Best PlacesSylvester Park, Pasco, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sylvester Park, Pasco, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sylvester Park, Pasco ranks 4,507th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sylvester Park, 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.
Sylvester Park, Pasco's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sylvester Park, Pasco ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Sylvester Park, Pasco ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Sylvester Park, Pasco
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sylvester Park, Pasco home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $45,447, 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 Sylvester Park, Pasco's effective rate of 0.49%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sylvester Park, Pasco
Sylvester Park, 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 Sylvester Park, Pasco.
Who works in Sylvester Park, Pasco, and how
Work in Sylvester Park, Pasco centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Sylvester Park, Pasco
Sylvester Park, Pasco has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Sylvester Park, Pasco and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Sylvester Park, Pasco, month by month
Sylvester Park, Pasco sees roughly 154 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 Sylvester Park, Pasco
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 173 miles away.
Sylvester Park, 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 Sylvester Park, Pasco against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Sylvester Park, Pasco
Is Sylvester Park, Pasco a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sylvester Park, Pasco ranks 4,507th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, cell coverage, and low property taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sylvester Park, Pasco expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $278,284. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $45,447 median income, cost of living beats 12% of neighborhoods.
Is Sylvester Park, Pasco safe?
Yes, Sylvester Park, Pasco is safer than 56% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $569 per resident a year.
Compare Sylvester Park, Pasco with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sylvester Park, Pasco. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sylvester Park, 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.
Sylvester Park, Pasco detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sylvester Park, Pasco: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sylvester Park, Pasco: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sylvester Park, Pasco: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sylvester Park, Pasco: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sylvester Park, 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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