Best Places98380, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 98380, 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.
98380 ranks 4,901st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 98380
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.
98380's strengths and weaknesses
Where 98380 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 98380 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,327 a month, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Short commute33.7 minutes each way, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 98380
A household needs to earn about $143,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 98380 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $112,646, 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 98380's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 98380
98380 runs older than the country, 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 98380.
Who works in 98380, and how
Work in 98380 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 98380
The coast is about 35 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 98380, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 98380, month by month
98380 sees roughly 99 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 98380
The nearest airport, Boeing Field/King County International, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 28 miles away.
98380 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 98380 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 98380
Is 98380 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 98380 ranks 4,901st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, tree cover, and low crime, and lowest on state infrastructure and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 98380 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $553,170. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $112,646 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 98380 safe?
Yes, 98380 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $238 per resident a year.
Compare 98380 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 98380. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 98380 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.
98380 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 98380: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 98380: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 98380: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 98380: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
98380 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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