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Seattle, WA (City Center)

Found within zip codes: 98101, 98104, 98121

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NEIGHBORHOOD COST

DETAILS

MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE

$647,300

high cost relative to Washington
high cost relative to the nation

HOUSE VALUE RANGE

COST
$2,176,000+		6%
$1,632,001-$2,176,000		8%
$1,088,001-$1,632,000		2%
$870,001-$1,088,000		6%
$653,001-$870,000		27%
$435,001-$653,000		38%
$218,001-$435,000		11%
$109,001-$218,000		0%
$0-$109,000		3%

	% OF HOMES

RENTAL PRICE

very low cost relative to WA, low cost relative to the nation

NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER	DETAILS

THE SETTING	Urban (based on population density), coastal
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS	mostly Complexes/high rise apartments, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Small apartment buildings
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS	mostly Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS	mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later)
HOME OWNERSHIP	Mostly Renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER	mostly Nautical, Artsy/funky, Urban Sophisticates, Walkable

THE NEIGHBORS	DETAILS

AGE & LIFESTYLE	mostly Mixed ages, some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some College students (people currently attending college), some Seniors (people 65 and over)
EDUCATION LEVEL	Rating: 8 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME	Upper middle income (well-above average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS	mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY	mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Black, some Irish ancestry, some East Asian, some Hispanic, some Mexican, some Italian ancestry
LANGUAGES	mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking, some Russian speaking

School Rating Information

Neighborhood Educational Rating

SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD	GRADES

There are no schools physically located in this neighborhood.

This neighborhood is served by one school district.

SEATTLE SCHOOL DIST 1, WA School District

46,085 Students enrolled in District

114 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)	7
Better than: of WA school districts	65.4%

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best)	7
Better than: of US school districts	61.4%

Fewer students per classroom means smaller classes and more personal attention to each student. STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
18
STATE AVERAGE 19

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

65%	64%	75%	75%	56%	53%	STATE
65%	64%	75%	75%	56%	53%	DISTRICT
PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH		PROFICIENT IN READING		PROFICIENT IN MATH

School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	42.4	69.8
BLACK (%)	21.8	5.7
HISPANIC (%)	11.4	13.6
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	22.3	8.1
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	2.2	2.7

ECONOMIC GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	40.3	36.5

Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,238	$241,388,000	43.7
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$668	$30,765,000	5.6
STAFF	$523	$24,122,000	4.4
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$84	$3,867,000	0.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$604	$27,816,000	5.0
OPERATION	$850	$39,168,000	7.1
TRANSPORTATION	$522	$24,036,000	4.3
OTHER	$327	$15,077,000	2.7
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,577	$164,851,000	29.8
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$3,176	$146,378,000	26.5
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$11,991	$552,617,000	100.0

NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%)	34.8
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%)	45.7

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Neighborhood Crime Data

VIOLENT	PROPERTY	TOTAL

annual crimes per 1,000 residents

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NATIONAL MEDIAN
4.7

MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
in City Center
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in Seattle
1 in 147
in Washington
1 in 289

	City Center	Seattle	Washington
		6.79	3.46

Seattle, WA violent crimes

Population: 563,375
	MURDER	RAPE	ROBBERY	ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL	24	150	1,602	2,052
RATE PER 1,000	0.04	0.27	2.84	3.64

United States violent crimes

Population: 296,410,404
	MURDER	RAPE	ROBBERY	ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL	16,692	93,934	417,122	862,947
RATE PER 1,000	0.06	0.32	1.41	2.91

property crime rate comparison per 1,000 residents

NATIONAL MEDIAN
34.3

MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
in City Center
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in Seattle
1 in 13
in Washington
1 in 20

	City Center	Seattle	Washington
		78.83	48.93

Seattle, WA property crimes

Population: 563,375
	BURGLARY	THEFT	MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL	7,829	26,953	9,379
RATE PER 1,000	13.90	47.84	16.65

United States property crimes

Population: 296,410,404
	BURGLARY	THEFT	MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL	2,154,126	6,776,807	1,235,226
RATE PER 1,000	7.27	22.86	4.17

crimes per square mile

NATIONAL MEDIAN
49.6

	City Center	Seattle	Washington
		478	84

Neighborhood Appreciation Rates

PERIOD	TOTAL APPRECIATION	AVG. ANNUAL RATE	COMPARED TO WA*	COMPARED TO AMERICA*
Since 1990	NO APPRECIATION RATE DATA AVAILABLE
Last 10 Years	NO APPRECIATION RATE DATA AVAILABLE
Last 5 Years
Last 2 Years
Last 12 Months
Latest Quarter
			* 10 is highest

Seattle, WA Appreciation Rates (city-wide)

PERIOD	TOTAL APPRECIATION	AVG. ANNUAL RATE	COMPARED TO WA*	COMPARED TO AMERICA*
Since 1990	258.48%	14.16%	6	10
Last 10 Years	144.19%	14.41%	8	10
Last 5 Years	72.79%	14.55%	4	10
Last 2 Years	14.85%	7.42%	5	9
Last 12 Months	2.54%	2.54%	4	6
Latest Quarter	-0.29%	-1.16%	5	5
			* 10 is highest

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Seattle, WA (City Center)

Seattle, WA (City Center)

School Rating Information

SEATTLE SCHOOL DIST 1, WA School District

Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

Neighborhood Crime Data

violent crime comparison per 1,000 residents

property crime rate comparison per 1,000 residents

crimes per square mile

Neighborhood Appreciation Rates

Seattle, WA Appreciation Rates (city-wide)

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