The 10 Most Boring Places In Washington For 2023


The most boring places in Washington are Edgewood and Buckley for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

There’s no denying it: there are plenty of places in Washington that are downright beautiful and full of excitement.

Unfortunately, not all towns and cities in Evergreen State are so lucky.

Just like in all U.S. States, there are definitely some boring places within Washington’s’ borders. You know the places where everyone has an AARP card and the most exciting thing they do all day is post a picture of their grandchild on Facebook.

Like Edgewood, for instance. In our latest analysis, we found that this city was the most boring city in all of Oklahoma according to Saturday Night Science. But don’t feel bad if you’re a resident of Edgewood. There are plenty of other boring, lackluster places in Washington as well.

Here they are. Try not to jump out of your seat with excitement.

Don’t freak out, in fact, believe it not, a boring city is actually one a lot of people would like to call home.

Before you get all upset if your city’s name is on the list, rest assured that we didn’t use personal opinion when it comes to what classifies a city or town as “boring” or “exciting”. We crunched actual numbers to figure out which towns are statistically more boring.

Showing this data to you is the kind of thing that a real estate agent knows, but would never share.

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Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Most Boring Places In Washington For 2023

Edgewood, WA

Source: Wikipedia User MyName (Cacophony) | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Population: 12,397
Average Age: 40.3
% Married: 25.0%
More on Edgewood: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Buckley, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Steven Pavlov | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10
Population: 5,191
Average Age: 41.7
% Married: 41.0%
More on Buckley: Data | Crime | Real Estate

Ocean Shores, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Emily Diehl | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Population: 6,838
Average Age: 62.1
% Married: 23.0%
More on Ocean Shores: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

4. Connell

Connell, WA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Population: 5,175
Average Age: 39.8
% Married: 17.0%
More on Connell: Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Brier, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Elwood j blues | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

10
/10
Population: 6,539
Average Age: 44.9
% Married: 30.0%
More on Brier: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Normandy Park, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Joe Mabel | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Population: 6,697
Average Age: 45.8
% Married: 34.0%
More on Normandy Park: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Bainbridge Island, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Casey Yee | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Population: 24,681
Average Age: 49.5
% Married: 15.0%
More on Bainbridge Island: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Poulsbo, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Steven Pavlov | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Population: 11,824
Average Age: 43.7
% Married: 19.0%
More on Poulsbo: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Snoqualmie, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Max Richards | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

10
/10
Population: 13,762
Average Age: 38.6
% Married: 20.0%
More on Snoqualmie: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Black Diamond, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Joe Mabel | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Population: 5,314
Average Age: 40.0
% Married: 18.0%
More on Black Diamond: Data | Crime | Real Estate

Methodology: How we determined the boring cities in the Evergreen State

You would present the following case to your friends if you were argueing with them at a bar about the most boring place to live in Washington. And that’s why we call it Saturday Night Science.

Because our data speaks more truth than feelings.

To figure out how boring a place is, we factored in things we generally think make people exciting, and then we figure out which cities have the least number of those exciting people.

We used the U.S. American Community Census data to gather the information presented here. HSome of the things people tend to think of as making a city’s population boring include:

  • % of Population Over 25 (higher is more boring)
  • % of Married Household (higher is more boring)
  • Average Age (higher is more boring)
  • % of Households With Kids (higher is more boring)
  • Population density (lower is more boring)

Then, our algorithm generates a ranking for each place in these categories. After crunching the numbers, all of the cities ranked from most boring to most exciting.

For this ranking, we used every Washington city with at least 5,000 residents. This keeps us from prejudicing our rankings by including very small pockets of retired people.

Grab your rocker and hold on.

We updated this article for 2023, and it’s our tenth time ranking the most boring cities in Washington.

There You Have It – Now That You’re Asleep

On a ranking like this, there are usually no winners, but since Washington isn’t necessarily the most boring state in the United States, the cities on this ranking can at least take solace that there are, in fact, more boring cities in the country.

If you’re also curious enough, here are the most exciting places in Washington, according to science:

  1. Pullman
  2. Cheney
  3. Ellensburg

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Detailed List Of The Most Boring Cities In Washington For 2023

Rank City Population Average Age % Married % Kids
1 Edgewood, WA 12,397 40.3 25.0% 37.5%
2 Buckley, WA 5,191 41.7 41.0% 29.8%
3 Ocean Shores, WA 6,838 62.1 23.0% 8.8%
4 Connell, WA 5,175 39.8 17.0% 39.0%
5 Brier, WA 6,539 44.9 30.0% 36.0%
6 Normandy Park, WA 6,697 45.8 34.0% 30.8%
7 Bainbridge Island, WA 24,681 49.5 15.0% 30.7%
8 Poulsbo, WA 11,824 43.7 19.0% 32.9%
9 Snoqualmie, WA 13,762 38.6 20.0% 51.4%
10 Black Diamond, WA 5,314 40.0 18.0% 34.0%
11 Hoquiam, WA 8,742 41.4 20.0% 24.1%
12 Sumner, WA 10,589 37.0 20.0% 30.9%
13 Snohomish, WA 10,133 42.3 21.0% 30.1%
14 Anacortes, WA 17,667 48.7 17.0% 24.4%
15 North Bend, WA 7,549 40.3 19.0% 31.1%
16 West Richland, WA 16,547 35.3 25.0% 45.9%
17 Bonney Lake, WA 22,590 37.2 25.0% 45.9%
18 Gig Harbor, WA 11,917 44.6 19.0% 25.1%
19 Enumclaw, WA 12,630 40.7 25.0% 26.7%
20 Arlington, WA 20,263 36.9 25.0% 37.4%
21 Liberty Lake, WA 12,026 36.9 20.0% 39.1%
22 Woodinville, WA 13,301 40.6 15.0% 29.3%
23 Tumwater, WA 25,617 36.5 19.0% 30.0%
24 Sequim, WA 8,073 57.1 11.0% 17.1%
25 Ephrata, WA 8,419 33.4 26.0% 41.4%
26 Port Angeles, WA 20,007 41.3 17.0% 22.1%
27 Camas, WA 26,387 40.3 11.0% 43.9%
28 Port Townsend, WA 10,161 59.5 11.0% 15.1%
29 Covington, WA 20,814 38.6 20.0% 38.5%
30 Burlington, WA 9,361 37.0 19.0% 36.5%
31 Washougal, WA 16,828 38.8 15.0% 35.1%
32 Edmonds, WA 42,705 45.8 21.0% 23.8%
33 Orting, WA 8,898 34.1 32.0% 46.7%
34 Bothell, WA 47,917 38.0 18.0% 35.2%
35 Spokane Valley, WA 103,761 37.4 21.0% 29.0%
36 Monroe, WA 19,632 35.8 19.0% 40.1%
37 Mercer Island, WA 25,464 45.3 15.0% 34.1%
38 Lake Forest Park, WA 13,462 42.6 18.0% 27.5%
39 Fircrest, WA 7,098 43.3 23.0% 26.8%
40 Ferndale, WA 15,130 32.9 20.0% 47.8%
41 Kelso, WA 12,661 37.3 19.0% 27.0%
42 Quincy, WA 7,754 27.0 22.0% 56.6%
43 Mill Creek, WA 20,797 38.3 19.0% 34.5%
44 Stanwood, WA 8,051 34.4 23.0% 39.1%
45 Marysville, WA 70,847 37.1 21.0% 31.6%
46 Kenmore, WA 23,611 38.8 16.0% 30.2%
47 Ridgefield, WA 11,486 34.4 14.0% 43.0%
48 Newcastle, WA 12,931 37.3 11.0% 32.3%
49 Sammamish, WA 66,586 39.3 10.0% 53.1%
50 Sultan, WA 5,462 36.8 14.0% 34.3%
51 Lynden, WA 15,723 35.7 23.0% 34.4%
52 Mukilteo, WA 21,365 43.6 15.0% 30.7%
53 Milton, WA 8,543 37.6 19.0% 31.4%
54 Lake Stevens, WA 38,816 34.4 22.0% 47.5%
55 Woodland, WA 6,463 36.7 16.0% 42.0%
56 Pacific, WA 7,097 32.9 18.0% 39.0%
57 Union Gap, WA 6,512 31.4 19.0% 40.9%
58 Shoreline, WA 58,673 41.8 16.0% 28.3%
59 Port Orchard, WA 15,820 33.7 14.0% 39.8%
60 Puyallup, WA 42,610 36.9 19.0% 30.0%
61 University Place, WA 34,696 38.6 20.0% 31.0%
62 Prosser, WA 6,138 33.4 18.0% 37.8%
63 East Wenatchee, WA 14,065 35.3 25.0% 45.9%
64 Longview, WA 37,722 39.9 16.0% 25.8%
65 Moses Lake, WA 25,155 31.1 20.0% 37.1%
66 Richland, WA 60,867 36.6 17.0% 29.2%
67 Aberdeen, WA 16,969 37.1 17.0% 29.8%
68 Centralia, WA 18,234 38.5 15.0% 26.7%
69 Blaine, WA 5,865 38.1 10.0% 30.9%
70 Selah, WA 8,203 32.8 25.0% 30.9%
71 Maple Valley, WA 27,889 36.4 20.0% 51.5%
72 Sedro-Woolley, WA 12,470 34.9 22.0% 36.0%
73 Auburn, WA 85,623 35.8 16.0% 34.9%
74 Duvall, WA 8,128 35.4 17.0% 52.3%
75 Issaquah, WA 39,400 36.8 9.0% 31.5%
76 Burien, WA 51,505 39.5 15.0% 29.7%
77 Chehalis, WA 7,512 32.2 19.0% 29.3%
78 Mount Vernon, WA 35,120 35.0 17.0% 35.6%
79 Steilacoom, WA 6,680 38.4 14.0% 28.9%
80 Olympia, WA 55,151 38.7 11.0% 25.6%
81 Fife, WA 10,887 32.5 13.0% 36.7%
82 Airway Heights, WA 10,570 32.0 13.0% 32.8%
83 Wenatchee, WA 35,365 36.4 20.0% 31.7%
84 Pasco, WA 77,274 30.1 16.0% 48.8%
85 Mountlake Terrace, WA 21,350 38.6 14.0% 26.2%
86 Yelm, WA 10,438 31.4 11.0% 48.3%
87 Bellevue, WA 150,606 38.3 9.0% 30.0%
88 Tukwila, WA 21,569 36.0 8.0% 27.9%
89 Des Moines, WA 32,667 38.2 13.0% 30.1%
90 Dupont, WA 9,955 34.2 9.0% 36.7%
91 Walla Walla, WA 33,842 37.2 15.0% 27.4%
92 Kirkland, WA 92,015 38.0 13.0% 29.2%
93 Kennewick, WA 83,823 35.2 17.0% 33.4%
94 Spokane, WA 227,922 37.0 18.0% 26.1%
95 Lynnwood, WA 39,867 39.3 11.0% 27.8%
96 Othello, WA 8,582 25.2 14.0% 50.6%
97 Tacoma, WA 219,234 36.9 16.0% 27.3%
98 Lacey, WA 56,263 36.5 12.0% 29.9%
99 Federal Way, WA 99,614 37.4 12.0% 32.9%
100 Grandview, WA 10,922 25.9 11.0% 53.8%
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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