Best PlacesBagley Downs, Vancouver, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bagley Downs, Vancouver, 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.
Bagley Downs, Vancouver ranks 4,091st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bagley Downs, Vancouver
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.
Bagley Downs, Vancouver's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bagley Downs, Vancouver ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
Where Bagley Downs, Vancouver ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bagley Downs, Vancouver
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bagley Downs, Vancouver home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $70,226, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Bagley Downs, Vancouver's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Bagley Downs, Vancouver
Bagley Downs, Vancouver runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bagley Downs, Vancouver.
Who works in Bagley Downs, Vancouver, and how
Work in Bagley Downs, Vancouver centers on transportation & warehousing and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Bagley Downs, Vancouver
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bagley Downs, Vancouver.
What the weather is like in Bagley Downs, Vancouver, month by month
Bagley Downs, Vancouver sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 41° | 34° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 85° | 70° | 57° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Bagley Downs, Vancouver
Portland International sits about 4 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 9.1 million passengers in 2025, with 117 nonstop destinations.
Bagley Downs, Vancouver 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 Bagley Downs, Vancouver against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Bagley Downs, Vancouver
Is Bagley Downs, Vancouver a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bagley Downs, Vancouver ranks 4,091st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, fast internet, and low property taxes, and lowest on state infrastructure and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bagley Downs, Vancouver expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $355,914. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $70,226 median income, cost of living beats 31% of neighborhoods.
Is Bagley Downs, Vancouver safe?
Bagley Downs, Vancouver is safer than 54% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $605 per resident a year.
Compare Bagley Downs, Vancouver with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bagley Downs, Vancouver. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bagley Downs, Vancouver 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.
Bagley Downs, Vancouver detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bagley Downs, Vancouver: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bagley Downs, Vancouver: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bagley Downs, Vancouver: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bagley Downs, Vancouver: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bagley Downs, Vancouver 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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