Best Places99347, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 99347, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
99347 ranks 15,142nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on quiet, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 99347
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.
99347's strengths and weaknesses
Where 99347 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 99347 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,078 a month, better than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 99347
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 99347 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $63,882; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 99347's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 99347
99347 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 99347.
Who works in 99347, and how
Work in 99347 centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 99347
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 99347.
What the weather is like in 99347, month by month
99347 sees roughly 126 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 95° | 78° | 61° |
| October | 66° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 99347
The nearest airport, Lewiston/Nez Perce County, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 212 miles away.
99347 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 99347 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 99347
Is 99347 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 99347 ranks 15,142nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, clean air, and low taxes, and lowest on state infrastructure and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 99347 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $249,253. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $63,882 median income, cost of living beats 33% of zip codes.
Is 99347 safe?
99347 is safer than 45% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $445 per resident a year.
Compare 99347 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 99347. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 99347 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.
99347 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 99347: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 99347: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 99347: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 99347: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
99347 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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