Best PlacesRedmond, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Redmond, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Redmond ranks 934th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Redmond
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.
Redmond's strengths and weaknesses
Where Redmond ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 88% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 79% of cities
Where Redmond ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,425 a month, better than only 22% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Redmond
A household needs to earn about $130,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Redmond home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $88,723, 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 Redmond'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 Redmond
Redmond'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 Redmond.
Who works in Redmond, and how
Work in Redmond centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Redmond
Redmond has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of cities and more parkland per resident than 93% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Redmond and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Redmond, month by month
Redmond sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 64° | 47° | 29° |
| July | 92° | 72° | 48° |
| October | 68° | 49° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Redmond
The nearest airport, Roberts Field, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 114 miles away.
The best schools in and around Redmond
Schools across Redmond average a C, better than 29% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Sage Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Tumalo Community SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- John Tuck Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elton Gregory Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Obsidian Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Redmond Proficiency AcademyC · 32% proficient
- Ridgeview High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Redmond school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Redmond 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 Redmond against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Redmond suits
Families
Schools land around the 29th percentile and crime safety beats 87%.
Common questions about living in Redmond
Is Redmond a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Redmond ranks 934th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, a strong job market, and low crime, and lowest on internet speeds and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Redmond expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $503,780. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $88,723 median income, cost of living beats 44% of cities.
Is Redmond safe?
Yes, Redmond is safer than 87% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Redmond?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 23. That works out to about 162 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of cities.
Is Redmond good for families?
Schools beat 29% of cities, crime safety beats 87%, and childcare runs $1,425 a month.
Compare Redmond with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Redmond. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Redmond 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.
Redmond detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Redmond: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Redmond: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Redmond: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Redmond: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Redmond 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.