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/Interbay
40fit
Interbay
Official district: Interbay
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
The cut between Magnolia and Queen Anne. Tracks, yards, a driving range, and a few apartment stacks. You live here for the commute, not the block party.
Best in Seattle for familiesWalkable SeattleUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
68
23 violent · 242 property · 29.7 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+18 vs city set
Schools
42
Rating 6.8 / 10 nearby-10 vs city set
Walk
10
OSM: 7 groceries · 9 cafes · 39 transit · 55 parks-26 vs city set
Cost
100
$2,193 ACS median vs your rent budget+2 vs city set
Vibe
10
OSM: 9 cafes · 15 restaurants · 3 bars · 55 parks-18 vs city set
Commute to work
From Interbay, a typical weekday is 14 min to Downtown, 16 min to South Lake Union, 24 min to University. Not live traffic.
Downtown is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
14 min
Pike Place, Pioneer Square · -4 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
South Lake Union
16 min
Amazon, Cascade · -3 min vs the city-set median
University
24 min
UW campus, the Ave · +3 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 $2,193 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 20% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($131K) could “afford” about $3,265 a month at 30% of pay.
71% of households rent. Median home value is $822,704.
ACS median rent
$2,193
30% income budget
$3,265
Rent / income
20%
Median home
$822,704
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Seattle city. Up 79% since 2014. Interbay 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. 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: 7 groceries, 9 cafes, 55 parks, and 39 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 55 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (39 stops or stations).
9 cafes and 15 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Seattle set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 1 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
8,922
Median age
34.7
Median income
$131K
Renters
71%
Bachelor+
66%
Violent / 1k
2.6
Property / 1k
27.1
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 2 census tracts · SPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-04
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.
The cut between Magnolia and Queen Anne: tracks, a railyard, a driving range, apartments that showed up because the views did. You live here to be between two nicer official districts, not because the block has a center.
Commute is the product. Weight that axis. Magnolia is the quiet peninsula west. Queen Anne is the hill east. There is not much in between besides this.
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.
132 reports
- Abandoned Vehicle/72hr Parking Ordinance37
- Graffiti21
- Scooter or Bike Share Issue16
- General Inquiry - Customer Service Bureau11
- Unauthorized Encampment11
- Streetlight Maintenance
- Scooter or Bike Share Issue
- Pothole
- General Inquiry - Customer Service Bureau
- Pothole
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.
- Elevated lead levels found on 4200 block of 23rd Ave W in Interbay: Pedestrians advised to avoid this block
r/Seattle · Aug 28 · 48 upvotes · 8 comments
- Pallet, Company That Built Just-Opened Interbay Shelter, Closes Abruptly
r/Seattle · Sep 4 · 1 upvote
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 Interbay safe?
Interbay is middle of the pack for Part I here (safety 68 vs city 50). SPD logged 2.6 violent and 27.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 29.7 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Interbay?
ACS median rent is $2,193 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 71% of households rent. Median home value is $822,704. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Interbay walkable?
Walk is 10 here vs 36 for the Seattle set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 7 groceries, 9 cafes, 39 transit stops, 55 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Interbay good for families?
Family fit depends on the school rating nearby and how much quiet you want. Nearby school rating is 6.8 / 10. Median age is 34.7. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Interbay?
14 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 Interbay?
About 8,922 people. Median income $131K. 66% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Interbay?
Queen Anne, Cascade, North Central sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official districts, start with Interbay vs Queen Anne.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Interbay vs Queen AnneInterbay vs CascadeInterbay vs North Central
60fit
North Central
$2K median rent
The official district glues Fremont, Wallingford, Green Lake, and Phinney Ridge. Search those names. The troll, the lake loop, and the Sunday streets are all in here.
NightlifeWaterfrontFamily streetsWalk 42Safety 58
47fit
Magnolia
$3K median rent
A peninsula with one way in. Discovery Park is the amenity; the quiet is the product. You will drive more than you think, and hear less than almost anywhere else on this map.
Family streetsWaterfrontWalk 17Safety 84
47fit
Queen Anne
$2K median rent
The hill looks at downtown; Lower Queen Anne eats after the game. Counterbalance and a grocery you can walk to if you picked the right side of the ridge.
NightlifeFamily streetsWalk 33Safety 21
33fit
Cascade
$3K median rent
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.
PlannedWaterfrontNightlifeWalk 18Safety 11