Broadway

Seattle's Capitol Hill district, about 1.3 miles from downtown, in King County.

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

Broadway Hill Park is one of the parks I found inside this Capitol Hill neighborhood, but the transit records stayed with me longer. I counted 162 transit stops within a quarter mile, more than in any of the 82 other compared Seattle neighborhoods. Sidewalk coverage is an estimated 84%, higher than 80% of Seattle neighborhoods, and average block length is 334 ft. Homes average 991 sq ft, smaller than 95% of the city.

Illustration of rows of modern three-story townhouses among older detached houses, built mostly in the 1980s.
Illustration
Broadway 2 mi N ↑
I marked Broadway on a map of Seattle drawn from the neighborhood boundaries the city publishes. Downtown is marked for reference.

At a glance

Area
689 acres
Homes
23,061
Median year built
1987 Newer than 75% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average home size
991 sq ft Smaller than 95% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average lot size
5,454 sq ft

26.4% single-family, 30.3% townhouse, 6.9% condominium, 9.3% duplex to fourplex, 25.5% 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
196 More than 70% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average block length
334 ft Shorter than 80% of Seattle neighborhoods
Sidewalk coverage
84% (my estimate) Higher than 80% of Seattle neighborhoods
Transit stops within ¼ mile
162 More than every other Seattle neighborhood
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

1125 Harvard Ave E, Bellevue Place, Belmont Place, Broadway Hill Park, Cal Anderson Park, Lakeview Place, McGilvra Place, Plymouth Pillars Park, St Marks Greenbelt, Streissguth Gardens, Summit Slope Park, Tashkent Park

Schools in and near this neighborhood

  • Lowell Elementary School PK–5 Seattle School District No. 1
  • SEATTLE AMISTAD SCHOOL
  • SEATTLE ACADEMY
  • BERTSCHI SCHOOL
  • FUSION ACADEMY SEATTLE
  • THE NORTHWEST SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
  • MORNINGSIDE ACADEMY
  • Seattle World School 6–12 Seattle School District No. 1
  • ST JOSEPH SCHOOL
  • ST JOSEPH SCHOOL
  • Stevens Elementary School K–5 Seattle School District No. 1
  • Tops K-8 School PK–8 Seattle School District No. 1

Food, drink and daily errands

Restaurants
93
Cafes
52
Bars and pubs
60
Grocery
4
Pharmacies
3

Restaurants and coffee I found nearby

  • Star Japanese · Inside the neighborhood
  • Espresso Vivace Coffee · Inside the neighborhood
  • Bober Tea Cafe · Inside the neighborhood
  • Pho Than Brothers Vietnamese · Inside the neighborhood
  • Ishoni Yakiniku Japanese · Inside the neighborhood
  • BusanJeong Korean · Inside the neighborhood
  • Herb & Bitter Restaurant · Inside the neighborhood
  • Rom Mai Thai Thai · Inside the neighborhood
  • Altura Italian · Inside the neighborhood
  • Local Bigger Burger Burger · Inside the neighborhood

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
$758,800
Median gross rent
$1,813
Owner-occupied
21.3%
Renter-occupied
78.7%

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