Best PlacesGrass Lawn, Redmond, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grass Lawn, 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.
Grass Lawn, Redmond ranks 95th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Grass Lawn, 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.
Grass Lawn, Redmond's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grass Lawn, Redmond ranks high
- Household income$185,643 median, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
Where Grass Lawn, Redmond ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$2,022 a month, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Grass Lawn, Redmond
A household needs to earn about $259,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grass Lawn, Redmond home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $185,643, 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 Grass Lawn, Redmond's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 Grass Lawn, Redmond
Grass Lawn, Redmond runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Grass Lawn, Redmond.
Who works in Grass Lawn, Redmond, and how
Work in Grass Lawn, Redmond centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 51%
- Work from home 39%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Grass Lawn, Redmond
The coast is about 14 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Grass Lawn, Redmond, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Grass Lawn, Redmond, month by month
Grass Lawn, Redmond sees roughly 151 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 Grass Lawn, Redmond
The nearest airport, Boeing Field/King County International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 17 miles away.
Grass Lawn, 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 Grass Lawn, Redmond against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Grass Lawn, Redmond
Is Grass Lawn, Redmond a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grass Lawn, Redmond ranks 95th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on high incomes, population health, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Grass Lawn, Redmond expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,008,173. The overall cost of living runs about 38% above the national average. Set against a $185,643 median income, cost of living beats 93% of neighborhoods.
Is Grass Lawn, Redmond safe?
Yes, Grass Lawn, Redmond is safer than 87% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $343 per resident a year.
Compare Grass Lawn, Redmond with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grass Lawn, Redmond. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grass Lawn, 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.
Grass Lawn, Redmond detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grass Lawn, Redmond: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grass Lawn, Redmond: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grass Lawn, Redmond: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grass Lawn, Redmond: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grass Lawn, 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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