Housing in University District at a glance
- Population
- 25,130
- Housing units
- about 8,328
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $971,000Seattle: $938,600 (+3%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,730 a monthSeattle: $2,030 (-15%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 12.9%Seattle: 43.7%
- Homes built before 1980
- 47.1%
- Median year built
- 1989
Renters in University District, north of the centre of Seattle, pay the lowest rent of the ten sectors profiled, $1,730 each month, 15% under the city. Yet the sector's homes are valued at $971,000, 3% above Seattle and fifth in the ranking, so buying costs more than the norm while renting costs less. Just 12.9% of households own, 30.8 points under the city; 926 own, and 6,235 rent. The housing sits mid-range for age, with 47.1% older than 1980 and a building boom around 1989. Ravenna/Bryant, next door, is higher at $1,173,000 and has 55% owners, Greenwood/Phinney Ridge has 57.5% owners, and Queen Anne has rents of $2,190, all well above University District's. The sector holds 8,328 housing units for 23,956 residents. Compared with Greenwood/Phinney Ridge, whose pre-1980 share is 64.7%, the building stock here is newer.
Questions about University District
What is the median home value in University District, Seattle?
$971,000 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 University District?
$1,730 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 University District own or rent?
Most rent: 12.9% 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).
University District is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 53 community reporting areas) of Seattle: population 25,130 (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 University District
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 University District. 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 University District? Ask for your spot.