City Score: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA scores 36 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 42 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 26 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

  • What Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is up against: 75 out of 100 — Better than 13% of cbsas, up 5 points
  • Where grace is growing: 25 out of 100 — Better than 37% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 70 out of 100 — Better than 80% of cbsas
  • Christian liberty: 49 out of 100 — Better than 42% of cbsas, down 3 points

What takes Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 26 → 40
  • Gathering: Gathering 44 → 45
  • Unity: Unity 39 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Divorces up 15 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Property crime up 8 percentile points (What Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is up against)
  • This quarter: Violent crime up 6 percentile points (What Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is up against)

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Washington · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Washington · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Washington · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Washington · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Washington · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Washington · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Washington · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Washington · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Washington · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Washington · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Washington · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 77 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

  1. Sammamish, WA — 54, Liberty
  2. Mercer Island, WA — 51, Liberty
  3. Bothell, WA — 48, Liberty
  4. Kenmore, WA — 48, Liberty
  5. Normandy Park, WA — 48, Liberty
  6. Issaquah, WA — 47, Liberty
  7. Kirkland, WA — 47, Liberty
  8. Mukilteo, WA — 47, Liberty
  9. Redmond, WA — 47, Liberty
  10. Snoqualmie, WA — 47, Liberty
  11. Bellevue, WA — 46, Liberty
  12. Lake Stevens, WA — 46, Liberty
  13. Mill Creek, WA — 46, Liberty
  14. Black Diamond, WA — 45, Liberty
  15. Covington, WA — 44, Liberty
  16. Pacific, WA — 44, Liberty
  17. Bonney Lake, WA — 43, Liberty
  18. Brier, WA — 43, Liberty
  19. Darrington, WA — 43, Liberty
  20. Enumclaw, WA — 43, Liberty
  21. Fall City, WA — 43, Liberty
  22. Index, WA — 43, Liberty
  23. Ravensdale, WA — 43, Liberty
  24. Shoreline, WA — 43, Liberty
  25. Snohomish, WA — 43, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/seattle-tacoma-bellevue-wa. Methodology.

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