Malden, Washington

About Malden

Malden, WA is a tiny community located in eastern Washington with an estimated population of 252.

Malden holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.67 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 376 residents per square mile.

📰 Malden News Today

• Destroyed by fire in 2020, Malden avoids fiery repeat Saturday - The Spokesman-Review The Spokesman-Review · Aug 9
• Progress made on wildfire that threatened Malden, people can return home KXLY.com · Aug 9
• Level 3 (Go Now!) evacuations downgraded for Wells RD Wildfire burning near Malden KREM · Aug 8
• WA town scarred by 2020 fire under another ‘Go Now!’ wildfire evacuation The Seattle Times · Aug 8
• Wildfires prompt evacuations at Malden, Rosalia, Colfax Capital Press · Aug 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Malden Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Malden — but the Washington one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern Washington, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Washington — one of 639 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Malden

• Captain J Mullen Historical Monument reviews ★
• Malden Community Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Malden

🏘️ Nearby Communities