Top Neighborhoods 2018
Seattle Neighborhoods by the Numbers
Here’s what a hot real estate market looks like, including our top 25 neighborhoods and beyond.
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| Neighborhood | Median sale price | Sale price change YOY | New listings change YOY | Inventory change YOY | Days on market (avg.) | Homes sold in 2017 | Top 25? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARBOR HEIGHTS | $725K | 56.8% | -30.0% | -40.0% | 11 | 134 | N |
| ATLANTIC | $700K | 18.4% | -30.3% | N/A | 8 | 162 | N |
| BALLARD | $760K | 15.9% | 4.1% | -57.1% | 8 | 870 | Y |
| BEACON HILL | $574K | 17.5% | 35.1% | -7.7% | 10 | 453 | Y |
| BELLTOWN | $677K | 20.9% | -25.9% | 10.0% | 7 | 389 | Y |
| BITTER LAKE | $400K | -9.1% | -29.0% | -50.0% | 11 | 168 | Y |
| BROADVIEW | $696K | 18.0% | 23.8% | -60.0% | 9 | 256 | Y |
| BRYANT | $878K | 18.8% | -18.8% | -33.3% | 9 | 102 | N |
| CAPITOL HILL | $600K | 29.0% | 22.7% | -45.0% | 8 | 524 | Y |
| CENTRAL DISTRICT | $770K | 10.8% | -16.3% | -60.0% | 9 | 256 | Y |
| COLUMBIA CITY | $680K | 15.3% | 17.4% | 0.0% | 8 | 141 | Y |
| DELRIDGE | $526K | 23.8% | -8.5% | -65.9% | 11 | 729 | N |
| EASTLAKE | $915K | 30.7% | -7.1% | 150.0% | 29 | 115 | N |
| FAUNTLEROY | $735K | 34.9% | 75.0% | -33.3% | 9 | 118 | Y |
| FIRST HILL | $580K | 7.2% | 200% | 0.0% | 7 | 116 | N |
| FREMONT | $801K | 22.3% | 71.0% | -50.0% | 7 | 264 | Y |
| GENESEE | $661K | 3.7% | 41.2% | -90.0% | 8 | 151 | N |
| GEORGETOWN | $588K | 4.0% | 209.1% | 25.0% | 8 | 67 | Y |
| GREEN LAKE | $759K | 1.1% | 17.2% | -66.7% | 8 | 165 | N |
| GREENWOOD | $635K | 6.4% | 13.7% | -75.0% | 7 | 359 | Y |
| HILLMAN CITY | $613K | 25.0% | -5.3% | N/A | 8 | 83 | Y |
| LESCHI | $779K | 6.0% | -23.1% | -50.0% | 11 | 132 | Y |
| LOWER QUEEN ANNE | $560K | -13.7% | 0.0% | -11.1% | 10 | 211 | Y |
| MADISON PARK | $1.8 million | 51.7% | -33.3% | -14.3% | 37 | 105 | Y |
| MADISON VALLEY | $875K | 27.6% | -20.0% | 50.0% | 9 | 94 | N |
| MADRONA | $1.2 million | 45.5% | 114.3% | 25.0% | 10 | 77 | N |
| MAGNOLIA | $868K | 19.7% | -16.4% | -18.2% | 9 | 489 | Y |
| MONTLAKE | $1.2 million | 25.8% | 36.4% | -50.0% | 8 | 79 | Y |
| MOUNT BAKER | $821K | 46.6% | 29.2% | -71.4% | 9 | 139 | Y |
| NORTH ADMIRAL | $716K | 15.7% | -26.2% | -66.7% | 16 | 243 | Y |
| NORTHGATE | $588K | 21.3% | 27.1% | -50.0% | 8 | 568 | Y |
| PHINNEY RIDGE | $800K | -0.9% | 13.3% | N/A | 7 | 140 | N |
| RAVENNA | $829K | 3.8% | 36.0% | 16.7% | 9 | 211 | Y |
| ROOSEVELT | $778K | 23.5% | 27.8% | N/A | 8 | 96 | N |
| SEAVIEW | $633K | 8.2% | 20.0% | N/A | 11 | 99 | N |
| SOUTH LAKE UNION | $490K | 14.6% | 400.0% | N/A | 7 | 13 | Y |
| SOUTH PARK | $393K | -3.1% | -9.1% | -57.1% | 15 | 55 | Y |
| UNIVERSITY DISTRICT | $530K | -25.0% | 26.7% | -40.0% | 6 | 87 | N |
| UPPER QUEEN ANNE | $845K | 16.1% | -4.0% | -4.3% | 8 | 600 | Y |
| VIEW RIDGE | $628K | -7.3% | 13.3% | -37.5% | 7 | 110 | N |
| WALLINGFORD | $890K | 11.3% | 41.7% | -85.7% | 8 | 251 | Y |
| WESTLAKE | $597K | 12.5% | -14.3% | N/A | 7 | 42 | N |
| YESLER TERRACE | $370K | 7.2% | -33.3% | 100.0% | 7 | 29 | N |
Data provided by Redfin and Zillow. Median sale prices were collected October–December 2017. Data reflects all residential types, including single-family homes, condos, and townhouses. Year-over-year percentages show changes in real estate data from data collected the previous year.
