Kirkland Named A Top Small City In The U.S.: Report

KIRKLAND, WA - Out of some 1,200 cities in the U.S., Kirkland has been ranked the 20th best, according to the personal finance site WalletHub. Other Eastside cities were also named among the top 100, including Redmond, Sammamish, and Issaquah.

Kirkland scored well overall for its economic health (No. 3 out of 1,200) and for education and health offerings (No. 80). But Kirkland got points off for affordability, coming in No. 661 overall.

The Washington cities that made the list, in fact, scored lots of points for economic health, but fared worse for affordability. Kirkland, Bothell, Sammamish, and Redmond all scored in the top 20 for economic health, but all but Sammamish were ranked 600 or higher for affordability.

Cities like Bellingham and Olympia ranked high on the list for quality of life (both in the top 30), but came in much lower on the list for affordability and economic health.

You can see the whole list here.

Caption: Kirkland police and Seahawks mascot Blitz joined Helen Keller Elementary students for a walk-a-thon in October 2017.

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