Best PlacesSun Willows, Pasco, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sun Willows, Pasco, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sun Willows, Pasco ranks 4,634th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Thin health care access pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on few empty homes.
The best neighborhoods in Sun Willows, Pasco
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.
Sun Willows, Pasco's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sun Willows, Pasco ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Sun Willows, Pasco ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Sun Willows, Pasco
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sun Willows, Pasco home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $58,680, 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 Sun Willows, Pasco's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 Sun Willows, Pasco
Sun Willows, Pasco runs younger than the country, 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 Sun Willows, Pasco.
Who works in Sun Willows, Pasco, and how
Work in Sun Willows, Pasco centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Sun Willows, Pasco
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sun Willows, Pasco.
What the weather is like in Sun Willows, Pasco, month by month
Sun Willows, Pasco sees roughly 153 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 70° | 54° | 38° |
| July | 97° | 78° | 57° |
| October | 69° | 53° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Sun Willows, Pasco
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 1 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 173 miles away.
Sun Willows, Pasco 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 Sun Willows, Pasco against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Sun Willows, Pasco
Is Sun Willows, Pasco a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sun Willows, Pasco ranks 4,634th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, low disaster risk, and cell coverage, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sun Willows, Pasco expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $270,641. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $58,680 median income, cost of living beats 26% of neighborhoods.
Is Sun Willows, Pasco safe?
Yes, Sun Willows, Pasco is safer than 71% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $455 per resident a year.
Compare Sun Willows, Pasco with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sun Willows, Pasco. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sun Willows, Pasco 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.
Sun Willows, Pasco detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sun Willows, Pasco: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sun Willows, Pasco: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sun Willows, Pasco: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sun Willows, Pasco: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sun Willows, Pasco 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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