Best Places99403, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 99403, 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.
99403 ranks 7,777th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 99403
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.
99403's strengths and weaknesses
Where 99403 ranks high
- Short commute15.0 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 99403 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,077 a month, better than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 99403
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 99403 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $72,953; 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 99403's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 99403
99403 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 99403.
Who works in 99403, and how
Work in 99403 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 99403
99403 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 65% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 99403 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 99403, month by month
99403 sees roughly 124 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 99403
The nearest airport, Lewiston/Nez Perce County, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 200 miles away.
99403 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 99403 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 99403 suits
Families
Schools land around the 50th percentile and crime safety beats 72%.
Common questions about living in 99403
Is 99403 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 99403 ranks 7,777th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, low taxes, and cell coverage, and lowest on distance from a big city and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 99403 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $314,512. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $72,953 median income, cost of living beats 60% of zip codes.
Is 99403 safe?
Yes, 99403 is safer than 72% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $341 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 99403?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 28. That works out to about 124 pleasant days a year, more than 78% of zip codes.
Is 99403 good for families?
Schools beat 50% of zip codes, crime safety beats 72%, and childcare runs $1,077 a month.
Compare 99403 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 99403. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 99403 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.
99403 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 99403: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 99403: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 99403: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 99403: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
99403 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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