Best PlacesQueensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell, 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.
Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell ranks 558th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell
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.
Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Household income$179,347 median, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,516 a month, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell
A household needs to earn about $232,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $179,347, 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 Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell
Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell.
Who works in Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell, and how
Work in Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 56%
- Work from home 40%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell
The coast is about 11 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell, month by month
Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 42° | 36° |
| April | 59° | 50° | 42° |
| July | 76° | 64° | 55° |
| October | 60° | 52° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell
The nearest airport, Seattle Paine Field International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 24 miles away.
Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell 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 Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell
Is Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell ranks 558th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, clean air, and high incomes, and lowest on cell coverage and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $898,359. The overall cost of living runs about 27% above the national average. Set against a $179,347 median income, cost of living beats 94% of neighborhoods.
Is Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell safe?
Yes, Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell is safer than 79% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $419 per resident a year.
Compare Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell 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.
Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell 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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