Best PlacesAsotin County, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Asotin County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime read low across the board, which puts the choice down to which part suits you. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Asotin County ranks 471st of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Asotin County
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.
The best areas in Asotin County
The parts of Asotin County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Clarkston Heights-Vineland
Local pay stretches further, incomes run higher, and more adults hold degrees.
West Clarkston-Highland
Fewer homes sit empty and more households have young kids.
Clarkston
Streets are more walkable and biking is better.
Scores across Asotin County run from about the 29th to the 93rd percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Asotin County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Asotin County ranks high
- Short commute15.4 minutes each way, better than 95% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 86% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of counties
- TransitBetter than 85% of counties
Where Asotin County ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of counties
- Cheap childcare$1,077 a month, better than only 13% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 17% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Asotin County
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Asotin County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $73,687; 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 Asotin County's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Asotin County
Asotin County 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 Asotin County.
Who works in Asotin County, and how
Work in Asotin County 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 Asotin County
Asotin County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Asotin County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Asotin County growing, and who is moving in?
Asotin County has grown about 2% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Lewiston, ID metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Asotin County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Asotin County, month by month
Asotin County 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 Asotin County
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 199 miles away.
The best schools in and around Asotin County
Schools across Asotin County average a B−, better than 57% of counties.
Top middle schools
- Sacajawea Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Prairie Jr/sr High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Asotin County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Asotin County 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 Asotin County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Asotin County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 71% of counties and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Asotin County
Is Asotin County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Asotin County ranks 471st of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on short commutes, low crime, and a strong job market, and lowest on state infrastructure and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Asotin County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $316,958. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $73,687 median income, cost of living beats 71% of counties.
Is Asotin County safe?
Yes, Asotin County is safer than 86% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Asotin County?
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 counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Asotin County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Clarkston Heights-Vineland, West Clarkston-Highland, and Clarkston. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Asotin County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Asotin County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Asotin County 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.
Asotin County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Asotin County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Asotin County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Asotin County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Asotin County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Asotin County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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