Best PlacesWashtucna, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Washtucna, 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.
Washtucna ranks 32,927th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Washtucna
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.
Washtucna's strengths and weaknesses
Where Washtucna ranks high
- Short commute12.3 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 91% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 117 pleasant days a year, better than 78% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 77% of towns
Where Washtucna ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Washtucna
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Washtucna home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,110, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Washtucna's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 Washtucna
Washtucna runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Washtucna.
Who works in Washtucna, and how
Work in Washtucna centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Washtucna
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Washtucna.
What the weather is like in Washtucna, month by month
Washtucna sees roughly 117 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 93° | 78° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Washtucna
The nearest airport, Walla Walla Regional, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 193 miles away.
Washtucna 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 Washtucna against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Washtucna
Is Washtucna a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Washtucna ranks 32,927th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, biking, and low taxes, and lowest on tree cover and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Washtucna expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $164,170. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $66,110 median income, cost of living beats 35% of towns.
Is Washtucna safe?
Washtucna is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $535 per resident a year.
Compare Washtucna with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Washtucna. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Washtucna 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.
Washtucna detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Washtucna: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Washtucna: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Washtucna: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Washtucna: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Washtucna 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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