Best Places99001, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 99001, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
99001 ranks 23,479th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 99001
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.
99001's strengths and weaknesses
Where 99001 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 90% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 99001 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Household income$51,077 median, better than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 99001
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 99001 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $51,077, 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 99001's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 99001
99001 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 99001.
Who works in 99001, and how
Work in 99001 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 99001
99001 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 97% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 99001 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 99001, month by month
99001 sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 30° | 24° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 89° | 74° | 58° |
| October | 61° | 48° | 38° |
Flying in and out of 99001
The nearest airport, Spokane International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 221 miles away.
99001 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 99001 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 99001
Is 99001 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 99001 ranks 23,479th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, transit, and biking, and lowest on thin health care access and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 99001 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $320,610. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $51,077 median income, cost of living beats 8% of zip codes.
Is 99001 safe?
99001 is safer than 38% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $505 per resident a year.
Compare 99001 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 99001. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 99001 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.
99001 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 99001: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 99001: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 99001: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 99001: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
99001 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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