Best Places98337, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 98337, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
98337 ranks 11,630th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 98337
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.
98337's strengths and weaknesses
Where 98337 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 98337 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,327 a month, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 98337
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 98337 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,691, 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 98337's effective rate of 0.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 98337
98337 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 98337.
Who works in 98337, and how
Work in 98337 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 57%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 33%
Life in 98337
98337 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of zip codes. The coast is about 18 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 98337 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 98337, month by month
98337 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 98337
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.
98337 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 98337 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 98337
Is 98337 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 98337 ranks 11,630th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, biking, and walkability, and lowest on thin health care access and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 98337 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $425,464. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $80,691 median income, cost of living beats 41% of zip codes.
Is 98337 safe?
98337 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $818 per resident a year.
Compare 98337 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 98337. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 98337 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.
98337 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 98337: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 98337: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 98337: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 98337: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
98337 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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