Best PlacesDowntown Redmond, Redmond, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Downtown Redmond, Redmond, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Downtown Redmond, Redmond ranks 89th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Downtown Redmond, Redmond
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.
Downtown Redmond, Redmond's strengths and weaknesses
Where Downtown Redmond, Redmond ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA+, better than 93% of neighborhoods
Where Downtown Redmond, Redmond ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,022 a month, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Downtown Redmond, Redmond
A household needs to earn about $278,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Downtown Redmond, Redmond home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $139,456, 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 Downtown Redmond, Redmond's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 Downtown Redmond, Redmond
Downtown Redmond, Redmond runs younger 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 Downtown Redmond, Redmond.
Who works in Downtown Redmond, Redmond, and how
Work in Downtown Redmond, Redmond centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 49%
- Work from home 38%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Downtown Redmond, Redmond
Downtown Redmond, Redmond has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 85% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 15 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Downtown Redmond, Redmond and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Downtown Redmond, Redmond, month by month
Downtown Redmond, Redmond sees roughly 154 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 62° | 52° | 43° |
| July | 81° | 68° | 58° |
| October | 63° | 54° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Downtown Redmond, Redmond
The nearest airport, Boeing Field/King County International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 18 miles away.
Downtown Redmond, Redmond 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 Downtown Redmond, Redmond against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Downtown Redmond, Redmond
Is Downtown Redmond, Redmond a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Downtown Redmond, Redmond ranks 89th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, clean air, and transit, and lowest on childcare costs and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Downtown Redmond, Redmond expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,070,845. The overall cost of living runs about 31% above the national average. Set against a $139,456 median income, cost of living beats 84% of neighborhoods.
Is Downtown Redmond, Redmond safe?
Yes, Downtown Redmond, Redmond is safer than 57% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $642 per resident a year.
Compare Downtown Redmond, Redmond with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Downtown Redmond, Redmond. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Downtown Redmond, Redmond 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.
Downtown Redmond, Redmond detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Downtown Redmond, Redmond: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Downtown Redmond, Redmond: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Downtown Redmond, Redmond: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Downtown Redmond, Redmond: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Downtown Redmond, Redmond 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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