Best PlacesKeene Valley, Richland, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Keene Valley, Richland, 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.
Keene Valley, Richland ranks 6th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Keene Valley, Richland
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.
Keene Valley, Richland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Keene Valley, Richland ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Household income$166,232 median, better than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Keene Valley, Richland ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 33% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Keene Valley, Richland
A household needs to earn about $152,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Keene Valley, Richland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $166,232, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Keene Valley, Richland's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 Keene Valley, Richland
Keene Valley, Richland runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Keene Valley, Richland.
Who works in Keene Valley, Richland, and how
Work in Keene Valley, Richland centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Keene Valley, Richland
Keene Valley, Richland has more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Keene Valley, Richland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Keene Valley, Richland, month by month
Keene Valley, Richland sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 35° | 29° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 97° | 80° | 62° |
| October | 69° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Keene Valley, Richland
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 165 miles away.
Keene Valley, Richland 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 Keene Valley, Richland against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Keene Valley, Richland
Is Keene Valley, Richland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Keene Valley, Richland ranks 6th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, what local pay buys, and low crime, and lowest on distance from a big city and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Keene Valley, Richland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $581,546. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $166,232 median income, cost of living beats 99% of neighborhoods.
Is Keene Valley, Richland safe?
Yes, Keene Valley, Richland is safer than 99% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $200 per resident a year.
Compare Keene Valley, Richland with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Keene Valley, Richland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Keene Valley, Richland 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.
Keene Valley, Richland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Keene Valley, Richland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Keene Valley, Richland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Keene Valley, Richland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Keene Valley, Richland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Keene Valley, Richland 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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