Best Places98407, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 98407, 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.
98407 ranks 3,275th 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 98407
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.
98407's strengths and weaknesses
Where 98407 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 93% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Household income$120,727 median, better than 90% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 98407 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,327 a month, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 98407
A household needs to earn about $179,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 98407 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $120,727, 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 98407's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 98407
98407 runs older 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 98407.
Who works in 98407, and how
Work in 98407 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 98407
98407 has more parkland per resident than 65% of zip codes. The coast is about 2 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 98407 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 98407, month by month
98407 sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 42° | 36° |
| April | 60° | 49° | 41° |
| July | 79° | 65° | 54° |
| October | 61° | 52° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 98407
Seattle-Tacoma International sits about 15 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.4 million passengers in 2025, with 172 nonstop destinations.
98407 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 98407 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 98407 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 81% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 81% of zip codes and health care access beats 58%.
Common questions about living in 98407
Is 98407 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 98407 ranks 3,275th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, biking, and transit, 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 98407 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $678,225. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $120,727 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 98407 safe?
98407 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $438 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 98407?
July highs average about 79 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 36. That works out to about 130 pleasant days a year, more than 81% of zip codes.
Is 98407 good for families?
Schools beat 64% of zip codes, crime safety beats 48%, and childcare runs $1,327 a month.
Compare 98407 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 98407. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 98407 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.
98407 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 98407: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 98407: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 98407: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 98407: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
98407 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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