Best Places98562, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 98562, 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.
98562 ranks 25,143rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 98562
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.
98562's strengths and weaknesses
Where 98562 ranks high
- Short commute5.0 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 98562 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,375 a month, better than only 11% of zip codes
Who lives in 98562
98562 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 98562.
Who works in 98562, and how
Work in 98562 centers on admin & support services and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 98562
The coast is about 0 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 98562, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 98562, month by month
98562 sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 70 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 43° | 38° |
| April | 58° | 49° | 41° |
| July | 70° | 61° | 54° |
| October | 62° | 53° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 98562
Seattle-Tacoma International sits about 90 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.4 million passengers in 2025, with 172 nonstop destinations.
98562 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 98562 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 98562
Is 98562 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 98562 ranks 25,143rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, clean air, and a strong job market, and lowest on crime and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 98562 safe?
98562 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,162 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 98562?
July highs average about 70 degrees, and January highs near 50 with lows near 38. That works out to about 114 pleasant days a year, more than 72% of zip codes.
Compare 98562 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 98562. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 98562 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.
98562 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 98562: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 98562: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 98562: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 98562: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
98562 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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