Best Places99133, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 99133, 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.
99133 ranks 18,413th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 99133
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.
99133's strengths and weaknesses
Where 99133 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Short commute16.0 minutes each way, better than 95% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 139 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 99133 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 99133
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 99133 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,952, 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 99133's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 99133
99133 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 99133.
Who works in 99133, and how
Work in 99133 centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 99133
99133 has more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 99133 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 99133, month by month
99133 sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 28° | 23° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 35° |
| July | 94° | 77° | 58° |
| October | 64° | 50° | 37° |
Flying in and out of 99133
The nearest airport, Pangborn Memorial, is about 68 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 158 miles away.
99133 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 99133 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 99133
Is 99133 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 99133 ranks 18,413th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, short commutes, and the weather, and lowest on state infrastructure and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 99133 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $231,797. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $64,952 median income, cost of living beats 38% of zip codes.
Is 99133 safe?
99133 is safer than 28% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $538 per resident a year.
Compare 99133 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 99133. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 99133 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.
99133 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 99133: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 99133: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 99133: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 99133: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
99133 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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