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/Delridge
44fit
Delridge
Official district: Delridge
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
The valley west of the Duwamish. More house than scene. High Point’s new streets sit next to older blocks that still feel like south end Seattle.
high pointwestwoodhighland park
Best in Seattle for familiesWalkable SeattleUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
53
134 violent · 1399 property · 44.2 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+3 vs city set
Schools
29
Rating 6.4 / 10 nearby-23 vs city set
Walk
28
OSM: 16 groceries · 8 cafes · 155 transit · 60 parks-8 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,822 ACS median vs your rent budget+2 vs city set
Vibe
11
OSM: 8 cafes · 20 restaurants · 5 bars · 60 parks-17 vs city set
Commute to work
From Delridge, a typical weekday is 22 min to Downtown, 26 min to South Lake Union, 32 min to University. Not live traffic.
Downtown is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
22 min
Pike Place, Pioneer Square · +4 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
South Lake Union
26 min
Amazon, Cascade · +7 min vs the city-set median
University
32 min
UW campus, the Ave · +11 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 $1,822 — 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 ($122K) could “afford” about $3,040 a month at 30% of pay.
40% of households rent. Median home value is $698,313.
ACS median rent
$1,822
30% income budget
$3,040
Rent / income
18%
Median home
$698,313
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Seattle city. Up 79% since 2014. Delridge is 10% 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: 16 groceries, 8 cafes, 60 parks, and 155 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 60 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (155 stops or stations).
8 cafes and 20 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Seattle set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 6 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
34,712
Median age
36.8
Median income
$122K
Renters
40%
Bachelor+
49%
Violent / 1k
3.9
Property / 1k
40.3
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 7 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.
A valley, not a postcard. High Point’s new streets, older blocks, and a drive to almost everything that is not a school or a park. West Seattle is the beach version of south-of-the-canal; this is the inland one.
Cost is the point relative to the rest of this city set. Weight family and budget. The Junction is a short drive and a different official district. Do not pretend this is Alki.
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.
491 reports
- Abandoned Vehicle/72hr Parking Ordinance134
- Unauthorized Encampment94
- Illegal Dumping / Needles71
- Graffiti41
- Parks and Recreation Maintenance26
- Graffiti
- Unauthorized Encampment
- General Inquiry - Transportation
- Public Litter and Recycling Cans
- General Inquiry - Customer Service Bureau
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 and pets.
- lost cat in west seattle near 6955 delridge way sw
r/Seattle · Aug 31 · 174 upvotes · 13 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 Delridge safe?
Delridge is middle of the pack for Part I here (safety 53 vs city 50). SPD logged 3.9 violent and 40.3 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 44.2 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Delridge?
ACS median rent is $1,822 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 40% of households rent. Median home value is $698,313. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Delridge walkable?
Walk is 28 here vs 36 for the Seattle set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 16 groceries, 8 cafes, 155 transit stops, 60 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Delridge good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 6.4 / 10. Median age is 36.8. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Delridge?
22 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 Delridge?
About 34,712 people. Median income $122K. 49% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Delridge?
Greater Duwamish, West Seattle, Downtown sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official districts, start with Delridge vs Greater Duwamish.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Delridge vs Greater DuwamishDelridge vs West SeattleDelridge vs Downtown
66fit
West Seattle
$2K median rent
Alki is the beach; the Junction is the errand. A peninsula that feels like a second city until the bridge backs up. You come for the water and stay because the grocery is still a walk.
Family streetsWaterfrontWalk 48Safety 100
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
49fit
Beacon Hill
$2K median rent
The ridge above I-5 with a light-rail spine. Jefferson Park is the lawn; downtown is a short train, not a short walk.
Family streetsWalk 31Safety 74
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