Is Your Costco One of the Top 5 Best Costco Locations in the Country?

You don’t just want to shop at any old Costco. You want to shop at the best Costco. Right? Anyone who’s visited more than a couple of its stores will know that while they’re all much of a muchness, they can vary pretty considerably in what they stock, how their staff are, what their parking lots are like, and how good all of those delicious free samples taste. Going to a bad Costco is torture, with all its crowds and stress, but going to a good one? Man. It’s bulk-buy heaven.

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So the people who live near the stores we’re about to talk about are gonna feel pretty smug right now. Recent research by FinanceBuzz, using rankings from thousands of customers and six metrics, revealed the specific Costco stores that seem to best all the rest. We’ve got ‘em here for ya. 

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According to FinanceBuzz, the best Costcos in the country are…

Meridian, Idaho

Meridian’s Costco store tied with the below Indianapolis location as the highest-rated amongst customers, with its cleanliness, friendliness, stock range, and the quality and quantity of its samples edging out the competition. The only place that it’s slightly lacking is in the quality of its parking lot, but even then it ain’t too bad. 

Fortune Park, Indianapolis, Indiana

The Costco at Fortune Park in Indianapolis is as clean as they come, and the amount of stock, free samples, and the friendliness of its staff are near-perfect, so sayeth customers. People do say that its parking lot and sample quantity could be improved slightly, but not that much. 

Springfield, Missouri

If there’s one thing that the Springfield Costco is known for, it’s friendliness. This store scored a huge 9.7 out of 10 in FinanceBuzz’s summary for the kindness of its staff, and it was ranked very highly in most other categories, too. An impeccable shopping experience, methinks. 

Kalamazoo, Michigan

You want clean? You want loads of stock? You want staff with good vibes? The Kalamazoo store’s got it all. Its cleanliness is especially top-notch, according to the people who shop there. 

Tulsa, Oklahoma (North Tulsa, N 118th Avenue E)

The North Tulsa store is as clean as they come – but that’s not the only thing that people love about it. This Costco’s parking lot is a dream to navigate, and customers simply love…driving there and parking their cars. Hey, it’s all part of the experience! 

How Do I Know That These Costcos Are the Best?

Because FinanceBuzz put in the work, that’s why. The website surveyed more than 6,000 Costco shoppers in its quest to find the best of the bunch, and asked them to rate their chosen stores out of 10 in six different categories: cleanliness, friendliness, stock, quality of samples, number of samples, and parking. Power to the people, this is democracy in action.