Seattle/Compare
Delridge vs West Seattle
Delridge and West Seattle are two official districts in Seattle. West Seattle is the calmer Part I map (100 vs 53). West Seattle 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 | West Seattle |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 53 | 100 |
| Schools | 29 | 74 |
| Walk | 28 | 48 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 11 | 27 |
| Median rent | $1,822 | $2,022 |
| Median home | $698,313 | $944,567 |
| Population | 34,712 | 58,033 |
| Commute to Downtown | 22 min | 22 min |
| Commute to South Lake Union | 26 min | 26 min |
| Commute to University | 32 min | 34 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Delridge | West Seattle |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 40% | 42% |
| Median age | 36.8 | 41.4 |
| Median income | $122K | $134K |
| Part I per 1k | 44.2 | 22.4 |
| Groceries / 800m | 16 | 23 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 155 | 235 |
| Parks / 800m | 60 | 80 |
| 311 last 14 days | 491 | 623 |
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. W Seattle is 0% 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 rent gap is the point. ACS median rent is $1,822 vs $2,022. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick West Seattle if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 100 vs 53. Schools score 74 vs 29. Vibe is 27 vs 11. 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
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.
$2,022 median rent · safety 100 · walk 48
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Delridge or West Seattle?
Delridge is the lower ACS median: $1,822 vs $2,022. About 40% rent in Delridge vs 42% in West Seattle. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Delridge more walkable than West Seattle?
West Seattle wins the errand count (walk 28 vs 48). Groceries inside 800 meters: 16 vs 23. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Delridge or West Seattle?
West Seattle is the calmer Part I read (100 vs 53). Combined rate 22.4 vs 44.2 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Delridge or West Seattle?
West Seattle leads the school axis (74 vs 29). Nearby rating is 7.8 / 10 vs 6.4 / 10. Median age 41.4 vs 36.8. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
22 minutes from Delridge to Downtown, 22 from West Seattle. A wash on this estimate. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official district that is not Delridge or West Seattle: 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.
Delridge vs Greater DuwamishWest Seattle vs Greater Duwamish
Scores are relative among official Seattle Neighborhood Map Atlas districts with the same editorial weights. Read the method.