Seattle, WA

🇺🇸 Washington · Ranked #163 of 182 worldwide

49SCORE

Seattle, WA is a balanced market with steady fundamentals. Here's the full data-driven picture — cost, safety, schools, jobs and climate risk.

Cloud jobs keep it positive, but Cascadia earthquake risk and expensive housing are real drags.

The numbers

Median home$727k

Median rent$2,278/mo

Gross rental yield3.8%

Median age38 yrs

B-Safety

A-Schools

A-State

AHiking