Moving to Seattle?
Here is where things actually are.
Every number below is a real measurement, not an estimate: we checked 12,232 locations across Seattle, King County, Washington, United States against each set of requirements.
The everyday basics
44%groceries, transit and a park within 10 minutes
5,430 of 12,232 locations qualify.
- Northeast 75th Street, Ravenna everything within 0.7 min
- East Denny Way, Capitol Hill everything within 0.8 min
- East Denny Way, Madison Valley everything within 0.8 min
- 8th Avenue, First Hill everything within 0.9 min
With children
39%a school, groceries and a park within 10 minutes
4,747 of 12,232 locations qualify.
- Northeast 75th Street, Ravenna everything within 0.7 min
- 8th Avenue Bike Path, Central Business District everything within 0.7 min
- North 34th Street, Fremont everything within 1.0 min
- South Ferdinand Street, Columbia City everything within 1.1 min
Without a car
12%groceries, transit, healthcare and food all within 5 minutes
1,436 of 12,232 locations qualify.
- Denny Way, South Lake Union everything within 0.4 min
- Queen Anne Avenue North, Queen Anne everything within 0.6 min
- Northeast 50th Street, Greek Row everything within 0.6 min
- Queen Anne Avenue North, Queen Anne everything within 0.6 min
Out most evenings
30%food, nightlife and transit within 10 minutes
3,652 of 12,232 locations qualify.
- East Pine Street, Capitol Hill everything within 0.4 min
- North 35th Street, Fremont everything within 0.4 min
- 34th Avenue, Madrona everything within 0.4 min
- California Avenue Southwest, Admiral everything within 0.4 min
How to read these numbers
A percentage here is the share of Seattle where all of the listed requirements are met at once — not the share that has one of them. That is why “without a car” is always the harshest test: four things, all within five minutes, is genuinely rare.
Walking times are straight-line distance at 80 m/min. They are not routed, so in a city split by a river or a motorway they read slightly optimistic. Place data is from OpenStreetMap contributors, last refreshed 2026-03-02.
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