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/Capitol Hill
54fit
Capitol Hill
Official district: Capitol Hill
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Search Broadway or Pike/Pine; the official district also swallows Madison Park and Montlake. Night on one edge, lake money on the other.
pike pinebroadwaymadison parkmontlake
Best in Seattle for familiesWalkable SeattleUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
16
287 violent · 2738 property · 55.9 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)-34 vs city set
Schools
55
Rating 7.2 / 10 nearby+3 vs city set
Walk
48
OSM: 26 groceries · 68 cafes · 152 transit · 87 parks+12 vs city set
Cost
100
$2,009 ACS median vs your rent budget+2 vs city set
Vibe
47
OSM: 68 cafes · 158 restaurants · 71 bars · 87 parks+19 vs city set
Commute to work
From Capitol Hill, a typical weekday is 12 min to Downtown, 10 min to South Lake Union, 16 min to University. Not live traffic.
South Lake Union is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
12 min
Pike Place, Pioneer Square · -6 min vs the city-set median
South Lake Union
10 min
Amazon, Cascade · -9 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
University
16 min
UW campus, the Ave · -5 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 $2,009 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 18% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($133K) could “afford” about $3,320 a month at 30% of pay.
68% of households rent. Median home value is $1,299,835.
ACS median rent
$2,009
30% income budget
$3,320
Rent / income
18%
Median home
$1,299,835
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Seattle city. Up 79% since 2014. Capitol Hill is 1% 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: 26 groceries, 68 cafes, 87 parks, and 152 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 87 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (152 stops or stations).
68 cafes and 158 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Seattle set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 17 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
54,149
Median age
36.4
Median income
$133K
Renters
68%
Bachelor+
78%
Violent / 1k
5.3
Property / 1k
50.6
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 14 census tracts · SPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-04
Nightlife
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.
Broadway and Pike/Pine are what people mean. The official district also eats Madison Park and Montlake, which is how a party street and a lake lawn end up in the same polygon. Cal Anderson is the park. The night is the tax.
Visitor and bar traffic show up in Part I. That is not a judgment of who lives on a side street. Weight nightlife and walk. Queen Anne is the hill with fewer last calls. Cascade is the new-build version of density.
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.
1,350 reports
- Unauthorized Encampment491
- Graffiti224
- Illegal Dumping / Needles156
- Abandoned Vehicle/72hr Parking Ordinance110
- Scooter or Bike Share Issue71
- Graffiti
- Unauthorized Encampment
- Unauthorized Encampment
- Illegal Dumping / Needles
- Streetlight Maintenance
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.
In r/Seattle lately: lost-and-found.
- Capitol Hill Bike Accident - Witnesses Needed
r/Seattle · Sep 2 · 613 upvotes · 93 comments
- Package Thief in Capitol Hill
r/Seattle · Sep 2 · 81 upvotes · 21 comments
- Found a lost phone in Capitol Hill
r/Seattle · Sep 3 · 24 upvotes · 15 comments
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 Capitol Hill safe?
Capitol Hill shows more Part I than most of this Seattle set (safety 16 vs city 50). SPD logged 5.3 violent and 50.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 55.9 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Capitol Hill?
ACS median rent is $2,009 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 68% of households rent. Median home value is $1,299,835. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Capitol Hill walkable?
Walk is 48 here vs 36 for the Seattle set — some errands work on foot; some still need a ride. Inside 800 meters: 26 groceries, 68 cafes, 152 transit stops, 87 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Capitol Hill good for families?
There is more night and visitor traffic in the mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 7.2 / 10. Median age is 36.4. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Capitol Hill?
12 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 Capitol Hill?
About 54,149 people. Median income $133K. 78% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Capitol Hill?
Central Area, University District, Cascade sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official districts, start with Capitol Hill vs Central Area.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Capitol Hill vs Central AreaCapitol Hill vs University DistrictCapitol Hill vs Cascade
62fit
Northeast
$2K median rent
Ravenna, Wedgwood, Laurelhurst — one official polygon east of the Ave. Tree streets, University Village at the edge, and a quieter read than the District next door.
Family streetsWalk 50Safety 42
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
47fit
University District
$2K median rent
The Ave, the campus, and a median income that student households pull down. Light rail now. It is a neighborhood you age out of, or a neighborhood you never leave because of the bus.
Near UTNightlifeWalk 31Safety 37
33fit
Cascade
$3K median rent
The official name is Cascade. Search South Lake Union or Eastlake. Amazon’s campus, Lake Union, and a skyline that did not exist fifteen years ago.
PlannedWaterfrontNightlifeWalk 18Safety 11