Leschi

Seattle's Central Area district, about 2.12 miles from downtown, in King County.

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

Few Seattle neighborhoods have housing as old as Leschi's: the median home was built in 1927, older than 90% of the 82 other neighborhoods I compared. In my notes, the street grid stands out too, with 247 intersections per square mile and an average block length of 315 ft, both ahead of 90% of the city. Average home size is 1,964 sq ft, while lots average 4,794 sq ft. Frink Park and Gerber Park are among the green spaces I mapped.

Illustration of a mix of detached houses, duplexes and small apartment buildings, built mostly in the 1920s.
Illustration
Downtown Leschi 2 mi N ↑
I marked Leschi on a map of Seattle drawn from the neighborhood boundaries the city publishes. Downtown is marked for reference.

At a glance

Area
412 acres
Homes
2,828
Median year built
1927 Older than 90% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average home size
1,964 sq ft Larger than 75% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average lot size
4,794 sq ft Smaller than 70% of Seattle neighborhoods

73.0% single-family, 18.0% townhouse, 1.1% condominium, 6.2% 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
247 More than 90% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average block length
315 ft Shorter than 90% of Seattle neighborhoods
Sidewalk coverage
73.5% (my estimate)
Transit stops within ¼ mile
79 More than 60% 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

Flo Ware Park, Frink Park, Gerber Park, Leschi Park, Leschi-lake Dell Natural Area, Peppis Playground, Powell Barnett Park

Schools in and near this neighborhood

  • BRIDGES ACADEMY SEATTLE
  • Leschi Elementary School K–5 Seattle School District No. 1
  • SEATTLE GIRLS SCHOOL
  • Thurgood Marshall Elementary PK–5 Seattle School District No. 1
  • ST THERESE CATHOLIC ACADEMY
  • MADRONA VILLAGE SCHOOL
  • Nova High School 9–12 Seattle School District No. 1
  • Garfield High School 9–12 Seattle School District No. 1
  • Madrona K-5 School K–5 Seattle School District No. 1
  • Washington Middle School 6–8 Seattle School District No. 1
  • MENACHEM MENDEL SEATTLE CHEDER DAY SCHOOL
  • HAMLIN ROBINSON SCHOOL

Food, drink and daily errands

Restaurants
4
Cafes
2
Bars and pubs
0
Grocery
1
Pharmacies
0

Restaurants and coffee I found nearby

  • Jackson Street Pizza Lounge Pizza · Inside the neighborhood
  • Dorothea Coffee Coffee · Inside the neighborhood
  • Starbucks Coffee · Inside the neighborhood Patio
  • BluWater Bistro Restaurant · Inside the neighborhood Patio
  • Daniel's Broiler Restaurant · Inside the neighborhood Patio
  • Ras Dashen Ethiopian · Inside the neighborhood
  • Agelgil Ethiopian · 0.1 mi away
  • Fat's Chicken and Waffles Chicken · 0.1 mi away Patio
  • Cherry Street Thai Thai · 0.1 mi away
  • Zagol Ethiopian Restaurant Ethiopian · 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
$954,900
Median gross rent
$2,113
Owner-occupied
50.7%
Renter-occupied
49.3%

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