Best PlacesSundale, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sundale, 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.
Sundale ranks 37,385th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sundale
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.
Sundale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sundale ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 131 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 78% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 69% of towns
Where Sundale ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,375 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
Who lives in Sundale
Sundale runs older than the country, 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 Sundale.
Who works in Sundale, and how
Work in Sundale centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Sundale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sundale.
What the weather is like in Sundale, month by month
Sundale sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 30° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 40° |
| July | 93° | 77° | 61° |
| October | 69° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Sundale
The nearest airport, Yakima Air Trml/McAllister Field, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 106 miles away.
Sundale 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 Sundale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sundale
Is Sundale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sundale ranks 37,385th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on internet speeds and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sundale safe?
Sundale is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $434 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Sundale?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 30. That works out to about 131 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of towns.
Compare Sundale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sundale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sundale 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.
Sundale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sundale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sundale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sundale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sundale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sundale 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.
- 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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