Best Places99343, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 99343, 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.
99343 ranks 18,061st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 99343
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.
99343's strengths and weaknesses
Where 99343 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 161 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Short commute21.0 minutes each way, better than 81% of zip codes
Where 99343 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 99343
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 99343 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,006, 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 99343's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 99343
99343 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 99343.
Who works in 99343, and how
Work in 99343 centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 99343
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 99343.
What the weather is like in 99343, month by month
99343 sees roughly 161 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 35° | 29° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 97° | 80° | 62° |
| October | 69° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 99343
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 161 miles away.
99343 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 99343 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 99343
Is 99343 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 99343 ranks 18,061st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, the weather, and low taxes, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 99343 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $272,672. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $76,006 median income, cost of living beats 48% of zip codes.
Is 99343 safe?
99343 is safer than 31% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $528 per resident a year.
Compare 99343 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 99343. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 99343 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.
99343 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 99343: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 99343: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 99343: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 99343: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
99343 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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