Best Places98682, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 98682, 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.
98682 ranks 6,072nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 98682
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.
98682's strengths and weaknesses
Where 98682 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 98682 ranks low
- 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 14% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 98682
A household needs to earn about $126,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 98682 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $101,885, 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 98682's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 98682
98682 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 98682.
Who works in 98682, and how
Work in 98682 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 98682
98682 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 98682 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 98682, month by month
98682 sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 42° | 36° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 98682
Portland International sits about 7 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 9.1 million passengers in 2025, with 117 nonstop destinations.
98682 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 98682 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 98682 suits
Families
Schools land around the 49th percentile and crime safety beats 80%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 98682
Is 98682 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 98682 ranks 6,072nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, clean air, and a strong job market, and lowest on childcare costs and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 98682 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $480,843. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $101,885 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 98682 safe?
Yes, 98682 is safer than 80% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $318 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 98682?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 36. That works out to about 114 pleasant days a year, more than 72% of zip codes.
Is 98682 good for families?
Schools beat 49% of zip codes, crime safety beats 80%, and childcare runs $1,375 a month.
Compare 98682 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 98682. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 98682 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.
98682 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 98682: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 98682: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 98682: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 98682: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
98682 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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