Best PlacesSekiu, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sekiu, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sekiu ranks 40,434th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sekiu
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.
Sekiu's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sekiu ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of towns
Where Sekiu ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,375 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sekiu
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sekiu home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $50,415, 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 Sekiu's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 Sekiu
Sekiu runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sekiu.
Who works in Sekiu, and how
Work in Sekiu centers on public administration and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Sekiu
Sekiu has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of towns. The coast is about 13 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Sekiu and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Sekiu, month by month
Sekiu sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 71 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 58° | 47° | 38° |
| July | 71° | 60° | 51° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Sekiu
The nearest airport, Friday Harbor, is about 65 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 113 miles away.
Sekiu 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 Sekiu against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sekiu
Is Sekiu a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sekiu ranks 40,434th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, clean air, and a strong job market, and lowest on internet speeds and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sekiu expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $239,608. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $50,415 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Sekiu safe?
Sekiu is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $590 per resident a year.
Compare Sekiu with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sekiu. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sekiu 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.
Sekiu detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sekiu: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sekiu: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sekiu: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sekiu: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sekiu 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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