Best PlacesJared, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jared, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Jared ranks 29,891st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jared
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.
Jared's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jared ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of towns
- Short commute23.3 minutes each way, better than 73% of towns
Where Jared ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 13% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jared
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jared home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $58,875, 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 Jared's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 Jared
Jared 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 Jared.
Who works in Jared, and how
Work in Jared centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Jared
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jared.
What the weather is like in Jared, month by month
Jared sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 61° | 46° | 31° |
| July | 89° | 70° | 48° |
| October | 61° | 45° | 31° |
Flying in and out of Jared
The nearest airport, Spokane International, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 243 miles away.
Jared 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 Jared against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jared
Is Jared a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jared ranks 29,891st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on internet speeds and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jared expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $444,700. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $58,875 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Jared safe?
Yes, Jared is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
Compare Jared with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jared. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jared 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.
Jared detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jared: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jared: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jared: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jared: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jared 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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