Best PlacesQueen Anne, Seattle, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Queen Anne, Seattle, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Queen Anne, Seattle ranks 241st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Queen Anne, Seattle
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Queen Anne, Seattle's strengths and weaknesses
Where Queen Anne, Seattle ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Household income$165,964 median, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Queen Anne, Seattle ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,022 a month, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 38% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Queen Anne, Seattle
A household needs to earn about $315,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Queen Anne, Seattle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $165,964, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Queen Anne, Seattle's effective rate of 0.73%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Queen Anne, Seattle
Queen Anne, Seattle runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Queen Anne, Seattle.
Who works in Queen Anne, Seattle, and how
Work in Queen Anne, Seattle centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 39%
- Work from home 38%
- Transit, walk, or bike 22%
Life in Queen Anne, Seattle
Queen Anne, Seattle has more parkland per resident than 72% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 3 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Queen Anne, Seattle and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Queen Anne, Seattle, month by month
Queen Anne, Seattle sees roughly 152 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 62° | 52° | 43° |
| July | 81° | 68° | 58° |
| October | 63° | 54° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Queen Anne, Seattle
The nearest airport, Boeing Field/King County International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 13 miles away.
Queen Anne, Seattle measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Queen Anne, Seattle against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Queen Anne, Seattle suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of neighborhoods and 38% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 76% of neighborhoods, health care access beats 62%, and it is quieter than 55%.
Common questions about living in Queen Anne, Seattle
Is Queen Anne, Seattle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Queen Anne, Seattle ranks 241st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, high incomes, and transit, and lowest on childcare costs and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Queen Anne, Seattle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,216,926. The overall cost of living runs about 33% above the national average. Set against a $165,964 median income, cost of living beats 92% of neighborhoods.
Is Queen Anne, Seattle safe?
Queen Anne, Seattle is safer than 21% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $897 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Queen Anne, Seattle?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 35. That works out to about 152 pleasant days a year, more than 76% of neighborhoods.
Is Queen Anne, Seattle good for families?
Schools beat 79% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 21%, and childcare runs $2,022 a month.
Compare Queen Anne, Seattle with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Queen Anne, Seattle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Queen Anne, Seattle represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Queen Anne, Seattle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Queen Anne, Seattle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Queen Anne, Seattle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Queen Anne, Seattle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Queen Anne, Seattle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Queen Anne, Seattle detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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