Seattle/Compare
Delridge vs Downtown
Delridge and Downtown are two official districts in Seattle. Delridge is the calmer Part I map (53 vs 5). Downtown wins the errand count. Delridge has the lower ACS median ($1,822).
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 | Delridge | Downtown |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 53 | 5 |
| Schools | 29 | 10 |
| Walk | 28 | 100 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 11 | 100 |
| Median rent | $1,822 | $2,193 |
| Median home | $698,313 | $827,982 |
| Population | 34,712 | 52,832 |
| Commute to Downtown | 22 min | 6 min |
| Commute to South Lake Union | 26 min | 10 min |
| Commute to University | 32 min | 20 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Delridge | Downtown |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 40% | 85% |
| Median age | 36.8 | 34.2 |
| Median income | $122K | $121K |
| Part I per 1k | 44.2 | 111.7 |
| Groceries / 800m | 16 | 68 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 155 | 264 |
| Parks / 800m | 60 | 62 |
| 311 last 14 days | 491 | 1,694 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Seattle city. Up 79% since 2014. Delridge is 10% below the 2024 city median. Dtwn is 8% 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 Delridge if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 53 vs 5. Schools score 29 vs 10. ACS median rent is $1,822 vs $2,193. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Downtown if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 100 vs 11. Walk is 100 vs 28. 6 vs 22 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Delridge
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.
$1,822 median rent · safety 53 · walk 28
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.
$2,193 median rent · safety 5 · walk 100
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Delridge or Downtown?
Delridge is the lower ACS median: $1,822 vs $2,193. About 40% rent in Delridge vs 85% in Downtown. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Delridge more walkable than Downtown?
Downtown wins the errand count (walk 28 vs 100). Groceries inside 800 meters: 16 vs 68. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Delridge or Downtown?
Delridge is the calmer Part I read (53 vs 5). Combined rate 44.2 vs 111.7 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Delridge or Downtown?
Delridge leads the school axis (29 vs 10). Nearby rating is 6.4 / 10 vs 5.8 / 10. Median age 36.8 vs 34.2. Downtown has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
22 minutes from Delridge to Downtown, 6 from Downtown. Downtown is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official district that is not Delridge or Downtown: Greater Duwamish. 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.
Scores are relative among official Seattle Neighborhood Map Atlas districts with the same editorial weights. Read the method.