Best Places99158, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 99158, 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.
99158 ranks 11,794th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Tree cover pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on fast internet.
The best neighborhoods in 99158
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.
99158's strengths and weaknesses
Where 99158 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 99158 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,077 a month, better than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 99158
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 99158 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,598, 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 99158'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 99158
99158 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 99158.
Who works in 99158, and how
Work in 99158 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 86%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 99158
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 99158.
What the weather is like in 99158, month by month
99158 sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 32° |
| July | 88° | 68° | 45° |
| October | 61° | 44° | 30° |
Flying in and out of 99158
The nearest airport, Pullman/Moscow Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 238 miles away.
99158 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 99158 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 99158
Is 99158 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 99158 ranks 11,794th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, low disaster risk, and low taxes, and lowest on tree cover and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 99158 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $277,088. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $73,598 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 99158 safe?
Yes, 99158 is safer than 72% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $314 per resident a year.
Compare 99158 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 99158. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 99158 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.
99158 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 99158: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 99158: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 99158: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 99158: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
99158 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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