Seattle, WA

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Trends

Survey and county figures by year. Dollar values are not adjusted for inflation.

How Seattle ranks

• #1 Best Cities for Arts & Culture of 22 cities · score 98.6
• #1 Best Cities Overall of 100 cities · score 82.1
• #1 Best College Cities of 22 cities · score 95.2
• #1 Best Cities for Food Lovers of 22 cities · score 95.2
• #1 Best Cities for Healthcare Access of 22 cities · score 98.8
• #1 Best Cities for Nightlife of 22 cities · score 94.4
• #1 Most Walkable Cities of 22 cities · score 93.5
• #2 Most Family-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 84.9
• #2 Healthiest Cities of 96 cities · score 90.0
• #3 Most Bike-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 91.7
• #4 Best Cities for Car-Free Commuting of 100 cities · score 83.8
• #4 Greenest Cities of 22 cities · score 80.0
• #10 Best-Connected Cities of 100 cities · score 90.5
• #12 Best Cities for Park Access of 99 cities · score 77.8
• #19 Cities with the Cleanest Air of 95 cities · score 79.0
• #33 Most Affordable Cities of 100 cities · score 58.6
• #47 Safest Cities from Natural Disasters of 75 cities · score 38.7
• #54 Lowest Student-Teacher Ratios of 96 cities · score 44.2

Things to do in Seattle

Places mapped within 5 km of the city center. Use the layers control to show or hide categories.

• Parks 358

  12th Ave Square Park, 12th West and West Howe Park, 3001 E Madison Park…

• Playgrounds 100

  Artists at Play Playground, Coe Play Park, Flo Ware Park…

• Restaurants 799

  13 Coins, 14 Carrot Cafe, 19 Gold…

• Cafes 451

  203ºF Coffee Company, 3rd Ave Cafe, 4th Avenue Espresso Bar…

• Bars & pubs 308

  23rd Ave Brewery, 4Bs, 5 Star…

• Breweries 7

  Fremont Brewing Company, Holy Mountain Brewing, Métier Brewing Company…

• Museums 21

  Center for Wooden Boats, Chihuly Garden and Glass, Coast Guard Museum Northwest…

• Art galleries 21

  A/NT Gallery, AMcE Creative Arts, AXIS Pioneer Square…

• Theaters & cinemas 66

  12th Ave Arts, 4Culture, 5th Avenue Theater…

• Libraries 22

  Ames Library, Built Environments Library, Capitol Hill Tool Library…

• Attractions 78

  28th Avenue West Viewpoint, Admiral Way Viewpoint, Argosy Cruises…

• Grocery stores 48

  Albertsons, Big John's PFI, Central Co-op…

• Gyms & sports centers 175

  & Fitness, 30 Minute Hit, Aditi…

• Hospitals & clinics 55

  AIMS Institute, Bastyr Center for Natural Health, Central Area Health Care Center…

• Colleges & universities 16

  Academy of Interactive Entertainment - Seattle, Antioch University - Seattle, City University of Seattle…

Local facts

Median household income

$121,984

Median rent

$1,998 / mo

Median home value

$912,100

Median age

35.5

Unemployment

4.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

67.5%

Poverty rate

9.9%

Renter-occupied homes

55.8%

Public schools

Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.

Public schools

134

Students enrolled

59,238

Students per teacher

16.6 : 1

Free or reduced-price lunch

40.2%

Charter schools

3.0%

School districts serving the city

8

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Districts: Seattle School District No. 1, Highline School District, Renton School District, Tukwila School District, Summit Public School: Sierra

Health & wellbeing

CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.

Adults with obesity

22.5%

No leisure-time physical activity

12.8%

Adults with diabetes

6.8%

Adults who smoke

6.6%

Frequent mental distress

14.7%

Sleeping under 7 hours

28.9%

Adults without health insurance

5.8%

Routine checkup in past year

70.3%

Parks, air & walkability

Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park

99.2%

Share of city that is parkland

12.2%

EPA walkability index (1-20)

16.7

Median air quality index (county)

43

Unhealthy air days (county)

0

Internet & commuting

Households with broadband

94.2%

Households with no internet

3.4%

Average commute

26.6 min

Work from home

31.3%

Commute by transit

13.9%

Commute on foot

8.3%

Commute by bike

2.5%

Natural hazard risk

FEMA rates King County as very high overall for natural hazard risk, with 8 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.

• Earthquake: very high
• Riverine flooding: very high
• Landslide: relatively high
• Heat wave: relatively high

ZIP codes

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