Housing in Capitol Hill at a glance
- Population
- 27,064
- Housing units
- about 21,801
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $573,000Seattle: $938,600 (-39%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,980 a monthSeattle: $2,030 (-2%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 13.4%Seattle: 43.7%
- Homes built before 1980
- 46.2%
- Median year built
- 1984
Capitol Hill, near the centre of Seattle, has the lowest home value of the ten sectors with data, $573,000, which is 39% under the $938,600 for the city. Rent of $1,980 is close to the $2,030 across Seattle and ranks seventh, and only 13.4% of households own, 30.3 points under the citywide share. Its neighbours sit higher on value: First Hill at $649,000, Central Area/Squire Park at $962,000 and Cascade/Eastlake at $973,000. Cascade/Eastlake is also much newer, with just 17.2% of homes before 1980, against 46.2% here, and Central Area/Squire Park has 41.9% owners, well above Capitol Hill. A typical Capitol Hill home dates to 1984, and rents at First Hill, $1,910, run a little lower than the $1,980 here, while Cascade/Eastlake asks $2,480 and Central Area/Squire Park $1,990, which means the sector's low value is not matched by a low rent.
Questions about Capitol Hill
What is the median home value in Capitol Hill, Seattle?
$573,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $938,600 for Seattle as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Capitol Hill?
$1,980 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $2,030 in Seattle (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Capitol Hill own or rent?
Most rent: 13.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 43.7% in Seattle (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 9 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city. Boundaries used: City of Seattle GIS, Community Reporting Areas (consulted 2026-11-02).
Capitol Hill is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 53 community reporting areas) of Seattle: population 27,064 (Community Reporting Areas (2020) - Redistricting Data 1990-2020 (City of Seattle GIS Open Data, 2020 P.L. 94-171 total population)).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Seattle as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Capitol Hill
The closest sectors of Seattle, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Seattle
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Capitol Hill. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Capitol Hill? Ask for your spot.