Broadview

Seattle's Northwest district, about 7.87 miles from downtown, in King County.

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

Broadview's 3,865 homes have a median build year of 1951, and the average lot runs 10,818 sq ft, larger than 95% of Seattle neighborhoods. In my records, average home size is 2,036 sq ft, larger than 80%, and 90.0% of the housing is single-family. Llandover Woods Greenspace and Pipers Creek Natural Area fall inside the boundary. I estimated sidewalk coverage at 21.7%, a plain trade-off to weigh.

Illustration of a residential street of detached single-family houses, built mostly in the 1950s.
Illustration
Downtown Broadview 2 mi N ↑
I marked Broadview on a map of Seattle drawn from the neighborhood boundaries the city publishes. Downtown is marked for reference.

At a glance

Area
1,097 acres
Homes
3,865
Median year built
1951
Average home size
2,036 sq ft Larger than 80% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average lot size
10,818 sq ft Larger than 95% of Seattle neighborhoods

90.0% single-family, 5.8% townhouse, 1.7% condominium, 0.9% duplex to fourplex, 1.1% apartment

I compared each figure with the 82 other Seattle neighborhoods I have researched that have at least 100 residential parcels.

Getting around on foot

Intersections per sq mile
90 Fewer than 90% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average block length
461 ft Longer than 90% of Seattle neighborhoods
Sidewalk coverage
21.7% (my estimate) Lower than 95% of Seattle neighborhoods
Transit stops within ¼ mile
37 Fewer than 90% of Seattle neighborhoods
Everyday categories within ½ mile
8

I compared each figure with the 82 other Seattle neighborhoods I have researched that have at least 100 residential parcels.

Parks and recreation

Llandover Woods Greenspace, Pipers Creek Natural Area

Schools in and near this neighborhood

  • SEATTLE AREA GERMAN AMERICAN SCHOOL
  • Viewlands Elementary School PK–5 Seattle School District No. 1
  • Broadview-Thomson K-8 School PK–8 Seattle School District No. 1
  • CHRIST THE KING PARISH SCHOOL

Food, drink and daily errands

Restaurants
7
Cafes
2
Bars and pubs
2
Grocery
0
Pharmacies
0

Restaurants and coffee I found nearby

  • Saltoro Restaurant · Inside the neighborhood Patio
  • Beijing Chinese Cuisine Chinese · Inside the neighborhood
  • Kuan Zhai Alley Chinese · Inside the neighborhood
  • Little Ting's Dumplings Restaurant · Inside the neighborhood
  • Highlands Coffee Company Coffee · Inside the neighborhood
  • Teriyaki Time Chinese · Inside the neighborhood
  • Thai Greenwood Thai · Inside the neighborhood
  • Diva Espresso Cafe · Inside the neighborhood Patio
  • Adulis Eritrean and Ethiopian Ethiopian · Inside the neighborhood
  • Jollof Hub West African Cuisines African · 0.1 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
$1,231,200
Median gross rent
$3,220
Owner-occupied
94.8%
Renter-occupied
5.2%

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