Best PlacesKennydale, Renton, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kennydale, Renton, 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.
Kennydale, Renton ranks 2,129th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kennydale, Renton
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.
Kennydale, Renton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kennydale, Renton ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Household income$132,760 median, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 81% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Kennydale, Renton ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$2,022 a month, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Kennydale, Renton
A household needs to earn about $229,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kennydale, Renton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $132,760, 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 Kennydale, Renton's effective rate of 0.94%, 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 Kennydale, Renton
Kennydale, Renton's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kennydale, Renton.
Who works in Kennydale, Renton, and how
Work in Kennydale, Renton centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Kennydale, Renton
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Kennydale, Renton, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Kennydale, Renton, month by month
Kennydale, Renton sees roughly 148 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 42° | 36° |
| April | 62° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 81° | 69° | 58° |
| October | 63° | 54° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Kennydale, Renton
The nearest airport, Boeing Field/King County International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 7 miles away.
Kennydale, Renton 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 Kennydale, Renton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Kennydale, Renton
Is Kennydale, Renton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kennydale, Renton ranks 2,129th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, high incomes, and tree cover, 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 Kennydale, Renton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $860,885. The overall cost of living runs about 26% above the national average. Set against a $132,760 median income, cost of living beats 76% of neighborhoods.
Is Kennydale, Renton safe?
Kennydale, Renton is safer than 31% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $784 per resident a year.
Compare Kennydale, Renton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kennydale, Renton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kennydale, Renton 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.
Kennydale, Renton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kennydale, Renton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kennydale, Renton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kennydale, Renton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kennydale, Renton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kennydale, Renton 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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