Cedar Park

Seattle's Lake City district, about 8.29 miles from downtown, in King County.

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

Cedar Park's average lot of 8,802 sq ft is larger than 90% of Seattle neighborhoods, and that stood out first in my notes. Homes here average 1,501 sq ft, and 73.9% of them are single-family. I also noted Cedar Park and Lake City Park among the green spaces inside its borders. The trade-off is sidewalk coverage, estimated at 23.6%, and blocks that average 523 ft.

Illustration of a mix of detached houses, duplexes and small apartment buildings, built mostly in the 1960s. — Illustration

I marked Cedar Park on a map of Seattle drawn from the neighborhood boundaries the city publishes. Downtown is marked for reference.

At a glance

Area: 466 acres
Homes: 3,915
Median year built: 1965 Newer than 65% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average home size: 1,501 sq ft
Average lot size: 8,802 sq ft Larger than 90% of Seattle neighborhoods
Streets steeper than 8%: 15.6% of street length Elevation 21–335 ft
In FEMA's 100-year flood zone: 0.1% of residential lots
Within 500 ft of a freeway: None The nearest is 1.3 miles away
New homes permitted: 69 Fewer than 60% of Seattle neighborhoods Since January 2023

Share of residential lots: 73.9% single-family, 16.6% townhouse, 1.5% condominium, 3.2% duplex to fourplex, 3.6% 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: 103 Fewer than 85% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average block length: 523 ft Longer than 95% of Seattle neighborhoods
Sidewalk coverage: 23.6% (my estimate) Lower than 95% of Seattle neighborhoods
Transit stops within ¼ mile: 52 Fewer than 70% of Seattle neighborhoods
Everyday categories within ½ mile: 7 Fewer than 80% of Seattle neighborhoods

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

Parks and recreation

Cedar Park, Lake City Memorial Triangle, Lake City Park, University Lake Shore Place

Schools in and near this neighborhood

Cedar Park Elementary School PK–5 Seattle School District No. 1
LAUREL ACADEMY
Jane Addams Middle School 6–8 Seattle School District No. 1

Food, drink and daily errands

Restaurants: 7
Cafes: 5
Bars and pubs: 3
Grocery: 0
Pharmacies: 0

Restaurants and coffee I found nearby

Seatango Cafe · Inside the neighborhood
Shawarma Man Arab · Inside the neighborhood
Mount&Bao Cafe · Inside the neighborhood
Pho An Vietnamese · Inside the neighborhood
Beyond The Bowl Japanese · Inside the neighborhood
Senait Restaurant Restaurant · Inside the neighborhood
2C Thai Thai · Inside the neighborhood
Jalisco Mexican · Inside the neighborhood Patio
Gyro on Lake City Cafe · Inside the neighborhood
Jose's Taqueria Cafe · 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: $985,800
Median gross rent: $1,567
Owner-occupied: 35.6%
Renter-occupied: 64.4%

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.