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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)