South Beacon Hill

Seattle's Beacon Hill district, about 5.98 miles from downtown, in King County.

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

Against the other 82 Seattle neighborhoods I compared, South Beacon Hill has a median build year of 2000, newer than 90% of them. In my parcel records, 92.8% of its 2,027 homes are single-family, on lots averaging 6,438 sq ft. I also counted 77 transit stops within a quarter mile, and Benefit Playground sits inside the neighborhood. Sidewalk coverage is an estimated 33.7%, lower than 85% of the others.

Illustration of a residential street of detached single-family houses, built mostly in the 2000s.
Illustration
Downtown South Beacon Hill 2 mi N ↑
I marked South Beacon Hill on a map of Seattle drawn from the neighborhood boundaries the city publishes. Downtown is marked for reference.

At a glance

Area
876 acres
Homes
2,027
Median year built
2000 Newer than 90% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average home size
1,763 sq ft
Average lot size
6,438 sq ft
Streets steeper than 8%
20.3% of street length Hillier than 75% of Seattle neighborhoods Elevation 17–266 ft
In FEMA's 100-year flood zone
None
Within 500 ft of a freeway
7.1% of residential lots
In an airport noise zone
24.6% of residential lots Inside the 65-decibel noise contour around Boeing Field
New homes permitted
47 Fewer than 70% of Seattle neighborhoods Since January 2023

Share of residential lots: 92.8% single-family, 5.1% townhouse, 0.9% condominium, 0.6% duplex to fourplex, 0.1% 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
96 Fewer than 85% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average block length
392 ft
Sidewalk coverage
33.7% (my estimate) Lower than 85% of Seattle neighborhoods
Transit stops within ¼ mile
77
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

Benefit Playground

Schools in and near this neighborhood

  • Rising Star Elementary School PK–5 Seattle School District No. 1
  • Wing Luke Elementary School PK–5 Seattle School District No. 1
  • Impact | Salish Sea Elementary K–5 Impact | Salish Sea Elementary
  • Dunlap Elementary School PK–5 Seattle School District No. 1
  • Cleveland High School STEM 9–12 Seattle School District No. 1
  • South Shore PK-8 School PK–8 Seattle School District No. 1
  • Alan T. Sugiyama High School 9–12 Seattle School District No. 1
  • Middle College High School 9–12 Seattle School District No. 1
  • Raisbeck Aviation High School 9–12 Highline School District

Restaurants and coffee I found nearby

  • Voi Ca Phe Vietnamese · 0.1 mi away
  • The Hangar Cafe Cafe · 0.1 mi away Patio
  • Vo Ca Phe Cafe · 0.1 mi away
  • Al-Uruba Restaurant Somali · 0.1 mi away
  • Starbucks Coffee · 0.1 mi away
  • Mezzanotte Pasta · 0.1 mi away Patio
  • El Pirata Tortas Mexican · 0.2 mi away
  • Ciudad Grill · 0.2 mi away Patio
  • Matcha Man Ice Cream & Taiyaki Coffee · 0.2 mi away
  • Othello Wok and Teriyaki Teriyaki · 0.2 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
$691,300
Median gross rent
$2,356
Owner-occupied
68.9%
Renter-occupied
31.1%

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