Best PlacesEsther Short, Vancouver, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Esther Short, Vancouver, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Esther Short, Vancouver ranks 3,161st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Esther Short, 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.
Esther Short, Vancouver's strengths and weaknesses
Where Esther Short, Vancouver ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Esther Short, Vancouver ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Esther Short, Vancouver
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Esther Short, Vancouver home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,155, 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 Esther Short, Vancouver's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 Esther Short, Vancouver
Esther Short, Vancouver's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Esther Short, Vancouver.
Who works in Esther Short, Vancouver, and how
Work in Esther Short, Vancouver centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Esther Short, Vancouver
Esther Short, Vancouver has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Esther Short, Vancouver and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Esther Short, Vancouver, month by month
Esther Short, 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 Esther Short, Vancouver
Portland International sits about 5 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 9.1 million passengers in 2025, with 117 nonstop destinations.
Esther Short, 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 Esther Short, Vancouver against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Esther Short, Vancouver
Is Esther Short, Vancouver a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Esther Short, Vancouver ranks 3,161st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, a strong job market, and clean air, and lowest on noise and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Esther Short, Vancouver expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $390,419. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $66,155 median income, cost of living beats 38% of neighborhoods.
Is Esther Short, Vancouver safe?
Esther Short, Vancouver is safer than 21% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $930 per resident a year.
Compare Esther Short, Vancouver with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Esther Short, Vancouver. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Esther Short, 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.
Esther Short, Vancouver detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Esther Short, Vancouver: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Esther Short, Vancouver: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Esther Short, Vancouver: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Esther Short, Vancouver: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Esther Short, 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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