The Town Files

The 15 Best Affordable Small Towns for Remote Workers in Washington

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 151 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Washington, scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Duvall, WA.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 15 Best Affordable Small Towns for Remote Workers in Washington1. Duvallscore 912. Felidascore 853. Brush Prairiescore 844. Clearviewscore 835. Meadowdalescore 836. Lake Holmscore 827. Lake Shorescore 788. Tehalehscore 789. Manchesterscore 7710. Barbertonscore 7511. Sudden Valleyscore 7412. Woods Creekscore 7413. Larch Wayscore 7414. Maplewoodscore 7315. Esperancescore 73
  1. 15Esperance, Washington

    Work from home: 78th percentile · Broadband at home: 88th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 52nd percentile

    4,007 people · Snohomish County · median home $790,700 · income $148,640 · Jan low 37°F · 4 in snow

  2. 14Maplewood, Washington

    Work from home: 80th percentile · Broadband at home: 83rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 55th percentile

    5,469 people · Pierce County · median home $708,300 · income $135,943 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow

  3. 13Larch Way, Washington

    Work from home: 82nd percentile · Broadband at home: 87th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 52nd percentile

    4,993 people · Snohomish County · median home $842,600 · income $160,040 · Jan low 37°F · 3 in snow

  4. 12Woods Creek, Washington

    Work from home: 82nd percentile · Broadband at home: 84th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 55th percentile

    6,017 people · Snohomish County · median home $822,800 · income $156,950 · Jan low 32°F · 3 in snow

  5. 11Sudden Valley, Washington

    Work from home: 66th percentile · Broadband at home: 90th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 65th percentile

    6,354 people · Whatcom County · median home $489,200 · income $100,930 · Jan low 35°F · 3 in snow

  6. 10Barberton, Washington

    Work from home: 78th percentile · Broadband at home: 83rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 65th percentile

    8,567 people · Clark County · median home $647,300 · income $133,990 · Jan low 32°F · 1 in snow

  7. 9Manchester, Washington

    Work from home: 61st percentile · Broadband at home: 79th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 91st percentile

    5,714 people · Kitsap County · median home $478,200 · income $126,371 · Jan low 36°F · 3 in snow

  8. 8Tehaleh, Washington

    Work from home: 76th percentile · Broadband at home: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 65th percentile

    5,784 people · Pierce County · median home $741,700 · income $155,646 · Jan low 33°F · 6 in snow

  9. 7Lake Shore, Washington

    Work from home: 74th percentile · Broadband at home: 81st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 80th percentile

    7,056 people · Clark County · median home $566,100 · income $130,729 · Jan low 32°F · 1 in snow

  10. 6Lake Holm, Washington

    Work from home: 98th percentile · Broadband at home: 81st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 67th percentile

    3,430 people · King County · median home $828,600 · income $177,371 · Jan low 33°F · 8 in snow

  11. 5Meadowdale, Washington

    Work from home: 93rd percentile · Broadband at home: 92nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 63rd percentile

    3,148 people · Snohomish County · median home $852,400 · income $173,902 · Jan low 37°F · 4 in snow

  12. 4Clearview, Washington

    Work from home: 86th percentile · Broadband at home: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 70th percentile

    3,648 people · Snohomish County · median home $892,000 · income $192,540 · Jan low 32°F · 3 in snow

  13. 3Brush Prairie, Washington

    Work from home: 99th percentile · Broadband at home: 83rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 70th percentile

    2,749 people · Clark County · median home $568,000 · income $122,827 · Jan low 32°F · 1 in snow

  14. 2Felida, Washington

    Work from home: 88th percentile · Broadband at home: 84th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 84th percentile

    9,526 people · Clark County · median home $674,000 · income $165,208 · Jan low 32°F · 1 in snow

  15. 1Duvall, Washington

    Work from home: 98th percentile · Broadband at home: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 82nd percentile

    8,034 people · King County · median home $830,100 · income $197,361 · Jan low 32°F · 3 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Washington towns0255075100$185K$447K$708K$969K$1231KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 15 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Washington.

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Methodology. We ranked 151 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Washington (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. The combined score is the average of the percentiles shown for each town; a town must be above the middle on every one. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: