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1 / 30#30. Gig Harbor
- Population: 11,505
Best places to retire in Washington
A growing percentage of the working-age population has been retiring each year since the Great Recession—a trend that has only sped up in the years since the pandemic began, according to a recent Congressional Research Service analysis. And as members of the boomer generation move solidly into their golden years, they're looking for a place to live out a longer retirement than previous generations have enjoyed.
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to retire in Washington using data from Niche.
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2 / 30#29. Enetai
- Population: 1,946
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3 / 30#28. College Place
- Population: 9,739
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4 / 30#27. Sequim
- Population: 7,896
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5 / 30#26. Birch Bay
- Population: 10,062
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6 / 30#25. North Puyallup
- Population: 1,846
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7 / 30#24. Canterwood
- Population: 2,975
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8 / 30#23. Ocean Park
- Population: 1,794
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9 / 30#22. Maplewood
- Population: 5,636
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10 / 30#21. Fords Prairie
- Population: 2,605
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11 / 30#20. Chelan
- Population: 4,237
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12 / 30#19. Goldendale
- Population: 3,480
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13 / 30#18. Colville
- Population: 4,871
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14 / 30#17. Bainbridge Island
- Population: 24,557
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15 / 30#16. Lofall
- Population: 2,066
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16 / 30#15. Dayton
- Population: 2,544
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17 / 30#14. Cosmopolis
- Population: 2,097
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18 / 30#13. Sunnyslope
- Population: 3,505
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19 / 30#12. Normandy Park
- Population: 6,716
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20 / 30#11. South Bend
- Population: 1,728
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21 / 30#10. Hoquiam
- Population: 8,700
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22 / 30#9. Anacortes
- Population: 17,437
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23 / 30#8. Wollochet
- Population: 7,020
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24 / 30#7. Blaine
- Population: 5,773
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25 / 30#6. Raymond
- Population: 3,035
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26 / 30#5. Colfax
- Population: 2,808
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27 / 30#4. Ocean Shores
- Population: 6,637
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28 / 30#3. Clyde Hill
- Population: 3,118
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29 / 30#2. Port Townsend
- Population: 10,002
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30 / 30#1. Woodway
- Population: 1,119
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