Housing in Cascade/Eastlake at a glance
- Population
- 29,182
- Housing units
- about 22,646
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $973,000Seattle: $938,600 (+4%)
- Median gross rent
- $2,480 a monthSeattle: $2,030 (+22%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 11.8%Seattle: 43.7%
- Homes built before 1980
- 17.2%
- Median year built
- 2010
Few sectors in Seattle read as differently from their neighbours as Cascade/Eastlake, which sits near the middle of the city. Renters here face a median $2,480 in monthly rent, the top figure among the ten sectors profiled, and only 11.8% of households own, the lowest share of the ten: 2,327 homes are owned, 17,354 are rented. The buildings are the newest in the group too, since just 17.2% predate 1980 and construction hit its middle point in 2010. Home values run 4% above Seattle overall and rank fourth, so ownership is a small, costly slice of a rental-heavy area. Queen Anne's owners put their homes near $1,085,000, whereas Capitol Hill's median is $573,000 and First Hill renters pay $1,910, well under what Cascade/Eastlake renters face. With 29,688 residents, it is also one of the larger sectors.
Questions about Cascade/Eastlake
What is the median home value in Cascade/Eastlake, Seattle?
$973,000 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 Cascade/Eastlake?
$2,480 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 Cascade/Eastlake own or rent?
Most rent: 11.8% 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 7 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).
Cascade/Eastlake is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 53 community reporting areas) of Seattle: population 29,182 (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.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Cascade/Eastlake. 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 Cascade/Eastlake? Ask for your spot.