10 Richest Cities In Washington [2023]

You might have to win the Washington lottery if you want to live in The Evergreen State’s wealthiest places.

Now, if you’ve never been lucky, you might want to listen up if you’re thinking about calling one of Washington’s richest places home. We think that you can increase your luck if you take a look at HomeSnacks’ list of the top ten richest cities in this Pacific Northwest Paradise for 2023.

But first, some insight into how we identified the top ten. We looked at the latest Census data from the American Community Survey for 142 Washington cities with more than 3,000 residents. And, folks, if you live in the greater Seattle and Tacoma you are definitely Washington’s one percent and you are definitely rubbing elbows with the Joneses.

But, if you don’t live where wealthy Washingtonians are ‘rolling in the dough,’ you’re going to need to find a job that makes at least $127,689/year. And currently, the highest paying jobs are in healthcare and aviation. Next, you’re going to have to have a vacation home in sunny San Diego, California so you have something to talk about at your fancy, rich parties.

So, want to know where Washington’s finest live who only drink the cleanest Crystal Springs Water from Kent and only wear the Eddie Baur brand out of Bellevue? Keep reading.

Here are the 10 richest places in Washington for 2023:

In order to determine Washington’s richest places, we also looked at the things that wealthy people find worthy of their time and efforts: high paying jobs and low poverty. To this, we gave every city that made Washington’s richest places a Wealth score. Congrats to Washington’s number one richest city, they scored a perfect 10/10!

So, what is Washington’s richest place for 2023? According to the most recent data, that would be Clyde Hill.

To see the other cities in Washington where money REALLY does grow on trees, take a look below. And if you don’t find what you’re looking for there, head to the bottom.

Rich people not your cup of tea? Feel free to check out some more reading about Washington:

The 10 Richest Cities In Washington For 2023

1. Clyde Hill

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Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 3,118
Median Income: $250,001
Median Home Values: $2,000,001
More on Clyde Hill: Data | Crime | Real Estate

2. Mercer Island

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Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 25,506
Median Income: $170,000
Median Home Values: $1,504,500
More on Mercer Island: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

3. Sammamish

Source: Wikipedia User Emmanuel BRUNNER | CC BY-SA 3.0

Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 66,532
Median Income: $195,648
Median Home Values: $939,600
More on Sammamish: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

4. Bellevue

Source: Wikipedia User Jelson25 | CC BY-SA 3.0

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 149,365
Median Income: $140,252
Median Home Values: $951,200
More on Bellevue: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

5. Redmond

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Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 72,166
Median Income: $147,006
Median Home Values: $864,100
More on Redmond: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

6. Bainbridge Island

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Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 24,557
Median Income: $145,475
Median Home Values: $852,700
More on Bainbridge Island: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

7. Newcastle

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Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 12,855
Median Income: $139,439
Median Home Values: $888,400
More on Newcastle: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

8. Snoqualmie

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Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 13,718
Median Income: $171,241
Median Home Values: $681,500
More on Snoqualmie: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

9. Lake Forest Park

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Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 13,529
Median Income: $139,881
Median Home Values: $746,400
More on Lake Forest Park: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

10. Woodinville

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Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 13,247
Median Income: $127,689
Median Home Values: $770,800
More on Woodinville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Richest Places In Washington For 2023

The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they think about determining the richest places is simply identifying personal incomes. After all, rich people have really high salaries.

However, we don’t believe that one statistic wholly encompasses what it means to be one of the “richest places.” So we looked at this set of criteria from the newly released 2017-2021 American Community Survey and applied Saturday Night Science:

Median Home Values
Median Household Income

Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place is. And home values are a measure of wealth. The two combine to define a “Rich City.”

After we collected the data for all 142 places with more than 3,000 people in Washington, we ranked each place from 1 to 142 for each of the criteria, with 1 being the richest.

We then averaged all the rankings for a place into a “Rich Score,” with the place having the lowest overall Rich Score, Clyde Hill, crowned the “Richest City In Washington For 2023.”

The data has been updated for 2023. This is our tenth time ranking the wealthiest cities in Washington.

You can skip to the end to see the rankings for all 142 places.

Best Places To Live In Washington

Summary: The Wealthiest Places In Washington For 2023

Like we said earlier, when we set out to identify the richest places in Washington, we weren’t sure what we’d encounter, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in Washington.

When you look at the data, the cities and places mentioned above meet the criteria for being at the very top of the income ladder for everyone that lives there.

If you’re curious enough, here are the poorest cities in Washington, according to data:

Poorest: Goldendale
2nd Poorest: Mattawa
3rd Poorest: Sunnyside

For more Washington reading, check out:

Detailed List Of The Richest Cities In Washington

Rank	City	RichScore	Median Income	Median Home Value
1	Clyde Hill	1.0	$250,001	$2,000,001
2	Mercer Island	3.0	$170,000	$1,504,500
3	Sammamish	3.0	$195,648	$939,600
4	Bellevue	5.5	$140,252	$951,200
5	Redmond	6.0	$147,006	$864,100
6	Bainbridge Island	7.0	$145,475	$852,700
7	Newcastle	7.5	$139,439	$888,400
8	Snoqualmie	9.0	$171,241	$681,500
9	Lake Forest Park	10.0	$139,881	$746,400
10	Woodinville	11.0	$127,689	$770,800
11	Issaquah	11.5	$132,984	$745,100
12	Kirkland	12.0	$121,998	$805,600
13	Duvall	14.5	$168,208	$599,400
14	North Bend	14.5	$123,287	$692,800
15	Brier	14.5	$132,857	$660,300
16	Kenmore	17.5	$121,463	$656,200
17	Normandy Park	18.0	$113,328	$715,700
18	Maple Valley	20.0	$125,092	$498,100
19	Seattle	20.0	$105,391	$767,500
20	Mukilteo	20.5	$109,738	$666,300
21	Bothell	20.5	$116,578	$638,000
22	Black Diamond	21.0	$118,140	$609,200
23	Mill Creek	21.5	$112,072	$647,800
24	Camas	22.5	$121,094	$497,100
25	Edmonds	27.0	$96,775	$639,100
26	Edgewood	28.5	$108,492	$484,700
27	Covington	30.0	$114,247	$434,500
28	Shoreline	30.0	$95,623	$627,500
29	Gig Harbor	30.0	$96,192	$574,600
30	Ridgefield	31.5	$107,861	$450,700
31	Buckley	33.0	$115,245	$415,500
32	Lake Stevens	36.0	$99,296	$425,500
33	Steilacoom	37.0	$95,316	$442,500
34	Bonney Lake	38.0	$108,705	$396,700
35	Mountlake Terrace	39.5	$87,785	$451,900
36	Monroe	39.5	$94,349	$432,600
37	Renton	40.5	$84,374	$474,700
38	Anacortes	43.0	$80,043	$484,600
39	Stanwood	43.5	$89,231	$419,000
40	Dupont	44.0	$98,409	$385,500
41	University Place	44.5	$84,673	$430,500
42	Burien	44.5	$79,797	$459,800
43	Fircrest	45.0	$90,854	$406,500
44	La Center	45.0	$91,375	$399,700
45	Washougal	48.5	$95,894	$376,000
46	Poulsbo	51.0	$79,248	$420,800
47	Marysville	51.5	$89,008	$384,000
48	Liberty Lake	51.5	$96,169	$361,000
49	Snohomish	51.5	$77,308	$435,500
50	Kent	52.0	$79,781	$414,200
51	West Richland	54.0	$109,209	$322,200
52	Puyallup	54.5	$81,224	$387,800
53	Arlington	54.75	$87,708	$372,600
54	Orting	55.0	$97,614	$336,300
55	Enumclaw	55.0	$91,855	$358,000
56	Auburn	55.5	$79,415	$393,500
57	Lynden	56.5	$78,004	$394,600
58	Lynnwood	57.0	$67,576	$492,600
59	Sumner	59.0	$77,601	$390,700
60	Des Moines	60.0	$73,131	$416,500
61	Battle Ground	60.0	$85,943	$344,700
62	Milton	61.0	$81,690	$359,400
63	Granite Falls	63.0	$75,523	$385,700
64	Port Orchard	64.0	$75,766	$377,700
65	Ferndale	64.5	$77,746	$366,200
66	Everett	64.5	$71,357	$394,900
67	Blaine	66.0	$76,272	$369,500
68	Federal Way	67.0	$72,969	$384,200
69	Yelm	68.5	$83,027	$315,400
70	Tumwater	69.0	$77,849	$343,300
71	Richland	69.0	$83,066	$311,000
72	Tukwila	69.5	$71,688	$373,200
73	Seatac	70.0	$73,540	$364,400
74	Bellingham	70.0	$59,163	$440,300
75	Fife	73.0	$75,557	$337,200
76	Tacoma	76.0	$69,956	$347,100
77	Algona	76.0	$78,040	$300,000
78	Olympia	77.0	$67,975	$355,100
79	Sultan	79.0	$73,530	$315,900
80	Lacey	80.0	$75,059	$310,600
81	Vancouver	80.5	$67,462	$343,900
82	Pacific	81.5	$69,095	$331,200
83	Moxee	83.0	$83,596	$222,200
84	Chelan	84.0	$62,905	$344,600
85	Woodland	84.0	$74,221	$275,900
86	East Wenatchee	85.0	$67,739	$314,100
87	Medical Lake	86.5	$76,829	$248,900
88	Mount Vernon	87.0	$62,706	$334,700
89	Port Townsend	88.75	$54,907	$372,600
90	Lakewood	89.5	$60,534	$331,500
91	Oak Harbor	89.5	$61,261	$329,500
92	Sedro-Woolley	90.5	$66,554	$298,100
93	Pasco	91.75	$70,486	$250,500
94	Bremerton	93.0	$61,741	$306,700
95	Selah	93.0	$64,468	$270,000
96	Kennewick	95.5	$64,053	$262,400
97	Wenatchee	97.0	$60,285	$296,800
98	Elma	97.5	$69,405	$228,100
99	Burlington	98.0	$58,345	$304,600
100	Zillah	102.5	$64,201	$222,500