Best PlacesHamey Heights, Vancouver, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hamey Heights, 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.
Hamey Heights, Vancouver ranks 4,495th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hamey Heights, 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.
Hamey Heights, Vancouver's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hamey Heights, Vancouver ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Hamey Heights, Vancouver ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hamey Heights, Vancouver
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hamey Heights, Vancouver home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $53,582, 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 Hamey Heights, Vancouver's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 Hamey Heights, Vancouver
Hamey Heights, Vancouver 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 Hamey Heights, Vancouver.
Who works in Hamey Heights, Vancouver, and how
Work in Hamey Heights, Vancouver centers on construction and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Hamey Heights, Vancouver
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hamey Heights, Vancouver.
What the weather is like in Hamey Heights, Vancouver, month by month
Hamey Heights, 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 Hamey Heights, 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.
Hamey Heights, 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 Hamey Heights, Vancouver against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Hamey Heights, Vancouver
Is Hamey Heights, Vancouver a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hamey Heights, Vancouver ranks 4,495th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, low property taxes, and clean air, 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 Hamey Heights, Vancouver expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $410,714. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $53,582 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is Hamey Heights, Vancouver safe?
Hamey Heights, Vancouver is safer than 48% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $643 per resident a year.
Compare Hamey Heights, Vancouver with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hamey Heights, Vancouver. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hamey Heights, 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.
Hamey Heights, Vancouver detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hamey Heights, Vancouver: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hamey Heights, Vancouver: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hamey Heights, Vancouver: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hamey Heights, Vancouver: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hamey Heights, 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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