Best PlacesValleyford, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Valleyford, 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.
Valleyford ranks 2,115th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Valleyford
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.
Valleyford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Valleyford ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$130,533 median, better than 95% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of towns
Where Valleyford ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,197 a month, better than only 14% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Valleyford
A household needs to earn about $161,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Valleyford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $130,533, 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 Valleyford's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Valleyford
Valleyford runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Valleyford.
Who works in Valleyford, and how
Work in Valleyford centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Valleyford
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Valleyford.
What the weather is like in Valleyford, month by month
Valleyford sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 36° |
| July | 91° | 74° | 56° |
| October | 63° | 49° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Valleyford
The nearest airport, Spokane International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 235 miles away.
Valleyford 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 Valleyford against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Valleyford
Is Valleyford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Valleyford ranks 2,115th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, what local pay buys, and civic engagement, and lowest on internet speeds and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Valleyford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $621,819. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $130,533 median income, cost of living beats 97% of towns.
Is Valleyford safe?
Yes, Valleyford is safer than 83% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $283 per resident a year.
Compare Valleyford with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Valleyford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Valleyford 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.
Valleyford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Valleyford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Valleyford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Valleyford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Valleyford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Valleyford 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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