Pathology Residency Program
Seattle Neighborhood Profiles
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South Snohomish County-North King County: Everett, Mill Creek, Edmonds, Lake Forrest Park, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo, Lynnwood
- Rent: $0.50-$1.20 per square foot
- Lower rents and housing costs, lots of units available
- Suburban environment; Mill Creek is more upscale
- Need a car – local bus service is minimal
- Bus routes to campus: Community Transit 810, 812, 850, 855, 860, 870, 875, 880; Sound Transit 510, 511, 512
- Commute time: 30-60 minutes one way
West of I-5, North of Lake Union: Shoreline, Greenwood, Green Lake, Phinney Ridge, Wallingford, Fremont, Ballard
- Rent: $1.00-1.65 per square foot
- Long time residents, quiet, young families, accessible to downtown and U District; lots of condos and apartments
- Bus routes to campus: Metro 31, 44, 46, 48, 74, 75, 301, 370; easy biking
- Commute time: 15-25 minutes one way
East of I-5, North of Lake Washington: Northgate, Lake City, Maple Leaf, Wedgewood, Sand Point, Ravenna, Laurelhurst, University District
- Rent: $1.00-1.75 per square foot
- Quiet families, UW students; Laurelhurst is more upscale; more single family dwellings
- Bus routes to campus: Metro 25, 65, 66, 67, 68, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 83, 243; easy biking
- Commute time: 5-20 minutes one way
Magnolia-Queen Anne Hills:
- Rent: $1.25-2.00 per square foot
- Magnolia: lower crime, isolated, mixed families; Queen Anne: young professionals, urban
- Bus routes: Metro 31, 45; easy biking on Burke-Gilman Trail
- Commute time: 20-25 minutes one way
Downtown Seattle: Belltown, Eastlake, Pioneer Square, SoDo, Georgetown
- Rent: $1.10-2.00 per square foot; Parking: $75-$100 per month
- Crime worsens as you go south, Eastlake and Belltown are trendy, parking is huge issue, urban at its best and worst
- Bus routes: Metro 7, 25, 43, 66, 67, 70, 71, 73, 74, 83
- Commute time: 20-30 minutes one way
East Central Seattle between 520 and I-90: Montlake, Madison Park, Capital Hill, First Hill, Central District, Madrona, Leschi
- Rent: $1.25-1.75 per square foot
- Montlake-Madison Park: UW professors; Madrona: affluent, rentals very limited, small town feel; Capital Hill: offbeat, urban, older housing; First Hill-Central District: rejuvenating but higher crime, lower cost
- Bus routes: Metro 9, 25, 43, 48, 73; easy biking
- Commute time: 20-30 minutes one way
South East Seattle: Beacon Hill, Mount Baker, Seward Park, Rainier Valley
- Rent: $0.80-1.50 per square foot
- Very diverse with strong community ties, crime can be an issue, some areas rejuvenating
- Bus routes: Metro 7, 9, 48, 205
- Commute time: 30-45 minutes one way
West Seattle: Alki, West Seattle, White Center, Highland Park
- Rent: $1.00-1.75 per square foot
- Alki-West Seattle: Gentrified, mid to upper class, long time residents; White Center-Highland: housing projects, crime is a factor
- Bus routes: no direct route to campus, need to go downtown first
- Commute time: 30-45 minutes one way; jams on West Seattle Bridge a key factor
South Seattle County-North Pierce County: Burien, Renton, Tukwila, SeaTac, Kent, Des Moines, Federal Way, Auburn, Tacoma
- Rent: $0.50-1.25 per square foot
- Lower rents and housing costs, lots of units available
- Suburban, dense population that spreads out the further south you go
- Bus routes: Metro 133, 167,197; Sound Transit 586
- Commute time: 45-60 minutes one way
East Side: Kenmore, Bothell, Woodinville, Duvall, Kirkland, Redmond, Medina, Bellevue, Newport Hills, Issaquah, Mercer Island
- Rent: $.90-1.85 per square foot (cheaper farther north)
- Kenmore-Bothell-Woodinville-Duvall: small town, more rural, families; Kirkland-Redmond-Bellevue-Issaquah-Mercer Island: more affluent, young professionals
- Bus routes: Metro 167, 205, 243, 271, 272, 277, 372; Sound Transit 540
- Commute time: 30-60 minutes one way; jams on 520 and I-90 bridges key factors
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