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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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#30. Gig Harbor
- Population: 11,505
#29. Enetai
- Population: 1,946
#28. College Place
- Population: 9,739
#27. Sequim
- Population: 7,896
#26. Birch Bay
- Population: 10,062
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#25. North Puyallup
- Population: 1,846
#24. Canterwood
- Population: 2,975
#23. Ocean Park
- Population: 1,794
#22. Maplewood
- Population: 5,636
#21. Fords Prairie
- Population: 2,605
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#20. Chelan
- Population: 4,237
#19. Goldendale
- Population: 3,480
#18. Colville
- Population: 4,871
#17. Bainbridge Island
- Population: 24,557
#15. Dayton
- Population: 2,544
#14. Cosmopolis
- Population: 2,097
#13. Sunnyslope
- Population: 3,505
#12. Normandy Park
- Population: 6,716
#11. South Bend
- Population: 1,728
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#10. Hoquiam
- Population: 8,700
#9. Anacortes
- Population: 17,437
#8. Wollochet
- Population: 7,020
#7. Blaine
- Population: 5,773
#6. Raymond
- Population: 3,035
#5. Colfax
- Population: 2,808
#4. Ocean Shores
- Population: 6,637
#3. Clyde Hill
- Population: 3,118
#2. Port Townsend
- Population: 10,002
#1. Woodway
- Population: 1,119
