Best Places98583, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 98583, 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.
98583 ranks 24,568th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 98583
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.
98583's strengths and weaknesses
Where 98583 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Short commute18.6 minutes each way, better than 90% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 98583 ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$42,406 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
Who lives in 98583
98583 runs younger 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 98583.
Who works in 98583, and how
Work in 98583 centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 98583
The coast is about 24 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 98583, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 98583, month by month
98583 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 98583
Seattle-Tacoma International sits about 63 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.4 million passengers in 2025, with 172 nonstop destinations.
98583 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 98583 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 98583
Is 98583 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 98583 ranks 24,568th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, few empty homes, and clean air, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 98583 safe?
Yes, 98583 is safer than 62% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $361 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 98583?
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 98583 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 98583. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 98583 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.
98583 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 98583: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 98583: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 98583: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 98583: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
98583 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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