Detailed profiles for cities and towns in Washington

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Seattle
Washington
  Population
563,375
  Median Home Value
$259,600
Seattle (pronounced /sitl /) is a coastal port city and the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located in the state of Washington between an arm of the Pacific Ocean called Puget Sound and Lake Washington, about 96mil....
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Spokane
Washington
  Population
196,143
  Median Home Value
$97,000
Spokane (pronounced /spokn/) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, and is the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest. It is located along the Spokane River in Eastern Washington about 20miles (32km) from the Washington-Idaho border. ....
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Tacoma
Washington
  Population
193,177
  Median Home Value
$123,300
Tacoma (pronounced /tkom/) is a mid-sized urban port city in and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States.[3] The city is situated on Washington's Puget Sound, in an area 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Seattle, 31 miles (50 km) northeast....
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Vancouver
Washington
  Population
143,226
  Median Home Value
$142,900
Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Clark County. The population was at the 2000 census; in 2006, the United States Census Bureau estimated that the city's population was 158,1....
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Bellevue
Washington
  Population
109,189
  Median Home Value
$299,400
Bellevue is a rapidly growing city in King County, Washington, U.S., across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle,[3] it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb.[4] In 2003 the Census Bureau estimated t....
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Everett
Washington
  Population
91,290
  Median Home Value
$168,300
Everett is the county seat and largest city in Snohomish County, Washington located 25miles (40km) north of Seattle. As of the 2000 census the city had a total population of 91,488, making it the 6th largest in the state and fourth-largest in the Puget So....
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Federal Way
Washington
  Population
83,233
  Median Home Value
$171,700
Federal Way is a city in King County, Washington, United States. Federal Way is considered a bedroom community by some people and is located between Seattle and Tacoma. Its western boundary is Puget Sound. It is bordered by Des Moines on the north, Kent, ....
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Kent
Washington
  Population
79,325
  Median Home Value
$178,000
Kent is a city located in King County, Washington, United States. The second largest city in south King County and the eighth largest in the state, Kent has the third-largest industrial area in the United States[citation needed]. Often considered an outly....
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Yakima
Washington
  Population
72,294
  Median Home Value
$106,200
Yakima (pronounced /jkmah/) is a city in central Washington and the county seat of Yakima County, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 71,845 and a metropolitan population of 229,094.[3] Yakima is situated in the Yakima....
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Bellingham
Washington
  Population
66,815
  Median Home Value
$156,100
Bellingham, Washington is the county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the largest city in Whatcom County and tenth largest in Washington. It is situated on Bellingham Bay, which is protected by Lummi Island, Portage Island, an....
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