Interbay

Seattle's Interbay district, about 3.16 miles from downtown, in King County.

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

Interbay's 108 transit stops within a quarter mile, more than 85% of Seattle neighborhoods, were what I liked most in its records. I also found Interbay Athletic Field and Interbay Golf among its parks, plus 9 restaurants and 7 cafes inside the boundary. The median year built is 1990, newer than 80% of Seattle neighborhoods. Sidewalk coverage is an estimated 37.4% and blocks average 514 ft, the plain trade-off in my notes.

Illustration of rows of modern three-story townhouses among older detached houses, built mostly in the 1990s.
Illustration
Downtown Interbay 2 mi N ↑
I marked Interbay on a map of Seattle drawn from the neighborhood boundaries the city publishes. Downtown is marked for reference.

At a glance

Area
764 acres
Homes
1,531
Median year built
1990 Newer than 80% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average home size
1,177 sq ft Smaller than 90% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average lot size
7,468 sq ft Larger than 65% of Seattle neighborhoods

37.3% single-family, 30.4% townhouse, 7.4% condominium, 7.8% duplex to fourplex, 14.2% 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
61 Fewer than 95% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average block length
514 ft Longer than 95% of Seattle neighborhoods
Sidewalk coverage
37.4% (my estimate) Lower than 85% of Seattle neighborhoods
Transit stops within ¼ mile
108 More than 85% 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

Interbay Athletic Field, Interbay Golf, Interbay P-patch, Magnolia Boulevard, Magnolia Greenbelt, Queen Anne Boulevard, Smith Cove Park, Thorndyke Park, Ursula Judkins Viewpoint

Schools in and near this neighborhood

  • Lawton Elementary School K–5 Seattle School District No. 1
  • THE DOWNTOWN SCHOOL, A LAKESIDE SCHOOL
  • Magnolia Elementary School K–5 Seattle School District No. 1
  • The Center School 9–12 Seattle School District No. 1
  • KALEIDOSCOPE SCHOOL
  • Frantz Coe Elementary School K–5 Seattle School District No. 1

Food, drink and daily errands

Restaurants
9
Cafes
7
Bars and pubs
2
Grocery
2
Pharmacies
0

Restaurants and coffee I found nearby

  • Americano Burger · Inside the neighborhood Patio
  • Time 4 Pho Thai · Inside the neighborhood
  • Allegro Coffee Coffee · Inside the neighborhood
  • Tuk Tuk Thai Thai · Inside the neighborhood
  • Ugly Mug Cafe Coffee · Inside the neighborhood Patio
  • addo:206 Mexican · Inside the neighborhood
  • Maggie Bluffs American · Inside the neighborhood Patio
  • Palisade Restaurant · Inside the neighborhood Patio
  • Pidgin Cooperative and Bottle Shop Filipino · Inside the neighborhood
  • Chinook's at Salmon Bay Seafood · Inside the neighborhood Patio

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
$629,700
Median gross rent
$2,018
Owner-occupied
20%
Renter-occupied
80%

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