Seattle
Neighborhood
Lens.

A side-by-side comparison instrument for evaluating where a Seattle home actually fits — by budget, by square foot, by life.

Target Budget

$1,250,000

Drag to model what each neighborhood buys you.

What matters to you

Set how much each factor should count when ranking. Same level = equal weight. Skip ignores it entirely.

Skip ignore · Nice small bonus · Important default · Critical dominates the ranking

How each criterion is scored ▾

HeadroomYour budget vs. the neighborhood's typical 3BR price. 100 = budget clears the median; 0 = significantly under.

WalkabilityWalk Score from walkscore.com. Distance-based score to amenities (groceries, food, parks). 0–100, verified.

SchoolsGreatSchools-style 1–10 for the dominant elementary attendance zone. Estimates — verify per address.

TransitTransit Score from walkscore.com. Bus + rail frequency & proximity. 0–100, verified.

QuietnessSubjective. Derived from walkability inverse + known noise factors (flight paths, freeways, commercial cores).

CommuteEstimated AM drive time to South Lake Union, scored 0–100 (shorter = higher).

SafetyRelative score (0–100) based on SPD crime incident rates and Seattle 311 encampment complaint density by neighborhood (2024–2025). 100 = safest within this curated list. All 17 neighborhoods score above Seattle's city-wide average. Note: Seattle overall rates higher crime than most US cities (CrimeGrade D-, 8th percentile nationally) — a high score here means notably safer for Seattle, not necessarily suburban-safe.

Neighborhoods, ranked

17 areas

Ranks are relative to this list and your weights. The number under each name is a 0–100 fit score: useful for comparing within this view, not as an absolute rating. The tags show what's lifting and dragging each rank.

Price per square foot, at a glance.

Median $/sqft, single-family homes — Q1 2026 estimates