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Delridge vs Greater Duwamish
Delridge and Greater Duwamish are two official districts in Seattle. Delridge is the calmer Part I map (53 vs 0). Greater Duwamish 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 | Greater Duwamish |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 53 | 0 |
| Schools | 29 | 0 |
| Walk | 28 | 38 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 11 | 19 |
| Median rent | $1,822 | $1,991 |
| Median home | $698,313 | $652,184 |
| Population | 34,712 | 8,627 |
| Commute to Downtown | 22 min | 14 min |
| Commute to South Lake Union | 26 min | 18 min |
| Commute to University | 32 min | 24 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Delridge | Greater Duwamish |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 40% | 53% |
| Median age | 36.8 | 36.3 |
| Median income | $122K | $110K |
| Part I per 1k | 44.2 | 144.2 |
| Groceries / 800m | 16 | 17 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 155 | 219 |
| Parks / 800m | 60 | 40 |
| 311 last 14 days | 491 | 661 |
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. Duwamish is 2% 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. 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 0. Schools score 29 vs 0. Delridge is tagged family on this map; Greater Duwamish is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Greater Duwamish if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 19 vs 11. Walk is 38 vs 28. 14 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
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.
$1,991 median rent · safety 0 · walk 38
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Delridge or Greater Duwamish?
Delridge is the lower ACS median: $1,822 vs $1,991. About 40% rent in Delridge vs 53% in Greater Duwamish. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Delridge more walkable than Greater Duwamish?
Greater Duwamish wins the errand count (walk 28 vs 38). Groceries inside 800 meters: 16 vs 17. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Delridge or Greater Duwamish?
Delridge is the calmer Part I read (53 vs 0). Combined rate 44.2 vs 144.2 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Delridge or Greater Duwamish?
Delridge leads the school axis (29 vs 0). Nearby rating is 6.4 / 10 vs 5.5 / 10. Median age 36.8 vs 36.3. Greater Duwamish has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
22 minutes from Delridge to Downtown, 14 from Greater Duwamish. Greater Duwamish is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official district that is not Delridge or Greater Duwamish: West Seattle. 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.
Scores are relative among official Seattle Neighborhood Map Atlas districts with the same editorial weights. Read the method.