Seattle vs Bellevue
Seattle, WA compared with Bellevue, WA · 9 miles apart
Seattle has 784,777 residents to Bellevue’s 154,193. Seattle comes out ahead on median rent, price to income, clear days a year. Bellevue does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Seattle, WA | Bellevue, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 784,777 | 154,193 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 9,340 | 4,606 |
| Median household income | $123,860 | $165,576 |
| Median home value | $938,600 | $1,340,300 |
| Median rent | $2,030 | $2,572 |
| Homeownership | 43.7% | 52% |
| Average commute | 26 min | 23.6 min |
| Median age | 35.6 | 38.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 68.4% | 72.1% |
| Poverty rate | 9.9% | 7.2% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| Price to income | 7.6× | 8.1× |
| Clear days a year | 25 | 21 |
| Days above 90°F | 1 | 3 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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