Best PlacesSilver Lake, Eastmont, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Silver Lake, Eastmont, 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.
Silver Lake, Eastmont ranks 1,100th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Silver Lake, Eastmont
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.
Silver Lake, Eastmont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Silver Lake, Eastmont ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Household income$127,008 median, better than 84% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Silver Lake, Eastmont ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,516 a month, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Silver Lake, Eastmont
A household needs to earn about $199,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Silver Lake, Eastmont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $127,008, 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 Silver Lake, Eastmont's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 Silver Lake, Eastmont
Silver Lake, Eastmont's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Silver Lake, Eastmont.
Who works in Silver Lake, Eastmont, and how
Work in Silver Lake, Eastmont centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Silver Lake, Eastmont
The coast is about 9 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Silver Lake, Eastmont, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Silver Lake, Eastmont, month by month
Silver Lake, Eastmont sees roughly 134 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 Silver Lake, Eastmont
The nearest airport, Seattle Paine Field International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 31 miles away.
Silver Lake, Eastmont 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 Silver Lake, Eastmont against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Silver Lake, Eastmont suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 77% of neighborhoods, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 69% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 72%.
Common questions about living in Silver Lake, Eastmont
Is Silver Lake, Eastmont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Silver Lake, Eastmont ranks 1,100th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, low crime, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Silver Lake, Eastmont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $765,069. The overall cost of living runs about 17% above the national average. Set against a $127,008 median income, cost of living beats 77% of neighborhoods.
Is Silver Lake, Eastmont safe?
Yes, Silver Lake, Eastmont is safer than 90% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $346 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Silver Lake, Eastmont?
July highs average about 76 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 36. That works out to about 134 pleasant days a year, more than 69% of neighborhoods.
Is Silver Lake, Eastmont good for families?
Schools beat 67% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 90%, and childcare runs $1,516 a month.
Compare Silver Lake, Eastmont with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Silver Lake, Eastmont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Silver Lake, Eastmont 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.
Silver Lake, Eastmont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Silver Lake, Eastmont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Silver Lake, Eastmont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Silver Lake, Eastmont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Silver Lake, Eastmont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Silver Lake, Eastmont 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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