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Cascade vs Interbay

Cascade and Interbay are two official districts in Seattle. Interbay is the calmer Part I map (68 vs 11). Cascade wins the errand count. Interbay has the lower ACS median ($2,193).

Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026

Scores

Fit axes among official Seattle Neighborhood Map Atlas districts.

AxisCascadeInterbay
Safety1168
Schools4242
Walk1810
Cost fit100100
Vibe1810
Median rent$2,502$2,193
Median home$640,715$822,704
Population15,0548,922
Commute to Downtown10 min14 min
Commute to South Lake Union6 min16 min
Commute to University14 min24 min

Living numbers

Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.

FactCascadeInterbay
Renters95%71%
Median age29.434.7
Median income$144K$131K
Part I per 1k98.329.7
Groceries / 800m117
Transit stops / 800m6739
Parks / 800m3555
311 last 14 days379132

Rent

Rent since 2014

ACS 5-year median gross rent for Seattle city. Up 79% since 2014. SLU is 23% above the 2024 city median. Interbay is 8% above the 2024 city median.

$1.4k$2.8kSLU $2,502Interbay $2,193201420162018202020222024

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. Dashed marks are each area’s ACS 2024 median.

Which to pick

The same numbers as the table, in sentences. Nobody wins the city.

Pick Cascade if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 18 vs 10. Walk is 18 vs 10. Read both pages before you decide.

Pick Interbay if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 68 vs 11. ACS median rent is $2,193 vs $2,502. Read both pages before you decide.

Cascade

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.

$2,502 median rent · safety 11 · walk 18

Interbay

The cut between Magnolia and Queen Anne. Tracks, yards, a driving range, and a few apartment stacks. You live here for the commute, not the block party.

$2,193 median rent · safety 68 · walk 10

Common questions

Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.

Which is cheaper, Cascade or Interbay?

Interbay is the lower ACS median: $2,502 vs $2,193. About 71% rent in Interbay vs 95% in Cascade. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.

Is Cascade more walkable than Interbay?

Cascade wins the errand count (walk 18 vs 10). Groceries inside 800 meters: 11 vs 7. Not a Walk Score license.

Which is safer on this map, Cascade or Interbay?

Interbay is the calmer Part I read (68 vs 11). Combined rate 29.7 vs 98.3 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.

Which scores higher for families, Cascade or Interbay?

Cascade leads the school axis (42 vs 42). Nearby rating is 6.8 / 10 vs 6.8 / 10. Median age 29.4 vs 34.7. Neither number is a school assignment.

Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?

10 minutes from Cascade to Downtown, 14 from Interbay. Cascade is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.

If you drop both

Closest official district that is not Cascade or Interbay: Queen Anne. The hill looks at downtown; Lower Queen Anne eats after the game. Counterbalance and a grocery you can walk to if you picked the right side of the ridge.

Cascade vs Queen AnneInterbay vs Queen Anne

Scores are relative among official Seattle Neighborhood Map Atlas districts with the same editorial weights. Read the method.