,362 | $1,645 |
| 64 | Mount Vernon | Skagit County | $75,777 | 35,377 | $1,405 |
| 65 | Bremerton | Kitsap County | $74,940 | 44,830 | $1,641 |
| 66 | Moses Lake | Grant County | $74,752 | 26,083 | $1,216 |
| 67 | Lakewood | Pierce County | $74,720 | 62,937 | $1,525 |
| 68 | Spokane Valley | Spokane County | $74,042 | 106,365 | $1,353 |
| 69 | Kennewick | Benton County | $73,576 | 85,295 | $1,240 |
| 70 | Wenatchee | Chelan County | $73,040 | 35,484 | $1,248 |
| 71 | Parkland (unincorporated) | Pierce County | $72,239 | 38,742 | $1,663 |
| 72 | Spokane | Spokane County | $70,064 | 230,293 | $1,215 |
| 73 | Bellingham | Whatcom County | $66,755 | 93,438 | $1,577 |
| 74 | Walla Walla | Walla Walla County | $66,748 | 33,925 | $1,323 |
| 75 | Yakima | Yakima County | $62,815 | 96,961 | $1,117 |
| 76 | Port Angeles | Clallam County | $62,606 | 20,118 | $1,170 |
| 77 | Longview | Cowlitz County | $61,747 | 38,069 | $1,137 |
| 78 | Centralia | Lewis County | $56,219 | 18,830 | $1,084 |
| 79 | Ellensburg | Kittitas County | $55,438 | 20,874 | $1,340 |
| 80 | Pullman | Whitman County | $46,812 | 32,229 | $1,062 |
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Sammamish, with $239,690 (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 80 largest places in Washington by population.