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ZIP 98239, Island

Moderate

🇺🇸Island, Washington · United States

Residential

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Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions

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Safety

Trade-offs

Schools — 6 schools within range

Affordability

Unknowns

Safety — based on limited evidence

Transport — no source available yet

Amenities — no source available yet

What's happening

Local & city news, notices and alerts

No charges in Nolan Wells' death following grand jury review Los Angeles Times

The decision announced late Monday by Angel Myers McIlrath, the district attorney overseeing Wells’ case, comes after months of intense speculation about how the 18-year-old disappeared from a bustling party and why the friends who ferried Wells to the island left without him.

3 weeks ago Read article

Nolan Wells' friends cleared by grand jury as lawyers vow accountability Fox News

Mississippi grand jury found Nolan Wells' death consistent with drowning and no evidence of a crime or racial motive after he vanished on Horn Island.

3 weeks ago Read article

An exciting sea kayak adventure off Grand Manan Island | Column Portland Press Herald

A predictably foggy day doesn't dampen the experience in Canadian waters.

3 weeks ago Read article

What’s So Special About Quokkas? What to Know About the ‘World’s Happiest Animal’ TODAY

People have been going to Australia’s Rottnest Island to get a look at quokkas, small, cheery looking animals that are related to the kangaroo.

3 weeks ago Read article

U.S. News & World Report ‘Best Colleges’ guide: Where do Staten Island schools rank in 2027? Staten Island Advance

The 2027 edition ranked colleges across the country, including Wagner College and the College of Staten Island.

3 weeks ago Read article

Wildfire — Perry Hazard

1,773 acres · 139.3km away

1 year ago

Wildfire — MARTIN Hazard

190 acres · 136.5km away

1 year ago

Wildfire — Bear Gulch Hazard

18,565 acres · 91.0km away

1 year ago

Wildfire — POMAS Hazard

3,533 acres · 143.8km away

1 year ago

Wildfire — 2620 ROAD Hazard

372 acres · 61.5km away

2 years ago

Data confidence

High coverage

Coverage confidence reflects geographic matching, source authority, freshness, record coverage, and demographic alignment. It is not a liveability score.

geography

25 pts

source authority

20 pts

freshness

20 pts

record coverage

10 pts

demographic alignment

5 pts

Reliable enriched schools, amenity details, ratings, and official area demographics are not available for this suburb yet. Existing evidence elsewhere on this page remains visible; missing facts are not estimated.

Score dashboard

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Safety

Bottom 1%

estimated

Affordability

Bottom 1%

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Schools

Bottom 1%

2020

Transport

Bottom 6%

pending

Amenities

Bottom 6%

pending

Lifestyle

Bottom 6%

pending

Property Confidence

Bottom 1%

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

🔥 Wildfire: High

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Community demographics

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Population

7,656

Median household income

$92,125/yr

Median home value

$593,700

Price-to-income ratio

Median home ÷ median household income

6.4×

Expensive

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Crime & Safety

Washington · United States national statistics

80/100

Safety score based on Washington region averages

Safety score estimated from national crime statistics for this region.

Flood & earthquake

🌊 No flood history

🌍 No earthquake history

🔥 Wildfire: High

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Schools in this area

NCES Common Core of Data · 6 schools

No schools match your search.

Amenities & transport

OpenStreetMap

Amenity data is being gathered from OpenStreetMap.

Public transit

Score 50/100

🚗

Car-dependent area

No public transit infrastructure data is available for this ZIP area. This typically reflects rural or very low-density suburban areas.

Natural hazards & flood/earthquake history

GDACS · USGS · NIFC/WFIGS

🌊

Flood history

None on record

No significant regional flooding recorded near this area since 2006.

🌍

Earthquake risk

None

No significant earthquakes on record.

🔥

Wildfire risk

High

Events recorded 43

Largest fire 18,565 acres

Bear Gulch

Most recent Aug 2025

Flood & earthquake events: GDACS (Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System), 2006–present — tracks disaster-scale events only, not every local flood or minor tremor. Wildfire: NIFC Wildland Fire Incident Reporting System (WFIGS), 2019–present. Distances are straight-line from this area's centroid.

Drug & substance activity

Drug offense data at ZIP-code level is not publicly reported in the FBI CDE dataset. City-wide violent and property crime rates are used for the safety score.

Affordability

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Median household income

$92,125/yr

Median home value

$593,700

ZIP area population

7,656

Price-to-income ratio

6.4×

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