77fit
Downtown
$2K median rent
Pike Place to Pioneer Square to Belltown to First Hill — one official district, four different nights. Visitor traffic inflates the Part I rate. Walk scores max.
NightlifePlannedWalk 100Safety 5
Seattle/Beacon Hill
49fit
Beacon Hill
Official district: Beacon Hill
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
The ridge above I-5 with a light-rail spine. Jefferson Park is the lawn; downtown is a short train, not a short walk.
north beacon hilljefferson park
Best in Seattle for familiesWalkable SeattleUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
74
170 violent · 1054 property · 29.5 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+24 vs city set
Schools
29
Rating 6.4 / 10 nearby-23 vs city set
Walk
31
OSM: 18 groceries · 13 cafes · 166 transit · 61 parks-5 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,614 ACS median vs your rent budget+2 vs city set
Vibe
14
OSM: 13 cafes · 39 restaurants · 6 bars · 61 parks-14 vs city set
Commute to work
From Beacon Hill, a typical weekday is 16 min to Downtown, 20 min to South Lake Union, 22 min to University. Not live traffic.
Downtown is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
16 min
Pike Place, Pioneer Square · -2 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
South Lake Union
20 min
Amazon, Cascade · +1 min vs the city-set median
University
22 min
UW campus, the Ave · +1 min vs the city-set median
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
The ACS median rent is $1,614 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 20% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($97K) could “afford” about $2,418 a month at 30% of pay.
44% of households rent. Median home value is $757,222.
ACS median rent
$1,614
30% income budget
$2,418
Rent / income
20%
Median home
$757,222
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Seattle city. Up 79% since 2014. Beacon Hill is 20% below the 2024 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed. Method.
Within a walk
Within a short walk of this official district: 18 groceries, 13 cafes, 61 parks, and 166 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 61 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (166 stops or stations).
13 cafes and 39 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Seattle set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 11 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
41,515
Median age
37.8
Median income
$97K
Renters
44%
Bachelor+
44%
Violent / 1k
4.1
Property / 1k
25.4
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 8 census tracts · SPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-04
Family streets
Crime is SPD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
Beacon Hill is the ridge south of downtown with Jefferson Park on top and a light-rail spine. North Beacon Hill is the search that actually has the station. You look at the skyline; you do not walk to it. The food is better than the postcard suggests.
I-5 is the western wall. Family streets sit a few blocks off the arterial. Weight transit and cost. Rainier Valley is the next valley over; Downtown is a train, not a lifestyle you can fake from here.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, and local writing, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Reported here lately
City 311 service requests in this official unit, last 14 days. This is what neighbors filed with the city — not a chat thread, and not part of the fit score.
806 reports
- Unauthorized Encampment229
- Illegal Dumping / Needles171
- Abandoned Vehicle/72hr Parking Ordinance135
- Graffiti56
- General Inquiry - Customer Service Bureau40
- Illegal Dumping / Needles
- Unauthorized Encampment
- Unauthorized Encampment
- Unauthorized Encampment
- Illegal Dumping / Needles
City of Seattle 311 (Find It, Fix It), last 14 days, mapped to Neighborhood Map Atlas districts. No street addresses stored. Method.
On Reddit
Public posts from r/Seattle that mention this neighborhood. Not Nextdoor, not people on this block, and not part of the fit score.
One r/Seattle post in this snapshot names Beacon Hill.
- Beacon Hill Friday night
r/Seattle · Aug 22 · 21 upvotes · 1 comment
The line above is a reading of the titles, not a verdict. Up to 3 links, last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Beacon Hill safe?
Beacon Hill sits on the quieter side of this Seattle map (safety 74 vs city 50). SPD logged 4.1 violent and 25.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 29.5 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Beacon Hill?
ACS median rent is $1,614 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 44% of households rent. Median home value is $757,222. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Beacon Hill walkable?
Walk is 31 here vs 36 for the Seattle set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 18 groceries, 13 cafes, 166 transit stops, 61 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Beacon Hill good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 6.4 / 10. Median age is 37.8. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Beacon Hill?
16 typical weekday minutes to Downtown. Not the app on your phone this hour. Other job centers are further down this page.
How many people live in Beacon Hill?
About 41,515 people. Median income $97K. 44% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Beacon Hill?
Central Area, Greater Duwamish, Rainier Valley sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official districts, start with Beacon Hill vs Central Area.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Beacon Hill vs Central AreaBeacon Hill vs Greater DuwamishBeacon Hill vs Rainier Valley
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Rainier Valley
$2K median rent
Columbia City is the search; Rainier Valley is the official district. Light rail down the middle, Mount Baker at the lake, and a food strip that is not a tourist reconstruction.
Family streetsWalk 57Safety 32
50fit
Central Area
$2K median rent
The CD on the map, Madrona and Leschi on the lake edge. Older Seattle — churches, new infill, and a name people still argue about.
Family streetsWalk 44Safety 26
39fit
Seward Park
$3K median rent
The peninsula in the lake. A loop trail, old houses, and almost no night. The smallest official district on this map, and the one that feels furthest from downtown without leaving the city.
Family streetsWaterfrontWalk 0Safety 95
38fit
Greater Duwamish
$2K median rent
Georgetown’s bars sit inside an industrial official district. SODO and the port set the noise. A relocator list that skipped this polygon would be lying about the map.
NightlifeWalk 38Safety 0