Seattle/Compare
Cascade vs Seward Park
Cascade and Seward Park are two official districts in Seattle. Seward Park is the calmer Part I map (95 vs 11). Cascade wins the errand count. Cascade has the lower ACS median ($2,502).
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.
| Axis | Cascade | Seward Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 11 | 95 |
| Schools | 42 | 87 |
| Walk | 18 | 0 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 94 |
| Vibe | 18 | 0 |
| Median rent | $2,502 | $2,667 |
| Median home | $640,715 | $1,037,700 |
| Population | 15,054 | 5,610 |
| Commute to Downtown | 10 min | 26 min |
| Commute to South Lake Union | 6 min | 30 min |
| Commute to University | 14 min | 28 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Cascade | Seward Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 95% | 11% |
| Median age | 29.4 | 45.2 |
| Median income | $144K | $197K |
| Part I per 1k | 98.3 | 24.1 |
| Groceries / 800m | 11 | 1 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 67 | 26 |
| Parks / 800m | 35 | 18 |
| 311 last 14 days | 379 | 122 |
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. Seward is 31% above 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. 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 errands on foot and you want the cafes and the night. Walk is 18 vs 0. Vibe is 18 vs 0. 10 vs 26 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Seward Park if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 95 vs 11. Schools score 87 vs 42. Seward Park is tagged family on this map; Cascade is not. 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
Seward Park
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.
$2,667 median rent · safety 95 · walk 0
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Cascade or Seward Park?
Cascade is the lower ACS median: $2,502 vs $2,667. About 95% rent in Cascade vs 11% in Seward Park. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Cascade more walkable than Seward Park?
Cascade wins the errand count (walk 18 vs 0). Groceries inside 800 meters: 11 vs 1. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Cascade or Seward Park?
Seward Park is the calmer Part I read (95 vs 11). Combined rate 24.1 vs 98.3 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Cascade or Seward Park?
Seward Park leads the school axis (87 vs 42). Nearby rating is 8.2 / 10 vs 6.8 / 10. Median age 45.2 vs 29.4. Cascade has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
10 minutes from Cascade to Downtown, 26 from Seward Park. Cascade is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official district that is not Cascade or Seward Park: Downtown. 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.
Scores are relative among official Seattle Neighborhood Map Atlas districts with the same editorial weights. Read the method.