West Queen Anne

Seattle's Queen Anne district, about 2.36 miles from downtown, in King County.

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

West Queen Anne's 4,087 homes have a median build year of 1925, which is older than 90% of Seattle neighborhoods. In my notes, the lots stand out as small too, averaging 4,395 sq ft, though homes average 1,699 sq ft. I found 81 transit stops within a quarter mile, more than 65% of the city's neighborhoods, and sidewalk coverage I estimate at 80.2%. Kinnear Park and Parsons Gardens sit inside the boundaries.

Illustration of a mix of detached houses, duplexes and small apartment buildings, built mostly in the 1920s. — Illustration

I marked West Queen Anne on a map of Seattle drawn from the neighborhood boundaries the city publishes. Downtown is marked for reference.

At a glance

Area: 410 acres
Homes: 4,087
Median year built: 1925 Older than 90% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average home size: 1,699 sq ft
Average lot size: 4,395 sq ft Smaller than 75% of Seattle neighborhoods
Streets steeper than 8%: 23.6% of street length Hillier than 90% of Seattle neighborhoods Elevation 16–445 ft
In FEMA's 100-year flood zone: None
Within 500 ft of a freeway: None The nearest is 1.4 miles away
New homes permitted: 41 Fewer than 75% of Seattle neighborhoods Since January 2023

Share of residential lots: 68.4% single-family, 13.4% townhouse, 3.1% condominium, 10.5% duplex to fourplex, 4.4% 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: 192 More than 70% of Seattle neighborhoods
Average block length: 351 ft Shorter than 70% of Seattle neighborhoods
Sidewalk coverage: 80.2% (my estimate) Higher than 65% of Seattle neighborhoods
Transit stops within ¼ mile: 81 More than 65% 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

Kinnear Park, Marshall Park, Parsons Gardens, Queen Anne Swimming Pool, Sw Queen Anne Greenbelt, Twelfth West and W Howe Park, West Central Grounds Maintenance, West Queen Anne Playfield

Schools in and near this neighborhood

McClure Middle School 6–8 Seattle School District No. 1
Frantz Coe Elementary School K–5 Seattle School District No. 1
ST ANNE SCHOOL
John Hay Elementary School K–5 Seattle School District No. 1
Queen Anne Elementary K–5 Seattle School District No. 1
Cascade Parent Partnership Program K–12 Seattle School District No. 1

Food, drink and daily errands

Restaurants: 12
Cafes: 7
Bars and pubs: 5
Grocery: 0
Pharmacies: 1

Restaurants and coffee I found nearby

Tenth West American · Inside the neighborhood Patio
Coffee Mind Coffee · Inside the neighborhood
Caffe Vita Coffee · Inside the neighborhood
Seattle Wood Fired Pizza Pizza · Inside the neighborhood
Starbucks Coffee · Inside the neighborhood
Queen Anne Coffee Co. Coffee · Inside the neighborhood Patio
Sushi Samurai Sushi · Inside the neighborhood
Domani Pizza · Inside the neighborhood
Betty American · Inside the neighborhood
Zeeks Pizza Pizza · 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: $1,552,400
Median gross rent: $2,353
Owner-occupied: 58.3%
Renter-occupied: 41.7%

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.