Explore Communities · The City of Seattle
Seattle
The city itself: neighborhoods, water, and everything in between.
A city of villages · Pike Place to Ballard · Ferries & light rail · Mild, green weather
Seattle is the anchor of the region, and it is really a city of distinct villages: Ballard, Capitol Hill, West Seattle, Ravenna, and a dozen more, each with its own main street and housing stock. For relocating buyers, the question is less whether to live in Seattle and more which Seattle you mean.
The neighborhoods east of downtown, from Capitol Hill to Madison Park, offer classic walkable city living with parks and views. The north end, from Fremont and Wallingford through Green Lake to Ballard, is where families land when they want a village feel with city energy. West Seattle gives you a beach-town pace with a short drive to downtown.
Housing in Seattle is denser and older than on the Eastside: townhouses, condos, and century-old craftsman bungalows more than new single-family subdivisions. That is the point for many buyers, who want a short commute, a corner cafe, and the ability to live car-light, and the ferry system and growing light rail network keep widening those options.
The city is also where the region's culture lives: the markets, the waterfront parks, the lake and sound beaches, and a restaurant scene that rewards people who walk everywhere. If you want the address that makes visitors envious, Seattle is the answer.
Places you will love
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Pike Place Market
The great American public market, still working and still wonderful.
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Ballard Farmers Market
A year-round Sunday ritual with the region's best produce.
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Discovery Park
The city's wildest green space, with bluff trails down to the sound.
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Green Lake
A three-mile walking and running loop in the middle of the city.
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Alki Beach
West-facing sunsets and a long stretch of beach in West Seattle.
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Kerry Park
The postcard view of the skyline and Mount Rainier.
Good to know
- Best for
- Buyers who want walkable city living, cultural energy, and a short commute, and who are comfortable with less space for more scene.
- Getting around
- The 1 Line and 2 Line cross the city, ferries tie downtown to the islands and the Peninsula, and most neighborhoods have useful bus networks; many car commutes are 15 to 30 minutes cross-town.
- Official site
- City of Seattle →
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