Best PlacesArden, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Arden, 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.
Arden ranks 20,336th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on quiet, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Arden
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.
Arden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Arden ranks high
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- TransitBetter than 88% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Short commute21.7 minutes each way, better than 81% of towns
Where Arden ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 13% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Arden
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Arden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $73,218; 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 Arden's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Arden
Arden runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Arden.
Who works in Arden, and how
Work in Arden centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Arden
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Arden.
What the weather is like in Arden, month by month
Arden sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 61° | 46° | 31° |
| July | 89° | 70° | 48° |
| October | 61° | 45° | 31° |
Flying in and out of Arden
The nearest airport, Spokane International, is about 59 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 218 miles away.
Arden 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 Arden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Arden
Is Arden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Arden ranks 20,336th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, transit, and low crime, 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 Arden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $327,358. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $73,218 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Arden safe?
Yes, Arden is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $255 per resident a year.
Compare Arden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Arden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Arden 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.
Arden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Arden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Arden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Arden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Arden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Arden 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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