Best PlacesLakemont, Bellevue, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lakemont, Bellevue, 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.
Lakemont, Bellevue ranks 60th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lakemont, Bellevue
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.
Lakemont, Bellevue's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lakemont, Bellevue ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA+, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
Where Lakemont, Bellevue ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$2,022 a month, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lakemont, Bellevue
A household needs to earn about $404,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lakemont, Bellevue home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $174,049, 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 Lakemont, Bellevue's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 Lakemont, Bellevue
Lakemont, Bellevue'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 Lakemont, Bellevue.
Who works in Lakemont, Bellevue, and how
Work in Lakemont, Bellevue centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 36%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Lakemont, Bellevue
Lakemont, Bellevue has more parkland per resident than 88% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 15 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Lakemont, Bellevue and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lakemont, Bellevue, month by month
Lakemont, Bellevue sees roughly 146 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 Lakemont, Bellevue
The nearest airport, Boeing Field/King County International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 12 miles away.
Lakemont, Bellevue 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 Lakemont, Bellevue against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lakemont, Bellevue
Is Lakemont, Bellevue a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lakemont, Bellevue ranks 60th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, a strong job market, and good schools, and lowest on cell coverage and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lakemont, Bellevue expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,569,540. The overall cost of living runs about 37% above the national average. Set against a $174,049 median income, cost of living beats 90% of neighborhoods.
Is Lakemont, Bellevue safe?
Yes, Lakemont, Bellevue is safer than 96% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $259 per resident a year.
Compare Lakemont, Bellevue with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lakemont, Bellevue. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lakemont, Bellevue 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.
Lakemont, Bellevue detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lakemont, Bellevue: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lakemont, Bellevue: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lakemont, Bellevue: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lakemont, Bellevue: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lakemont, Bellevue 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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