These Are The 10 Most Successful Cities In Washington

What is success? Is it the amount of money you have in your bank account, at any given point? Is it that feeling you get after delivering a killer presentation, or even a pretty decent bar joke?

Or is it something bigger–something wholly unnamable, undefinable, immeasurable, and totally subjective?

Probably so.

But here at Zippia, we like things that we can neatly measure and then expound upon. So yes, with the Power of Math, we have determined the unarguable, totally objective 10 most successful cities in Washington. And here they are:

1. Sammamish
2. Snoqualmie
3. Mercer Island
4. Newcastle
5. Woodinville
6. Mill Creek
7. Dupont
8. Issaquah
9. Mukilteo
10. Normandy Park

If you are trying to argue already with our unarguable list, keep reading. There’s a method to this madness.

How We Determined The Most Successful Cities In Washington

The first thing that comes to most capitalist minds in terms of success is–money. After all, rich people must be successful, right?

Meh. Maybe. But we think there’s a bit more that goes into it than that. So we looked at this set of criteria from the 2010-2014 American Community Survey:

1. Sammamish

Population: 49,077Median Income: $144,775
Poverty Level: 2.2%
Unemployment Rate: 4.4%

2. Snoqualmie

Population: 11,625Median Income: $130,060
Poverty Level: 1.5%
Unemployment Rate: 4.7%

3. Mercer Island

Population: 23,636Median Income: $125,651
Poverty Level: 3.5%
Unemployment Rate: 4.5%

4. Newcastle

Population: 10,792Median Income: $110,456
Poverty Level: 6.0%
Unemployment Rate: 5.0%

5. Woodinville

Population: 11,201Median Income: $97,604
Poverty Level: 5.2%
Unemployment Rate: 5.3%

6. Mill Creek

Population: 18,667Median Income: $88,770
Poverty Level: 4.8%
Unemployment Rate: 4.8%

7. Dupont

Population 2014: 8,851 Median Income: $80,754
Poverty Level: 4.2%
Unemployment Rate: 5.0%

8. Issaquah

Population: 32,551Median Income: $88,770
Poverty Level: 4.6%
Unemployment Rate: 6.0%

9. Mukilteo

Population: 20,635Median Income: $89,942
Poverty Level: 4.5%
Unemployment Rate: 6.1%

10. Normandy Park

Population 2014: 6,491 Median Income: $90,446
Poverty Level: 2.8%
Unemployment Rate: 7.2%

Measuring Success

If you’re still looking at this post thinking, “Surely, such superficial methods can’t possibly measure a city, or rather, the individuals that make up that city’s success!” well, you’re probably right.

But we like to measure things, and when it comes to success, we feel pretty successful in our approach. Congrats to Sammamish and our winners. And for those who didn’t make the cut, well, better luck next year.

Detailed List Of The Most Successful Cities In Washington

Rank	City	Median Income	Poverty Rate	Unemployment Rate
1	Sammamish	$144,775	2.2%	4.4%
2	Snoqualmie	$130,060	1.5%	4.7%
3	Mercer Island	$125,651	3.5%	4.5%
4	Newcastle	$110,456	6.0%	5.0%
5	Woodinville	$97,604	5.2%	5.3%
6	Mill Creek	$88,770	4.8%	4.8%
7	DuPont	$80,754	4.2%	5.0%
8	Issaquah	$88,770	4.6%	6.0%
9	Mukilteo	$89,942	4.5%	6.1%
10	Normandy Park	$90,446	2.8%	7.2%
11	Redmond	$99,586	7.1%	5.8%
12	Camas	$84,643	5.3%	7.0%
13	Bainbridge Island	$95,976	6.3%	7.2%
14	Maple Valley	$97,809	4.2%	8.5%
15	Brier	$98,125	5.9%	7.7%
16	Kirkland	$90,611	6.8%	7.0%
17	Ridgefield	$91,205	5.4%	8.0%
18	Covington	$87,315	6.8%	7.0%
19	Bellevue	$92,524	8.1%	7.1%
20	Lake Forest Park	$90,495	8.3%	7.3%
21	Edmonds	$72,926	8.6%	6.3%
22	Kenmore	$88,472	9.1%	7.1%
23	Edgewood	$78,328	6.1%	8.2%
24	West Richland	$81,778	7.4%	8.0%
25	Richland	$69,372	8.8%	6.5%
26	Bothell	$75,643	7.6%	7.8%
27	Duvall	$105,729	7.8%	9.2%
28	Milton	$67,069	6.3%	7.9%
29	Bonney Lake	$79,725	8.2%	8.0%
30	Poulsbo	$57,296	7.5%	5.3%
31	Liberty Lake	$71,898	3.5%	9.9%
32	North Bend	$73,571	12.9%	5.7%
33	Lynden	$59,021	7.4%	6.2%
34	Tumwater	$62,258	10.6%	6.3%
35	Lake Stevens	$70,345	8.6%	8.5%
36	Mountlake Terrace	$61,477	8.6%	7.5%
37	Fircrest	$60,544	6.8%	8.6%
38	Steilacoom	$57,434	10.1%	6.1%
39	Seattle	$67,365	14.0%	6.5%
40	Monroe	$66,649	10.1%	8.3%
41	Anacortes	$59,369	10.6%	6.8%
42	Renton	$65,223	11.0%	7.5%
43	Orting	$72,810	10.3%	9.3%
44	Selah	$50,333	10.8%	5.0%
45	Shoreline	$64,096	10.4%	8.7%
46	Enumclaw	$56,764	11.9%	7.4%
47	Marysville	$64,328	9.3%	10.3%
48	Snohomish	$52,250	12.8%	6.7%
49	Lacey	$59,885	9.7%	9.4%
50	Stanwood	$53,600	12.1%	7.6%
51	Puyallup	$63,009	9.6%	10.4%
52	Ephrata	$54,563	16.3%	6.7%
53	Kennewick	$51,739	15.9%	6.5%
54	Battle Ground	$57,347	11.0%	8.7%
55	Sumner	$52,275	10.7%	8.8%
56	College Place	$43,133	17.4%	5.5%
57	Arlington	$61,131	11.8%	10.4%
58	Wenatchee	$47,168	12.5%	7.9%
59	Fife	$57,500	12.7%	9.1%
60	Pasco	$54,700	16.6%	7.7%
61	Connell	$51,094	17.1%	7.1%
62	Lynnwood	$50,562	14.3%	8.1%
63	Des Moines	$58,308	14.8%	8.9%
64	Gig Harbor	$64,087	12.0%	11.2%
65	Federal Way	$54,186	14.4%	8.7%
66	University Place	$59,164	10.1%	12.5%
67	Washougal	$60,353	10.7%	12.1%
68	Auburn	$57,635	14.9%	9.5%
69	Kent	$57,490	15.1%	9.4%
70	Burien	$52,140	17.4%	8.5%
71	Oak Harbor	$48,362	11.9%	9.8%
72	Olympia	$52,834	16.6%	9.0%
73	East Wenatchee	$52,989	13.5%	10.4%
74	Ferndale	$51,944	14.0%	10.0%
75	Spokane Valley	$48,274	14.1%	9.6%
76	Prosser	$53,736	12.4%	11.7%
77	Port Townsend	$43,050	13.5%	10.4%
78	Woodland	$65,065	20.1%	14.1%
79	Moses Lake	$47,914	13.7%	11.3%
80	Pacific	$55,907	14.2%	13.5%
81	Port Orchard	$55,521	15.3%	12.0%
82	Vancouver	$50,379	14.5%	11.3%
83	Mount Vernon	$44,404	19.5%	9.4%
84	Burlington	$48,399	16.6%	10.6%
85	Everett	$48,562	16.1%	10.9%
86	Walla Walla	$42,348	20.8%	8.8%
87	Tacoma	$51,269	16.4%	11.3%
88	Spokane	$42,814	19.7%	9.5%
89	SeaTac	$45,573	19.6%	10.1%
90	Ocean Shores	$43,496	10.7%	17.3%
91	Yelm	$49,658	18.8%	11.8%
92	Bellingham	$42,440	26.8%	9.6%
93	Union Gap	$34,624	30.8%	9.0%
94	Tukwila	$44,820	20.7%	11.1%
95	Sedro-Woolley	$44,014	18.1%	11.8%
96	Othello	$42,414	23.8%	10.4%
97	Bremerton	$43,527	21.1%	11.2%
98	Pullman	$24,487	51.7%	9.1%
99	Chehalis	$34,967	16.8%	11.4%
100	Yakima	$40,189	20.7%	11.2%