Best PlacesBattle Ground, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Battle Ground, 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.
Battle Ground ranks 682nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Battle Ground
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.
Battle Ground's strengths and weaknesses
Where Battle Ground ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of cities
- QuietBetter than 90% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 83% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 80% of cities
Where Battle Ground ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,375 a month, better than only 24% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 26% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 28% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Battle Ground
A household needs to earn about $151,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Battle Ground home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $114,636, 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 Battle Ground's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 Battle Ground
Battle Ground's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Battle Ground.
Who works in Battle Ground, and how
Work in Battle Ground centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Battle Ground
Battle Ground has more parkland per resident than 82% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Battle Ground and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Battle Ground, month by month
Battle Ground sees roughly 112 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 Battle Ground
Portland International sits about 14 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 9.1 million passengers in 2025, with 117 nonstop destinations.
Battle Ground 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 Battle Ground against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Battle Ground suits
Common questions about living in Battle Ground
Is Battle Ground a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Battle Ground ranks 682nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on clean air, quiet, and civic engagement, and lowest on state infrastructure and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Battle Ground expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $589,045. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $114,636 median income, cost of living beats 63% of cities.
Is Battle Ground safe?
Yes, Battle Ground is safer than 68% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $356 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Battle Ground?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 34. That works out to about 112 pleasant days a year, more than 67% of cities.
Is Battle Ground good for families?
Schools beat 65% of cities, crime safety beats 68%, and childcare runs $1,375 a month.
Compare Battle Ground with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Battle Ground. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Battle Ground 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.
Battle Ground detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Battle Ground: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Battle Ground: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Battle Ground: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Battle Ground: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Battle Ground 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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