Olympic Hills

Seattle's Lake City district, about 8.33 miles from downtown, in King County.

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

Albert Davis Park is one of the places inside Olympic Hills, along with Little Brook Park and the Lake City Community Center Garage and Plaza. My records put the average lot at 8,739 sq ft, larger than 90% of Seattle neighborhoods, across 4,952 homes with a median build year of 1953. I also counted 78 transit stops within a quarter mile. Sidewalk coverage is an estimated 31.2%, lower than 90% of Seattle neighborhoods.

Illustration of a residential street of detached single-family houses, built mostly in the 1950s.
Illustration
Downtown Olympic Hills 2 mi N ↑
I marked Olympic Hills on a map of Seattle drawn from the neighborhood boundaries the city publishes. Downtown is marked for reference.

At a glance

Area
589 acres
Homes
4,952
Median year built
1953
Average home size
1,338 sq ft Smaller than 70% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average lot size
8,739 sq ft Larger than 90% of Seattle neighborhoods

86.1% single-family, 7.3% townhouse, 1.5% condominium, 1.2% duplex to fourplex, 3.4% 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
140 Fewer than 60% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average block length
413 ft Longer than 65% of Seattle neighborhoods
Sidewalk coverage
31.2% (my estimate) Lower than 90% of Seattle neighborhoods
Transit stops within ¼ mile
78
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

Albert Davis Park, Lake City Community Center Garage and Plaza, Little Brook Park, Thornton Creek Addition: North Branch

Schools in and near this neighborhood

  • Olympic Hills Elementary School PK–5 Seattle School District No. 1
  • ST MATTHEW SCHOOL
  • LAUREL ACADEMY
  • SHORELINE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
  • Cedar Park Elementary School PK–5 Seattle School District No. 1
  • Hazel Wolf K-8 K–8 Seattle School District No. 1
  • BILLINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
  • Fircrest Residential Habilitation K–12 Shoreline School District

Food, drink and daily errands

Restaurants
2
Cafes
2
Bars and pubs
3
Grocery
3
Pharmacies
0

Restaurants and coffee I found nearby

  • Aceituno's Mexican · Inside the neighborhood
  • Man'oushe Express Mediterranean · Inside the neighborhood
  • Rachel's Bagels and Burritos Cafe · Inside the neighborhood
  • Giddy Sloth Cafe Cafe · Inside the neighborhood Patio
  • Java Jane Coffee · 0.1 mi away
  • Mount&Bao Cafe · 0.1 mi away
  • Shawarma Man Arab · 0.1 mi away
  • Beyond The Bowl Japanese · 0.1 mi away
  • Pho An Vietnamese · 0.1 mi away
  • 2C Thai Thai · 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
$792,500
Median gross rent
$1,896
Owner-occupied
73%
Renter-occupied
27%

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