WYLT Neighborhood Rankings · 2026

Best Neighborhoods
in Washington

Ranked by safety, schools, walkability, and value. Every verdict is based on real data — no sponsored rankings, no fluff.

25 neighborhoods reviewed
15 "Good for now" picks

#1 Pick in Washington

Bellevue, Bellevue is the top-rated neighborhood in Washington — rated "Good for now."

Top 25 Neighborhoods in Washington

#1

Bellevue

Good for now

Bellevue, WA

Price

$1.9M

Walk

88/100

Schools

8/10

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#2

Seattle

Good for now

Seattle, WA

Price

$850K

Walk

77/100

Schools

8.3/10

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#3

Seattle

Good for now

Seattle, WA

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Walk

69/100

Schools

8/10

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#4

Seattle

Good for now

Seattle, WA

Walk

58/100

Schools

8/10

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#5

Kirkland

Good for now

Kirkland, WA

Price

$1.2M

Walk

31/100

Schools

8.1/10

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#6

Kent

Good for now

Kent, WA

Price

$494K

Walk

62/100

Schools

6.7/10

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#7

Federal Way

Good for now

Federal Way, WA

Price

$403K

Walk

60/100

Schools

6.4/10

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#8

Seattle

Good for now

Seattle, WA

Price

$950K

Walk

40/100

Schools

8/10

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#9

Seattle

Good for now

Seattle, WA

Walk

49/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#10

Renton

Good for now

Renton, WA

Price

$527K

Walk

48/100

Schools

6.9/10

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#11

Seattle

Good for now

Seattle, WA

Price

$800K

Walk

30/100

Schools

8.1/10

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#12

Kennewick

Good for now

Kennewick, WA

Price

$274K

Walk

32/100

Schools

6.7/10

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#13

Redmond

Think twice

Redmond, WA

Price

$1.0M

Walk

100/100

Schools

8.3/10

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#14

Spokane

Good for now

Spokane, WA

Price

$411K

Walk

23/100

Schools

6.7/10

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#15

Spokane Valley

Good for now

Spokane Valley, WA

Price

$331K

Walk

20/100

Schools

6.8/10

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#16

Seattle

Good for now

Seattle, WA

Walk

3/100

Schools

8.3/10

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#17

Shoreline

Think twice

Shoreline, WA

Price

$691K

Walk

48/100

Schools

7.8/10

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#18

Sammamish

Think twice

Sammamish, WA

Price

$1.3M

Walk

41/100

Schools

8.5/10

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#19

Seattle

Think twice

Seattle, WA

Price

$773K

Walk

90/100

Schools

7.8/10

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#20

Tacoma

Think twice

Tacoma, WA

Price

$535K

Walk

81/100

Schools

6.3/10

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#21

Bellingham

Think twice

Bellingham, WA

Price

$531K

Walk

65/100

Schools

7.2/10

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#22

Richland

Think twice

Richland, WA

Price

$398K

Schools

6.9/10

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#23

Everett

Think twice

Everett, WA

Price

$448K

Walk

37/100

Schools

6.7/10

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#24

Vancouver

Think twice

Vancouver, WA

Price

$413K

Walk

31/100

Schools

6.9/10

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#25

Spokane

Think twice

Spokane, WA

Price

$220K

Walk

23/100

Schools

7/10

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How we rank neighborhoods in Washington

Every neighborhood on this list was evaluated using real data across four dimensions: safety (violent and property crime risk), schools (rating out of 10), walkability (Walk Score out of 100), and home prices relative to the Washington average. Our scoring model weighs each factor equally and assigns one of four plain-English verdicts — from "Settle here" (our highest rating) to "Hard pass" — so you know exactly where each place stands without having to decode letter grades.

Rankings are updated as new reports are generated. All data is sourced from public records, national databases, and our AI-assisted analysis. Click any neighborhood to read its full report.

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