Sand Point

Seattle's Northeast district, about 6.24 miles from downtown, in King County.

Researched and written by Ryan Rose · Updated October 29, 2026

The average lot size in Sand Point is 144,822 sq ft, and that is the figure I kept returning to in the parcel records. Warren G. Magnuson Park is inside the neighborhood's 439 acres, and the housing mix is 36.4% single-family and 63.6% apartment. I found 21 transit stops within a quarter mile and 6 of the 8 kinds of everyday errands within half a mile. Sidewalk coverage is an estimated 46.2%.

Illustration of mid-rise apartment and condominium buildings above ground-floor storefronts, built mostly in the 1960s.
Illustration
Downtown Sand Point 2 mi N ↑
I marked Sand Point on a map of Seattle, WA drawn from the neighborhood boundaries the city publishes. Downtown is marked for reference.

At a glance

Area
439 acres
Homes
734
Median year built
1960
Average home size
1,020 sq ft
Average lot size
144,822 sq ft

36.4% single-family, 63.6% apartment

Getting around on foot

Intersections per sq mile
13
Average block length
691 ft
Sidewalk coverage
46.2% (my estimate)
Transit stops within ¼ mile
21
Everyday categories within ½ mile
6

Parks and recreation

Warren G. Magnuson Park

Schools in and near this neighborhood

  • Sand Point Elementary PK–5 Seattle School District No. 1

Food, drink and daily errands

Restaurants
1
Cafes
1
Bars and pubs
0
Grocery
0
Pharmacies
0

Restaurants and coffee I found nearby

  • Willy's Cafe Coffee · Inside the neighborhood
  • Magnuson Cafe and Brewery Restaurant · Inside the neighborhood Patio
  • Gretchen’s Place Coffee · 0.8 mi away Patio
  • Sand Point Grill Restaurant · 0.8 mi away Patio
  • Uncle Lee’s Kitchen Chinese · 0.8 mi away

I pulled these from OpenStreetMap: the nearest named restaurants and cafes, starting inside the neighborhood and measured from its edge. Places marked Patio have outdoor seating, from my research for Outdoor Seating Near Me, my other site; the photos come from that research too.

Housing context

Median home value
$1,263,600
Median gross rent
$1,586
Owner-occupied
68.3%
Renter-occupied
31.7%

I pulled these from the census tract that covers this neighborhood, so they describe the tract, not the neighborhood itself. I report housing and housing cost only.

Bordering neighborhoods