Best Places98075, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 98075, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
98075 ranks 12th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 98075
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
98075's strengths and weaknesses
Where 98075 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$226,929 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 96% of zip codes
Where 98075 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,022 a month, better than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Short commute28.5 minutes each way, better than only 36% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 98075
A household needs to earn about $402,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 98075 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $226,929, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 98075's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 98075
98075 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 98075.
Who works in 98075, and how
Work in 98075 centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 55%
- Work from home 41%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 98075
98075 has more parkland per resident than 82% of zip codes. The coast is about 22 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 98075 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 98075, month by month
98075 sees roughly 147 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 42° | 36° |
| April | 62° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 81° | 69° | 58° |
| October | 63° | 54° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 98075
The nearest airport, Boeing Field/King County International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 16 miles away.
98075 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 98075 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 98075 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 99% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 41% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 88% of zip codes and health care access beats 56%.
Common questions about living in 98075
Is 98075 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 98075 ranks 12th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, high incomes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on childcare costs and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 98075 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,550,113. The overall cost of living runs about 37% above the national average. Set against a $226,929 median income, cost of living beats 99% of zip codes.
Is 98075 safe?
Yes, 98075 is safer than 90% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $249 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 98075?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 50 with lows near 36. That works out to about 147 pleasant days a year, more than 88% of zip codes.
Is 98075 good for families?
Schools beat 96% of zip codes, crime safety beats 90%, and childcare runs $2,022 a month.
Compare 98075 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 98075. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 98075 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
98075 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 98075: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 98075: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 98075: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 98075: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
98075 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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