Best Places98662, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 98662, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
98662 ranks 9,208th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 98662
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.
98662's strengths and weaknesses
Where 98662 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 98662 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,375 a month, better than only 11% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 98662
A household needs to earn about $125,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 98662 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $99,840, 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 98662's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 98662
98662's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 98662.
Who works in 98662, and how
Work in 98662 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 98662
98662 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 71% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 98662 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 98662, month by month
98662 sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 41° | 34° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 85° | 70° | 57° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 98662
Portland International sits about 6 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 9.1 million passengers in 2025, with 117 nonstop destinations.
98662 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 98662 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 98662 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 70% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 98662
Is 98662 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 98662 ranks 9,208th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, cell coverage, and few empty homes, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 98662 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $477,240. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $99,840 median income, cost of living beats 70% of zip codes.
Is 98662 safe?
98662 is safer than 51% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $461 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 98662?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 34. That works out to about 114 pleasant days a year, more than 72% of zip codes.
Is 98662 good for families?
Schools beat 35% of zip codes, crime safety beats 51%, and childcare runs $1,375 a month.
Compare 98662 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 98662. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 98662 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.
98662 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 98662: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 98662: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 98662: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 98662: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
98662 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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