Best PlacesHolcomb, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Holcomb, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Holcomb ranks 23,576th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Holcomb
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.
Holcomb's strengths and weaknesses
Where Holcomb ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
Where Holcomb ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,375 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Holcomb
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Holcomb home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $72,096; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Holcomb's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Holcomb
Holcomb runs older 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 Holcomb.
Who works in Holcomb, and how
Work in Holcomb centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Holcomb
The coast is about 30 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Holcomb, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Holcomb, month by month
Holcomb sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 70 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 44° | 37° |
| April | 59° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 70° | 61° | 53° |
| October | 63° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Holcomb
Portland International sits about 83 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 9.1 million passengers in 2025, with 117 nonstop destinations.
Holcomb 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 Holcomb against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Holcomb
Is Holcomb a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Holcomb ranks 23,576th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, clean air, and quiet, and lowest on internet speeds and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Holcomb expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $288,300. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $72,096 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Holcomb safe?
Yes, Holcomb is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
Compare Holcomb with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Holcomb. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Holcomb 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.
Holcomb detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Holcomb: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Holcomb: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Holcomb: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Holcomb: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Holcomb 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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