Best Places99130, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 99130, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
99130 ranks 11,284th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Cell coverage pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low disaster risk.
The best neighborhoods in 99130
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.
99130's strengths and weaknesses
Where 99130 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 99130 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 99130
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 99130 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,685, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 99130's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 99130
99130 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 99130.
Who works in 99130, and how
Work in 99130 centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 99130
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 99130.
What the weather is like in 99130, month by month
99130 sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 87° | 70° | 50° |
| October | 62° | 49° | 37° |
Flying in and out of 99130
The nearest airport, Pullman/Moscow Regional, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 242 miles away.
99130 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 99130 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 99130
Is 99130 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 99130 ranks 11,284th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, fast internet, and low taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 99130 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $280,121. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $74,685 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 99130 safe?
Yes, 99130 is safer than 73% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $313 per resident a year.
Compare 99130 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 99130. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 99130 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.
99130 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 99130: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 99130: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 99130: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 99130: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
99130 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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