Best PlacesLakeland Village, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lakeland Village, 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.
Lakeland Village ranks 7,175th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lakeland Village
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.
Lakeland Village's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lakeland Village ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of towns
Where Lakeland Village ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 12% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,197 a month, better than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lakeland Village
A household needs to earn about $106,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lakeland Village home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $99,782; 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 Lakeland Village's effective rate of 0.66%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Lakeland Village
Lakeland Village runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lakeland Village.
Who works in Lakeland Village, and how
Work in Lakeland Village centers on public administration and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Lakeland Village
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lakeland Village.
What the weather is like in Lakeland Village, month by month
Lakeland Village sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 34° |
| July | 88° | 72° | 55° |
| October | 60° | 47° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Lakeland Village
The nearest airport, Spokane International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 216 miles away.
Lakeland Village 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 Lakeland Village against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lakeland Village
Is Lakeland Village a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lakeland Village ranks 7,175th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, low crime, and cell coverage, and lowest on an overheated housing market and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lakeland Village expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $415,116. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $99,782 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is Lakeland Village safe?
Yes, Lakeland Village is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $204 per resident a year.
Compare Lakeland Village with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lakeland Village. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lakeland Village 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.
Lakeland Village detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lakeland Village: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lakeland Village: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lakeland Village: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lakeland Village: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lakeland Village 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.
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