Housing & affordability in Seattle

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score

D+

49/100
32nd of 59

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The four inputs

Median home value vs metro$938,600

Seattle $717,50040% · scores 65

Median rent vs metro$2,030/mo

Seattle $2,000/mo30% · scores 51

Ownership rate44%

Seattle 60%15% · scores 16

Households spending >30% of income on housing35%

Seattle 35%15% · scores 35

Context, not scored

Median year built · Seattle 19851976

Houses rather than flats · Seattle 61%43%

Households with children · Seattle 29%17%

Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.

Vertical rule marks the Seattle reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Seattle suburbs for housing

All 59 ranked, Seattle highlighted

1SammamishB+$1,407,300 2Cottage LakeB+$1,230,700 3Mercer IslandB$2,000,000+4SnoqualmieB$977,200 5Union Hill-Novelty HillB$1,218,500 6Mill Creek EastB$905,400 7Silver FirsB−$859,900 8BellevueC+$1,340,300 9Bothell WestC+$824,900 10Lake Forest ParkC+$953,200 11EastmontC+$784,000 12Bothell EastC+$1,131,600 13ArtondaleC+$734,400 14KirklandC$1,115,400 15RedmondC$1,167,800 16IssaquahC$963,000 17Maple ValleyC$724,700 18MukilteoC$884,900 19BothellC$925,100 20WoodinvilleC$1,100,100 21Bonney LakeC−$607,900 22FairwoodC−$733,200 23EdmondsC−$890,100 24KenmoreC−$920,800 25Mill CreekC−$903,800 26CovingtonC−$637,300 27Martha LakeD+$785,400 28GrahamD+$516,700 29Lake StevensD+$635,600 30ShorelineD+$811,100 31Lakeland NorthD+$557,000 32SeattleD+$938,600 33Elk PlainD+$473,500 34MonroeD$668,400 35FredericksonD$477,400 36Mountlake TerraceD$667,300 37South HillD$543,600 38MarysvilleD$567,900 39RentonD−$672,600 40BurienD−$638,800 41SpanawayD−$445,700 42KentD−$587,800 43ArlingtonD−$538,800 44Des MoinesD−$597,000 45University PlaceD−$624,800 46AuburnF$547,900 47Bryn Mawr-SkywayF$655,200 48North LynnwoodF$616,400 49PuyallupF$551,800 50Lake StickneyF$620,300 51LynnwoodF$686,900 52Federal WayF$552,800 53White CenterF$645,200 54EverettF$565,300 55TacomaF$479,600 56TukwilaF$489,000 57SeaTacF$519,700 58LakewoodF$461,200 59ParklandF$423,000

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Better than Seattle on housing & affordability

Seattle grades D+ on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall

Sammamish15 mi from SeattleB+$1.41M83% 70 B− Cottage Lake16 mi from SeattleB+$1.23M91% 65 C+ Mercer Island7 mi from SeattleB$2.00M+67% 75 B Snoqualmie23 mi from SeattleB$977k85% 69 B− Union Hill-Novelty Hill16 mi from SeattleB$1.22M84% 64 C+ Mill Creek East17 mi from SeattleB$905k83% 67 C+

Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24

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