Best Places98314, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 98314, 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.
98314 ranks 1,434th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 98314
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.
98314's strengths and weaknesses
Where 98314 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Short commute14.0 minutes each way, better than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 98314 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,327 a month, better than only 13% of zip codes
Who lives in 98314
98314 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 98314.
Who works in 98314, and how
Work in 98314 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 28%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 71%
Life in 98314
The coast is about 17 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 98314, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 98314, month by month
98314 sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 40° | 33° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 81° | 65° | 50° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 98314
The nearest airport, Boeing Field/King County International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 17 miles away.
98314 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 98314 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 98314
Is 98314 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 98314 ranks 1,434th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, transit, and few empty homes, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 98314 safe?
98314 is safer than 40% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $468 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 98314?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 33. That works out to about 102 pleasant days a year, more than 65% of zip codes.
Compare 98314 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 98314. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 98314 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.
98314 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 98314: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 98314: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 98314: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 98314: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
98314 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.
- 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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