Washington City Rankings

How 17 cities in Washington compare on combined EMF exposure, cell towers, 5G deployment, and power grid (ELF) exposure. Each list shows up to 10 cities with a published EMF Radar report. See the methodology for how scores are calculated.

Washington Cities with the Highest EMF Exposure

Cities with the highest combined RF + ELF exposure scores. See the national top 50

Rank City EMF score
1 Kent 69
2 Vancouver 69
3 Tacoma 66
4 Renton 64
5 Auburn 63
6 Kirkland 61
7 Lakewood 61
8 Redmond 58
9 Everett 56
10 Federal Way 56

Washington Cities with the Lowest EMF Exposure

Cities with the lowest combined RF + ELF exposure scores. See the national top 50

Rank City EMF score
1 Olympia 43
2 Spokane Valley 44
3 Burien 45
4 Lacey 49
5 Spokane 51
6 Bellevue 55
7 Everett 56
8 Federal Way 56
9 Seattle 56
10 Redmond 58

Washington Cities with the Most Cell Towers

Cities ranked by the total number of cell towers mapped within city limits. See the national top 50

Rank City Cell towers EMF score
1 Seattle 1,377 56
2 Tacoma 833 66
3 Lakewood 625 61
4 Burien 455 45
5 Kirkland 448 61
6 Redmond 399 58
7 Renton 389 64
8 Bellevue 387 55
9 Vancouver 330 69
10 Auburn 301 63

Washington Cities with the Most 5G Towers

Cities ranked by the number of towers broadcasting 5G NR. See the national top 50

Rank City 5G towers EMF score
1 Seattle 245 56
2 Kirkland 76 61
3 Redmond 75 58
4 Auburn 72 63
5 Bellevue 57 55
6 Federal Way 54 56
7 Burien 40 45
8 Renton 38 64
9 Lacey 30 49
10 Olympia 24 43

Washington Cities with the Highest Share of 5G Towers

Cities where the largest percentage of cell towers broadcast 5G. See the national top 50

Rank City 5G share EMF score
1 Auburn 24% 63
2 Lacey 23% 49
3 Olympia 22% 43
4 Federal Way 19% 56
5 Redmond 19% 58
6 Seattle 18% 56
7 Kirkland 17% 61
8 Bellevue 15% 55
9 Renton 10% 64
10 Burien 9% 45

Washington Cities with the Highest Power Grid (ELF) Exposure

Cities ranked by ELF score from transmission lines and substations. See the national top 50

Rank City ELF score EMF score
1 Kent 57 69
2 Auburn 49 63
3 Vancouver 45 69
4 Tacoma 45 66
5 Renton 44 64
6 Redmond 40 58
7 Everett 39 56
8 Lakewood 38 61
9 Federal Way 38 56
10 Lacey 36 49
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