Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 27/100
F
Median home value$519,700
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$1,660/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households47%
Seattle 35%
SeaTac
King County32,414 residentsHighline School District
50
D+
Suburbgrade score
51st of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strong on cost of living and amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
50
Seattle median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What SeaTac is like to live in, by category
Bars show SeaTac against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 35/100
F
Within-state proficiency17th pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.4
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate85%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index81
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.89%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax10.40%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Mean commute25.4 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes63%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi11
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 76/100
B
Restaurants & cafés158
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks62
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 36/100
F
Median household income$81,104
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment7.0%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations27%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than SeaTac on housing & affordability
SeaTac's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Sammamish16 mi from SeaTacB+ 70 B− Cottage Lake23 mi from SeaTacB+ 65 C+ Mercer Island9 mi from SeaTacB 75 B Snoqualmie21 mi from SeaTacB 69 B− Union Hill-Novelty Hill21 mi from SeaTacB 64 C+ Bellevue13 mi from SeaTacC+ 74 B Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in SeaTac
Is SeaTac, WA a good place to live?
SeaTac scores 50 out of 100, 51st of 59 Seattle suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is SeaTac expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $519,700, 28% below the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.89%. $1,660/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in SeaTac?
Schools grade F. The districts serving SeaTac sit at the 17th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 85% graduation rate and a 18.4 student–teacher ratio. SeaTac is served by Highline School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from SeaTac?
The mean commute is 25.4 min, with 63% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 11 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in SeaTac?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 158 restaurants and cafés and 62 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in SeaTac old or new?
The median home in SeaTac was built in 1972 — older than the Seattle median of 1985. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 45% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.