Best Places99140, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 99140, 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.
99140 ranks 30,124th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 99140
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.
99140's strengths and weaknesses
Where 99140 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 91% 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
Where 99140 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 99140
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 99140 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,257, 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 99140's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 99140
99140 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 99140.
Who works in 99140, and how
Work in 99140 centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 99140
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 99140.
What the weather is like in 99140, month by month
99140 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 99140
The nearest airport, Spokane International, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 174 miles away.
99140 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 99140 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 99140
Is 99140 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 99140 ranks 30,124th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on biking and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 99140 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $154,200. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $53,257 median income, cost of living beats 9% of zip codes.
Is 99140 safe?
99140 is safer than 22% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $606 per resident a year.
Compare 99140 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 99140. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 99140 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.
99140 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 99140: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 99140: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 99140: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 99140: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
99140 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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