Seattle, WA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Seattle ( see-AT-əl) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is the 18th-most populous city in the United States with a population of 784,777 in 2025, while the Seattle metropolitan area at over 4.15 million residents is the 15th-most populous metropolitan area in the nation. The city is the county seat of King County, the most populous county in Washington. Seattle's growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 made it one of the country's fastest-growing large cities. Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United…

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How Seattle ranks

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#12Most remote workers in WA #13Most educated in WA #19Rent easiest to afford in WA All WA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code98101, 98102, 98103

Area code206

Living in Seattle

Housing in Seattle

$833K▼ 1.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Seattle home is worth about $833,000, down 1.6% in a year, 41% above the Washington typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market11

Sale-to-list100.8%

Sold in May799

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Safety in Seattle

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Safety Grade D-

Seattle reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 97% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Seattle 7

Washington 2.9

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Seattle 44.2

Washington 20.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Seattle

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School Grade A

The public schools Seattle’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictSeattle School District No. 1Schools191

Hazel Wolf K-8Elementary · Grades K–8 · 660 students Salmon Bay K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 595 students Broadview-Thomson K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 581 students South Shore PK-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 546 students Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 532 students Cascadia ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 531 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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