The 10 Most Boring Places In Washington For 2023


The most boring places in Washington are Quincy and West Richland 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 Quincy, 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 Quincy. 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

Quincy, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Todd Petit from East Wenatchee, WA, USA | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Population: 7,630
Average Age: 24.0
% Married: 19.0%
More on Quincy:  Cost Of Living | Crime Report

West Richland, WA

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

8.5
/10
Population: 15,988
Average Age: 35.8
% Married: 25.0%
More on West Richland:  Cost Of Living | Crime Report

Stanwood, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Joe Mabel | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10
Population: 7,776
Average Age: 31.5
% Married: 27.0%
More on Stanwood:  Cost Of Living | Crime Report

Ephrata, WA

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

6
/10
Population: 8,348
Average Age: 34.0
% Married: 22.0%
More on Ephrata:  Cost Of Living | Crime Report

Moses Lake, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Joe Mabel | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Population: 24,764
Average Age: 31.0
% Married: 18.0%
More on Moses Lake:  Cost Of Living | Crime Report

Prosser, WA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10
Population: 6,061
Average Age: 33.1
% Married: 20.0%
More on Prosser:  Cost Of Living | Crime Report

Ferndale, WA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Population: 14,777
Average Age: 32.7
% Married: 21.0%
More on Ferndale:  Cost Of Living | Crime Report

Sunnyside, WA

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

4
/10
Population: 16,343
Average Age: 26.5
% Married: 16.0%
More on Sunnyside:  Cost Of Living | Crime Report

Pasco, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Allen4names | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Population: 76,398
Average Age: 29.9
% Married: 16.0%
More on Pasco:  Cost Of Living | Crime Report

Othello, WA

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

4
/10
Population: 8,470
Average Age: 25.1
% Married: 14.0%
More on Othello:  Cost Of Living | Crime Report

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. Lynnwood
  2. Seattle
  3. Shoreline

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Detailed List Of The Most Boring Cities In Washington For 2023

Rank City Population Average Age
1 Quincy, WA 7,630 24.0
2 West Richland, WA 15,988 35.8
3 Stanwood, WA 7,776 31.5
4 Ephrata, WA 8,348 34.0
5 Moses Lake, WA 24,764 31.0
6 Prosser, WA 6,061 33.1
7 Ferndale, WA 14,777 32.7
8 Sunnyside, WA 16,343 26.5
9 Pasco, WA 76,398 29.9
10 Othello, WA 8,470 25.1
11 Liberty Lake, WA 11,647 36.1
12 Yelm, WA 10,205 31.3
13 Ridgefield, WA 10,432 34.6
14 Union Gap, WA 6,499 33.4
15 Selah, WA 8,081 32.9
16 Orting, WA 8,781 34.7
17 Grandview, WA 10,894 27.4
18 Shelton, WA 10,288 31.8
19 Snoqualmie, WA 13,718 37.1
20 East Wenatchee, WA 14,113 34.1
21 Woodland, WA 6,368 36.2
22 Bonney Lake, WA 22,229 36.7
23 Lake Stevens, WA 35,135 34.5
24 Aberdeen, WA 16,842 35.3
25 Lynden, WA 15,410 36.4
26 Sedro-Woolley, WA 12,266 35.3
27 Battle Ground, WA 20,536 33.7
28 Mount Vernon, WA 34,824 33.9
29 Yakima, WA 96,266 33.6
30 Maple Valley, WA 27,643 36.3
31 Fife, WA 10,869 31.6
32 Port Orchard, WA 15,315 34.2
33 Tumwater, WA 24,855 35.4
34 Toppenish, WA 8,843 27.7
35 Pacific, WA 7,130 31.6
36 Oak Harbor, WA 24,267 31.1
37 Burlington, WA 9,220 36.2
38 Chehalis, WA 7,427 34.0
39 Edgewood, WA 12,132 40.5
40 Monroe, WA 19,879 34.7
41 Arlington, WA 19,832 39.2
42 Auburn, WA 85,306 35.6
43 Duvall, WA 8,007 37.0
44 Sumner, WA 10,545 35.8
45 Kennewick, WA 83,082 35.3
46 Dupont, WA 9,974 34.1
47 Sultan, WA 5,208 36.9
48 College Place, WA 9,739 32.5
49 Richland, WA 59,718 36.3
50 Ellensburg, WA 19,215 24.4
51 Airway Heights, WA 10,108 33.6
52 Cheney, WA 12,743 23.4
53 Covington, WA 20,608 40.0
54 Wenatchee, WA 35,086 35.2
55 Black Diamond, WA 5,002 39.0
56 Gig Harbor, WA 11,505 41.8
57 Sammamish, WA 66,532 39.2
58 Marysville, WA 69,957 37.4
59 Camas, WA 25,774 41.6
60 Kent, WA 134,890 34.8
61 Buckley, WA 5,098 42.2
62 Bothell, WA 47,355 37.6
63 North Bend, WA 7,393 39.2
64 Bremerton, WA 43,345 33.2
65 Kelso, WA 12,566 38.2
66 Pullman, WA 32,968 22.5
67 Puyallup, WA 42,366 37.3
68 Walla Walla, WA 33,765 36.5
69 Spokane Valley, WA 102,178 38.0
70 Hoquiam, WA 8,700 43.0
71 Brier, WA 6,524 45.6
72 Bellingham, WA 90,545 33.5
73 Snohomish, WA 10,091 39.8
74 University Place, WA 34,565 37.5
75 Washougal, WA 16,664 38.6
76 Centralia, WA 17,988 37.3
77 Milton, WA 8,501 37.3
78 Enumclaw, WA 12,544 40.3
79 Lacey, WA 52,572 37.1
80 Redmond, WA 72,166 34.6
81 Federal Way, WA 99,792 37.0
82 Ocean Shores, WA 6,637 63.1
83 Normandy Park, WA 6,716 47.2
84 Clarkston, WA 7,164 36.1
85 Fircrest, WA 7,109 42.0
86 Spokane, WA 225,709 36.4
87 Seatac, WA 30,867 36.1
88 Longview, WA 37,542 38.8
89 Newcastle, WA 12,855 37.7
90 Blaine, WA 5,773 41.8
91 Steilacoom, WA 6,673 39.9
92 Tukwila, WA 21,545 36.1
93 Woodinville, WA 13,247 40.0
94 Mill Creek, WA 20,665 39.6
95 Bainbridge Island, WA 24,557 49.2
96 Lakewood, WA 62,972 35.7
97 Renton, WA 105,313 36.2
98 Poulsbo, WA 11,652 43.8
99 Everett, WA 110,438 36.3
100 Port Angeles, WA 19,888 41.2
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.

You can find out more about him on LinkedIn or his website.

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