RANKING · 2024 ACS · 196 SHOWN OF 196

Most transient, Washington cities

Washington cities ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people move the most. This list covers the 196 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 196 is 86.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sultan, WA, up 157 places to #37.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01▲4Bangor Base, WAWA6,11260.5%−0.2 pts

02▼1North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,33763.4%+7.8 pts

03▼1Pullman, WAWA33,75665.6%+6.9 pts

04▼1Fort Lewis, WAWA15,16767.8%+9.1 pts

05▲1Ellensburg, WAWA21,30868.5%+5.3 pts

06▼2Cheney, WAWA12,65069.0%+9.5 pts

07Country Homes, WAWA6,19872.8%+3.8 pts

08▲5Bellingham, WAWA96,39576.6%+4.3 pts

09Tehaleh, WAWA9,56176.8%+6.2 pts

10▲19Port Orchard, WAWA19,83976.8%−0.7 pts

11▲85Burlington, WAWA11,35676.9%−7.5 pts

12▲26Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04177.2%−2.0 pts

13▲3Bremerton, WAWA45,48277.2%+3.0 pts

14▼6Tanglewilde, WAWA6,31477.2%+8.0 pts

15▲12Seattle, WAWA784,77778.1%+1.0 pts

16▲83Bothell East, WAWA14,57878.6%−5.8 pts

17▲122Quincy, WAWA8,51079.0%−7.5 pts

18▲66Poulsbo, WAWA12,74979.7%−4.2 pts

19▲63Port Townsend, WAWA10,67879.9%−3.8 pts

20▲46Woodinville, WAWA14,54880.0%−2.3 pts

21▲9Redmond, WAWA82,50680.0%+2.4 pts

22▲134Ridgefield, WAWA16,13280.2%−8.2 pts

23▲62Moses Lake, WAWA27,46980.4%−3.5 pts

24▲43SeaTac, WAWA34,57880.5%−1.9 pts

25▼15Airway Heights, WAWA11,81180.7%+10.0 pts

26▲17Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63080.8%+0.7 pts

27▼1Silverdale, WAWA20,68580.8%+3.8 pts

28▲112Arlington, WAWA22,03181.2%−5.3 pts

29▲11Bellevue, WAWA154,19381.4%+1.7 pts

30▲7Issaquah, WAWA39,42381.9%+2.7 pts

31▲17Lacey, WAWA58,83382.1%+1.8 pts

32Oak Harbor, WAWA24,08382.2%+4.2 pts

33▲141Minnehaha, WAWA11,48282.4%−7.7 pts

34▲52Monroe, WAWA20,02582.5%−1.4 pts

35▼1Parkland, WAWA38,74282.5%+4.1 pts

36▲105Sumner, WAWA10,87182.6%−4.0 pts

37▲157Sultan, WAWA7,23082.6%−11.6 pts

38▲86Milton, WAWA8,91182.7%−2.9 pts

39▲7Puyallup, WAWA42,68282.7%+2.5 pts

40▲18Tacoma, WAWA229,81682.8%+1.8 pts

41▲12Spokane Valley, WAWA108,40582.8%+2.1 pts

42▼7Fife, WAWA11,06183.0%+4.4 pts

43▼28Olympia, WAWA56,72483.0%+8.9 pts

44▼16Lake Stickney, WAWA15,89083.1%+5.8 pts

45▲72Newcastle, WAWA13,12883.1%−2.1 pts

46▲13Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43083.1%+1.8 pts

47▼36DuPont, WAWA9,77883.1%+12.5 pts

48▲21College Place, WAWA9,92383.2%+0.5 pts

49▲8Deer Park, WAWA5,37083.2%+2.2 pts

50▼17Spokane, WAWA230,78383.2%+4.9 pts

51▼37Yelm, WAWA12,04383.4%+9.9 pts

52▼16Vancouver, WAWA199,69883.5%+4.6 pts

53▼33Connell, WAWA5,08083.6%+8.6 pts

54▲33Snohomish, WAWA10,71983.7%−0.2 pts

55▲1Renton, WAWA104,97583.7%+2.8 pts

56▼14Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,30883.8%+3.8 pts

57▲3Lakewood, WAWA62,75583.9%+2.4 pts

58▲61Parkwood, WAWA6,87384.1%−1.2 pts

59▲13Hazel Dell, WAWA23,23784.2%+1.3 pts

60▲14Kent, WAWA134,87184.2%+1.1 pts

61▲77Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,07484.3%−2.2 pts

62▲6Everett, WAWA113,56784.4%+1.9 pts

63Bothell, WAWA52,19984.5%+2.5 pts

64▲6Kirkland, WAWA97,41084.5%+1.7 pts

65▼41Walla Walla, WAWA34,05884.7%+7.8 pts

66▼47Chehalis, WAWA7,76484.7%+9.7 pts

67▲60Washougal, WAWA18,02884.7%−1.3 pts

68▲10Sequim, WAWA8,21584.8%+1.2 pts

69▼17Longview, WAWA38,36284.9%+4.2 pts

70▼8Richland, WAWA65,25884.9%+2.9 pts

71▲45Lakeland South, WAWA13,10085.0%−0.2 pts

72▲3Orchards, WAWA29,43885.1%+1.8 pts

73▲118Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,18385.1%−7.5 pts

74▼10Mill Creek, WAWA20,90285.2%+3.0 pts

75▲67Elk Plain, WAWA14,27685.2%−1.5 pts

76▲81Colville, WAWA5,11685.2%−3.3 pts

77▼22Kelso, WAWA12,80185.2%+4.3 pts

78▲36Midland, WAWA9,05085.4%+0.3 pts

79▼30Mount Vista, WAWA10,76485.4%+5.0 pts

80▼30Federal Way, WAWA99,72985.5%+5.0 pts

81▼34Tumwater, WAWA28,01085.8%+5.6 pts

82▲11South Hill, WAWA68,02586.0%+1.9 pts

83Steilacoom, WAWA6,64886.0%+2.2 pts

84▲68Lynden, WAWA16,88186.0%−1.9 pts

85▲23Maple Valley, WAWA28,48286.0%+1.1 pts

86▲84Edgewood, WAWA13,54886.1%−3.6 pts

87▼75Selah, WAWA8,67886.2%+15.3 pts

88▼49Hoquiam, WAWA8,71086.2%+6.5 pts

89▼64North Lynnwood, WAWA23,33986.2%+9.3 pts

90▲21Five Corners, WAWA21,19486.3%+1.3 pts

91▼20Martha Lake, WAWA22,63486.4%+3.6 pts

92▼41Black Diamond, WAWA6,97886.6%+6.0 pts

93▲11Tukwila, WAWA22,00386.6%+1.8 pts

94▲95Sunnyside, WAWA16,43086.6%−5.6 pts

95▼22Wenatchee, WAWA35,54786.6%+3.6 pts

96▲4Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64086.6%+2.2 pts

97▲1Bonney Lake, WAWA22,13986.7%+2.3 pts

98▲79Summit, WAWA8,79186.7%−3.6 pts

99▼82Woodland, WAWA6,61186.8%+12.3 pts

100▲46Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01786.8%−0.3 pts

101▼4Mercer Island, WAWA25,42286.8%+2.4 pts

102▼1Centralia, WAWA19,37586.9%+2.3 pts

103▼80Orting, WAWA8,88486.9%+10.3 pts

104▲47Kenmore, WAWA24,24986.9%−0.7 pts

105▲7Lynnwood, WAWA42,13287.0%+2.0 pts

106▲75North Bend, WAWA8,75887.1%−3.7 pts

107▼17Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19387.1%+3.1 pts

108▼1Lake Stevens, WAWA42,09187.1%+2.3 pts

109▲1Artondale, WAWA14,07387.1%+2.1 pts

110▲45Camas, WAWA27,74987.2%−1.0 pts

111▼35Clarkston, WAWA7,18987.4%+4.1 pts

112▼24Pasco, WAWA82,84887.4%+3.5 pts

113▼18Des Moines, WAWA33,03287.4%+3.2 pts

114▼96Summit View, WAWA8,48087.4%+12.5 pts

115▼93Blaine, WAWA6,47587.6%+11.8 pts

116▼3Burien, WAWA51,85987.6%+2.5 pts

117▼63West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44487.7%+6.8 pts

118▼87Frederickson, WAWA25,38387.7%+9.9 pts

119▲24Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04787.7%+0.9 pts

120▲2Graham, WAWA35,07987.7%+2.2 pts

121▼12University Place, WAWA35,47987.8%+2.8 pts

122▲6Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69187.8%+1.7 pts

123▲62Finley, WAWA5,63487.8%−3.6 pts

124▲39Normandy Park, WAWA6,60987.9%−1.0 pts

125▲4Marysville, WAWA77,68687.9%+1.7 pts

126▲35Duvall, WAWA9,44087.9%−0.7 pts

127▼4Kennewick, WAWA88,36687.9%+2.4 pts

128▼37Port Angeles, WAWA20,14688.0%+4.0 pts

129▲21Edmonds, WAWA42,74888.2%+0.8 pts

130▼109Buckley, WAWA5,68888.2%+12.9 pts

131▼51Yakima, WAWA97,45888.2%+4.6 pts

132▼88Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26688.3%+8.2 pts

133▼54Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02988.3%+4.6 pts

134▲13Pacific, WAWA7,05688.3%+1.1 pts

135▼2Shoreline, WAWA66,54288.3%+2.2 pts

136▼34Covington, WAWA21,49688.5%+3.9 pts

137▼1Spanaway, WAWA34,01988.5%+2.1 pts

138▼73Auburn, WAWA86,30188.6%+6.4 pts

139▼58Aberdeen, WAWA17,08888.6%+4.9 pts

140▼37Anacortes, WAWA18,08088.7%+4.0 pts

141▲52Clover Creek, WAWA7,34588.7%−4.3 pts

142▼17Enumclaw, WAWA13,17288.8%+3.0 pts

143▼8Mukilteo, WAWA21,23988.9%+2.5 pts

144▲43Lakeland North, WAWA15,95088.9%−2.8 pts

145▼39Grandview, WAWA12,06289.1%+4.3 pts

146▲14Wollochet, WAWA6,68989.2%+0.5 pts

147▲31Battle Ground, WAWA23,51389.4%−1.0 pts

148▼33White Center, WAWA14,88689.5%+4.4 pts

149▼57Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,85689.5%+5.5 pts

150▼19Ocean Shores, WAWA7,89289.8%+3.6 pts

151▼7Union Gap, WAWA6,61789.9%+3.0 pts

152▲14Maplewood, WAWA5,80390.0%+0.4 pts

153▼76Tracyton, WAWA6,13790.0%+6.6 pts

154▼65Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08490.2%+6.3 pts

155▼18Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,63890.2%+3.7 pts

156▲17Toppenish, WAWA8,63590.2%+0.2 pts

157▲19West Richland, WAWA19,25790.2%+0.1 pts

158▼10Hockinson, WAWA6,15090.2%+3.0 pts

159▼33Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45390.3%+4.2 pts

160▲4Vashon, WAWA9,93490.3%+1.3 pts

161▲11Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19190.3%+0.3 pts

162▼28Stanwood, WAWA9,42190.3%+4.0 pts

163▲27Woods Creek, WAWA6,94390.4%−2.1 pts

164▼44Waller, WAWA7,68390.4%+5.1 pts

165▼33Birch Bay, WAWA10,83790.5%+4.4 pts

166▲9Sammamish, WAWA66,11090.6%+0.5 pts

167▲13Maltby, WAWA10,91090.6%−0.1 pts

168▼23Ferndale, WAWA17,55990.7%+3.6 pts

169▲2Picnic Point, WAWA10,26190.7%+0.8 pts

170▼65Shelton, WAWA10,92190.7%+6.0 pts

171▲11East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58290.7%−0.1 pts

172▼111Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67491.0%+9.2 pts

173▼8Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,53691.0%+1.9 pts

174▼21Bothell West, WAWA22,02991.0%+3.1 pts

175▼6Eastmont, WAWA23,72191.0%+1.3 pts

176▼82Ephrata, WAWA8,83491.1%+7.0 pts

177▼18Lake Shore, WAWA6,97891.4%+2.9 pts

178▼24Lake Tapps, WAWA12,79891.4%+3.4 pts

179▼58East Wenatchee, WAWA14,41491.5%+6.0 pts

180▲16Fircrest, WAWA6,95991.5%−3.0 pts

181▼140Barberton, WAWA8,66891.6%+11.8 pts

182▲4Prosser, WAWA6,65491.6%+0.1 pts

183▼16Mead, WAWA6,89391.9%+2.3 pts

184Camano, WAWA17,30392.2%+1.0 pts

185▼2Rochester, WAWA5,83492.5%+1.4 pts

186▼141Omak, WAWA5,18592.5%+12.4 pts

187▼38Othello, WAWA9,23792.6%+5.3 pts

188▲7Brier, WAWA6,59792.9%−1.5 pts

189▼10Silver Firs, WAWA22,30693.1%+2.4 pts

190▼22Hobart, WAWA6,55293.5%+3.8 pts

191▼33Felida, WAWA10,84193.6%+5.2 pts

192▼62Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88493.9%+7.8 pts

193▼5Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51894.0%+2.2 pts

194▼2Suncrest, WAWA5,34594.0%+1.4 pts

195▼77Manchester, WAWA5,95695.8%+10.6 pts

196▼34Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,45496.9%+8.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES