Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Seattle metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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#25. Mill Creek
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 20,846
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#24. Shoreline
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 59,280
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#23. Edmonds
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 42,783
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#22. Mukilteo
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 21,312
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#21. Duvall
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 8,279
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#20. North Bend
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 7,745
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#19. Medina
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 2,889
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#18. Cottage Lake
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 23,170
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#17. Bothell
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 48,610
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#16. Kenmore
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 23,594
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#15. Bainbridge Island
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 24,607
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#14. Woodway
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 1,174
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#13. Snoqualmie
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 13,750
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#12. Lake Forest Park
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 13,356
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#11. Seattle
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 741,440
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#10. Kirkland
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 91,614
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#9. Issaquah
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 39,472
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#8. Mercer Island
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 25,282
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#7. Woodinville
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 13,440
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#6. Sammamish
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 66,375
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#5. Newcastle
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 12,945
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#4. Clyde Hill
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 3,104
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#3. Yarrow Point
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,192
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#2. Bellevue
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 151,199
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#1. Redmond
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 75,721
