International District

Seattle's Downtown district, about 0.92 miles from downtown, in King County.

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

The average lot here is 13,314 sq ft, a figure I kept returning to because 64.7% of the housing mix is apartment. In my records, 101 transit stops sit within a quarter mile, and 69 restaurants and 17 cafes are inside the neighborhood. Hing Hay Park and Donnie Chin International Children's Park are among its parks. Sidewalk coverage is an estimated 78.5%.

Illustration of mid-rise apartment and condominium buildings above ground-floor storefronts, built mostly in the 2000s.
Illustration
International District 2 mi N ↑
I marked International District on a map of Seattle, WA drawn from the neighborhood boundaries the city publishes. Downtown is marked for reference.

At a glance

Area
141 acres
Homes
3,786
Median year built
2007
Average home size
923 sq ft
Average lot size
13,314 sq ft
Streets steeper than 8%
14.0% of street length Elevation 40–192 ft
In FEMA's 100-year flood zone
None
Within 500 ft of a freeway
25.5% of residential lots
New homes permitted
211 Since January 2023

Share of residential lots: 5.9% single-family, 15.7% condominium, 3.9% duplex to fourplex, 64.7% apartment

Getting around on foot

Intersections per sq mile
222
Average block length
316 ft
Sidewalk coverage
78.5% (my estimate)
Transit stops within ¼ mile
101
Everyday categories within ½ mile
8

Parks and recreation

Beacon Place, Donnie Chin International Children's Park, Hing Hay Park, Hoa Mai Park, Id/chinatown Community Center, Kobe Terrace

Schools in and near this neighborhood

  • ONEWORLD NOW
  • PUGET SOUNDS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
  • Summit Public School: Sierra 9–12 Summit Public School: Sierra
  • THE VILLAGE TEACHER
  • BRIGHT WATER WALDORF SCHOOL
  • Bailey Gatzert Elementary School PK–5 Seattle School District No. 1
  • IDEAL SCHOOL
  • MENACHEM MENDEL SEATTLE CHEDER DAY SCHOOL
  • Interagency Detention School 6–12 Seattle School District No. 1
  • Washington Middle School 6–8 Seattle School District No. 1
  • O'DEA HIGH SCHOOL

Food, drink and daily errands

Restaurants
69
Cafes
17
Bars and pubs
3
Grocery
5
Pharmacies
2

Restaurants and coffee I found nearby

  • Szechuan Noodle Bowl Asian · Inside the neighborhood
  • Green Leaf Vietnamese · Inside the neighborhood
  • Jin Huang Coffee · Inside the neighborhood
  • Harmony Palace Chinese · Inside the neighborhood
  • Queen Nzinga African · Inside the neighborhood
  • Diamond Bay Seattle Chinese · Inside the neighborhood
  • Bun Vietnamese · Inside the neighborhood
  • Jade Garden Restaurant Chinese · Inside the neighborhood
  • Phnom Penh Noodle House Cambodian · Inside the neighborhood
  • TP Tea 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
$440,900
Median gross rent
$1,292
Owner-occupied
4.5%
Renter-occupied
95.5%

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