The 14 Most Affordable Seaside Small Towns in Washington
Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 151 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Washington, scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Manchester, WA.
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14Meadowdale, Washington
Seaside character: 84th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 63rd percentile
3,148 people · Snohomish County · median home $852,400 · income $173,902 · Jan low 37°F · 4 in snow
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13Suquamish, Washington
Seaside character: 96th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 52nd percentile
4,266 people · Kitsap County · median home $456,100 · income $86,224 · Jan low 36°F · 4 in snow
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12Wauna, Washington
Seaside character: 89th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 63rd percentile
4,421 people · Pierce County · median home $503,300 · income $103,250 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow
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11Indianola, Washington
Seaside character: 95th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 57th percentile
3,664 people · Kitsap County · median home $503,800 · income $98,684 · Jan low 37°F · 4 in snow
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10Hoquiam, Washington
Seaside character: 83rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 70th percentile
8,776 people · Grays Harbor County · median home $228,200 · income $49,795 · Jan low 38°F · 1 in snow
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9Port Angeles East, Washington
Seaside character: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 57th percentile
3,159 people · Clallam County · median home $347,600 · income $68,241 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow
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8Navy Yard City, Washington
Seaside character: 98th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 63rd percentile
2,759 people · Kitsap County · median home $342,600 · income $69,852 · Jan low 36°F · 3 in snow
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7Chico, Washington
Seaside character: 96th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 65th percentile
2,723 people · Kitsap County · median home $672,600 · income $140,500 · Jan low 36°F · 3 in snow
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6Forks, Washington
Seaside character: 74th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 91st percentile
3,335 people · Clallam County · median home $227,200 · income $60,481 · Jan low 35°F · 8 in snow
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5Belfair, Washington
Seaside character: 85th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 80th percentile
4,279 people · Mason County · median home $380,400 · income $88,150 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow
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4Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington
Seaside character: 90th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 82nd percentile
3,983 people · Jefferson County · median home $351,600 · income $83,548 · Jan low 38°F · 1 in snow
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3Longbranch, Washington
Seaside character: 89th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 84th percentile
4,141 people · Pierce County · median home $396,000 · income $95,768 · Jan low 36°F · 2 in snow
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2Tracyton, Washington
Seaside character: 99th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 74th percentile
5,967 people · Kitsap County · median home $470,200 · income $103,935 · Jan low 36°F · 3 in snow
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1Manchester, Washington
Seaside character: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 91st percentile
5,714 people · Kitsap County · median home $478,200 · income $126,371 · Jan low 36°F · 3 in snow
Price vs ranking
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Same ranking, other places
- The 50 Most Affordable Seaside Small Towns in America
- The 18 Most Affordable Seaside Small Towns in New Jersey
- The 25 Most Affordable Seaside Small Towns in Florida
- The 11 Most Affordable Seaside Small Towns in Maryland
- The 11 Most Affordable Seaside Small Towns in Hawaii
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)