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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, Cottage Lake has the highest homeownership (91.2%), followed by Silver Firs and Eastmont. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 80 places in Washington that we cover, the median is 60.6% and the average 62.5%; the figure runs from 91.2% (Cottage Lake) to 32.0% (Pullman). That is a spread of 2.8 times between the two ends. The state figure is 63.8%; 33 of the 80 places are above it and 47 at or below.
The first five are Cottage Lake, Silver Firs, Eastmont, Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Maple Valley. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. 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 ⇅ | Homeowners (share of households) ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottage Lake (unincorporated) | King County | 91.2% | 22,518 | $213,106 | $2,740 |
| 2 | Silver Firs (unincorporated) | Snohomish County | 89.1% | 22,306 | $163,418 | $2,881 |
| 3 | Eastmont (unincorporated) | Snohomish County | 88.8% | 23,721 | $138,912 | $2,443 |
| 4 | Union Hill-Novelty Hill (unincorporated) | King County | 83.5% | 23,047 | $185,369 | $2,556 |
| 5 | Maple Valley | King County | 83.2% | 28,287 | $152,885 | $2,304 |
| 6 | Mill Creek East (unincorporated) | Snohomish County | 82.6% | 25,453 | $192,937 | $3,152 |
| 7 | Sammamish | King County | 82.5% | 66,463 | $239,690 | $2,857 |
| 8 | Graham (unincorporated) | Pierce County | 82.2% | 35,079 | $116,862 | $2,095 |
| 9 | Bainbridge Island | Kitsap County | 81.4% | 24,631 | $172,188 | $2,194 |
| 10 | Covington | King County | 79.0% | 21,233 | $134,502 | $2,232 |
| 11 | Bonney Lake | Pierce County | 78.8% | 22,090 | $136,845 | $2,256 |
| 12 | Salmon Creek (unincorporated) | Clark County | 78.7% | 20,017 | $111,631 | $1,631 |
| 13 | Bothell West (unincorporated) | Snohomish County | 78.6% | 22,029 | $153,449 | $2,511 |
| 14 | Camas | Clark County | 78.3% | 27,007 | $141,126 | $2,090 |
| 15 | Lake Stevens | Snohomish County | 75.6% | 40,253 | $122,336 | $2,224 |
| 16 | Five Corners (unincorporated) | Clark County | 75.1% | 21,194 | $106,192 | $2,111 |
| 17 | Fairwood (unincorporated) | King County | 74.0% | 17,856 | $122,134 | $2,233 |
| 18 | Frederickson (unincorporated) | Pierce County | 73.8% | 25,383 | $109,500 | $2,386 |
| 19 | Spanaway (unincorporated) | Pierce County | 73.7% | 34,019 | $98,251 | $1,813 |
| 20 | Battle Ground | Clark County | 72.8% | 21,886 | $104,977 | $1,576 |
| 21 | Monroe | Snohomish County | 71.5% | 19,755 | $110,461 | $1,950 |
| 22 | Pasco | Franklin County | 70.9% | 79,575 | $85,586 | $1,227 |
| 23 | Edmonds | Snohomish County | 70.8% | 42,735 | $122,449 | $1,903 |
| 24 | Mukilteo | Snohomish County | 70.6% | 21,323 | $132,861 | $2,166 |
| 25 | South Hill (unincorporated) | Pierce County | 70.5% | 68,025 | $113,130 | $2,088 |
| 26 | Anacortes | Skagit County | 69.9% | 17,966 | $91,951 | $1,702 |
| 27 | Marysville | Snohomish County | 69.4% | 73,002 | $103,974 | $1,997 |
| 28 | Kenmore | King County | 69.3% | 23,741 | $139,764 | $1,949 |
| 29 | Mercer Island | King County | 67.0% | 25,307 | $219,069 | $2,502 |
| 30 | Shoreline | King County | 66.3% | 61,431 | $112,751 | $1,985 |
| 31 | Orchards (unincorporated) | Clark County | 66.3% | 29,438 | $100,146 | $1,784 |
| 32 | Bothell | King County | 65.5% | 49,610 | $140,427 | $2,346 |
| 33 | Richland | Benton County | 64.4% | 62,753 | $95,813 | $1,468 |
| 34 | Martha Lake (unincorporated) | Snohomish County | 63.2% | 22,634 | $124,494 | $2,185 |
| 35 | Tumwater | Thurston County | 62.5% | 26,956 | $95,212 | $1,779 |
| 36 | Arlington | Snohomish County | 62.2% | 21,095 | $88,231 | $1,905 |
| 37 | Kennewick | Benton County | 61.3% | 85,295 | $73,576 | $1,240 |
| 38 | Moses Lake | Grant County | 61.2% | 26,083 | $74,752 | $1,216 |
| 39 | Kirkland | King County | 60.8% | 92,621 | $150,414 | $2,401 |
| 40 | Des Moines | King County | 60.6% | 32,823 | $92,483 | $1,799 |
| 41 | Auburn | King County | 60.6% | 85,676 | $97,884 | $1,786 |
| 42 | Mount Vernon | Skagit County | 60.3% | 35,377 | $75,777 | $1,405 |
| 43 | Centralia | Lewis County | 60.0% | 18,830 | $56,219 | $1,084 |
| 44 | Mill Creek | Snohomish County | 59.0% | 20,956 | $124,364 | $2,249 |
| 45 | Spokane | Spokane County | 58.8% | 230,293 | $70,064 | $1,215 |
| 46 | Spokane Valley | Spokane County | 58.2% | 106,365 | $74,042 | $1,353 |
| 47 | Issaquah | King County | 57.4% | 39,591 | $154,669 | $2,590 |
| 48 | University Place | Pierce County | 57.2% | 34,911 | $99,031 | $1,762 |
| 49 | Kent | King County | 57.2% | 135,603 | $92,302 | $1,909 |
| 50 | Walla Walla | Walla Walla County | 57.1% | 33,925 | $66,748 | $1,323 |
| 51 | Mountlake Terrace | Snohomish County | 56.9% | 23,104 | $107,687 | $2,004 |
| 52 | Burien | King County | 56.6% | 51,513 | $91,318 | $1,782 |
| 53 | Lacey | Thurston County | 55.9% | 57,737 | $90,625 | $1,870 |
| 54 | Tacoma | Pierce County | 55.8% | 222,758 | $85,884 | $1,676 |
| 55 | Port Angeles | Clallam County | 55.5% | 20,118 | $62,606 | $1,170 |
| 56 | Federal Way | King County | 55.3% | 99,493 | $86,909 | $1,797 |
| 57 | Longview | Cowlitz County | 55.2% | 38,069 | $61,747 | $1,137 |
| 58 | Renton | King County | 54.4% | 105,317 | $100,432 | $1,998 |
| 59 | Yakima | Yakima County | 53.9% | 96,961 | $62,815 | $1,117 |
| 60 | Wenatchee | Chelan County | 53.8% | 35,484 | $73,040 | $1,248 |
| 61 | Hazel Dell (unincorporated) | Clark County | 52.4% | 23,237 | $86,305 | $1,753 |
| 62 | Silverdale (unincorporated) | Kitsap County | 52.2% | 20,685 | $105,483 | $2,143 |
| 63 | Puyallup | Pierce County | 52.1% | 42,746 | $97,826 | $1,812 |
| 64 | Bellevue | King County | 52.0% | 151,847 | $165,576 | $2,572 |
| 65 | Parkland (unincorporated) | Pierce County | 51.8% | 38,742 | $72,239 | $1,663 |
| 66 | Lynnwood | Snohomish County | 51.1% | 40,110 | $77,704 | $1,742 |
| 67 | Vancouver | Clark County | 50.8% | 195,300 | $81,338 | $1,702 |
| 68 | Olympia | Thurston County | 49.8% | 55,951 | $81,302 | $1,599 |
| 69 | Everett | Snohomish County | 49.0% | 111,845 | $83,512 | $1,740 |
| 70 | Bremerton | Kitsap County | 48.1% | 44,830 | $74,940 | $1,641 |
| 71 | Lakewood | Pierce County | 47.5% | 62,937 | $74,720 | $1,525 |
| 72 | Oak Harbor | Island County | 46.7% | 24,362 | $76,084 | $1,645 |
| 73 | SeaTac | King County | 46.5% | 32,414 | $81,104 | $1,660 |
| 74 | Bellingham | Whatcom County | 44.6% | 93,438 | $66,755 | $1,577 |
| 75 | North Lynnwood (unincorporated) | Snohomish County | 43.9% | 23,339 | $101,088 | $2,145 |
| 76 | Seattle | King County | 43.7% | 754,195 | $123,860 | $2,030 |
| 77 | Redmond | King County | 43.2% | 77,353 | $162,560 | $2,409 |
| 78 | Tukwila | King County | 40.4% | 21,451 | $78,381 | $1,898 |
| 79 | Ellensburg | Kittitas County | 32.9% | 20,874 | $55,438 | $1,340 |
| 80 | Pullman | Whitman County | 32.0% | 32,229 | $46,812 | $1,062 |
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Cottage Lake, with 91.2% (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 80 largest places in Washington by population.