Central Area, Seattle rents, October 2026

What an apartment lists for in Central Area.

These are medians: half the listings ask more and half ask less. The rent map shows averages, which run a little higher.

Across all of Seattle, the median 1 bedroom lists for $2,246, so Central Area runs $295 below it.

What a 1 bedroom in Central Area lists for, in $250 steps.

Half ask between $1,734 and $2,250 a month. Listed 1 bedrooms by asking rent, 191 in all.

The neighborhoods of Central Area.

Median 1 bedroom asking rent in each small neighborhood with enough listings, lowest first.

• Atlantic$1,814 (102)
• Mann$2,026 (20)
• Minor$2,240 (67)

A 1 bedroom costs $938 in one Seattle neighborhood and $3,188 in another.

Median asking rent for a 1 bedroom, by neighborhood, lowest first; Central Area's neighborhoods are in bold. Apartment size and age differ from place to place, so the useful number is your own neighborhood's.

1. University Heights$938
2. Holly Park$1,400
3. Mount Baker$1,425
4. Pinehurst$1,500
5. Olympic Hills$1,510
6. Victory Heights$1,550
7. Cedar Park$1,574
8. Bitter Lake$1,575
9. International District$1,623
10. North Admiral$1,675
11. Brighton$1,685
12. Licton Springs$1,699
13. Dunlap$1,702
14. Pioneer Square$1,704
15. North Delridge$1,725
16. Eastlake$1,790
17. Columbia City$1,805
18. Atlantic$1,814
19. Lawton Park$1,822
20. North Queen Anne$1,845
21. University District$1,865
22. West Queen Anne$1,873
23. North Beacon Hill$1,895
24. Interbay$1,896
25. Whittier Heights$1,907
26. Yesler Terrace$1,953
27. Fairmount Park$1,963
28. Greenwood$1,983
29. Mann$2,026
30. Genesee$2,050
31. Crown Hill$2,207
32. Broadway$2,225
33. Minor$2,240
34. Wallingford$2,279
35. West Woodland$2,297
36. Lower Queen Anne$2,300
37. Stevens$2,325
38. First Hill$2,330
39. Ballard$2,340
40. Westlake$2,387
41. Fremont$2,430
42. East Queen Anne$2,484
43. Central Business District$2,650
44. South Lake Union$2,683
45. Maple Leaf$2,716
46. Roosevelt$2,750
47. Belltown$2,759
48. Ravenna$3,061
49. Pike-Market$3,125
50. Denny Triangle$3,188

Per square foot, a 1 bedroom in Central Area lists for $3.56.

The median 1 bedroom listed in Central Area, Seattle is 545 sq ft, at a median of $3.56 a sq ft a month (190 listings with a size). Across Seattle, the same floor space runs from $2.35 a sq ft in Olympic Hills and $2.45 in Mount Baker to $4.50 in Pike-Market and $4.78 in Denny Triangle. Divide your rent by your square feet to see where you sit.

The same floor plan, in the same building, can list at different prices.

When a building in Central Area, Seattle lists two or more units of the identical floor plan (same name, bedrooms, bathrooms and square feet), 43% of the time they are $100 or more a month apart: 22 of 51 plans in 18 buildings. 9 are $200 or more apart. The median gap is $75.

$100 a month is $1,200 a year. Floor, view and move-in date explain some of it. It's still worth knowing what the other units of your plan list for when you tour or when your renewal comes.

The typical big building here listed 1 in 13 of its apartments this season.

Of 17 buildings in Central Area, Seattle with 50 or more apartments, the median has 7.7% of its units listed in the last 45 days; 2 have 1 in 10 or more. Listed isn't vacant: a listing can be a unit coming free in the next few weeks. A building with units to fill is usually glad to keep a good renter.

Questions renters ask.

How much is rent in Central Area, Seattle?

Median asking rent in Central Area, Seattle, October 2026: studio $1,550, 1 bedroom $1,951, 2 bedrooms $2,838, 3 bedrooms $3,850 a month, from 363 listed apartments in 76 buildings (listings collected Sep 7–Oct 17, 2026, in 8 collections).

How much is a 1 bedroom apartment in Central Area, Seattle in October 2026?

The median asking rent for a 1 bedroom in Central Area, Seattle is $1,951 a month, from 191 listed apartments in 30 buildings (listings collected Sep 7–Oct 17, 2026, in 8 collections).

What is a normal price range for a 1 bedroom in Central Area, Seattle?

Half of the listed 1 bedrooms in Central Area, Seattle ask between $1,734 and $2,250 a month; a quarter ask less and a quarter ask more.

How much is a studio or a 2 bedroom in Central Area, Seattle?

A studio's median asking rent is $1,550 a month and a 2 bedroom's is $2,838.

How big is a typical 1 bedroom in Central Area, Seattle?

The median listed 1 bedroom in Central Area, Seattle is 545 sq ft, at a median $3.56 a sq ft a month (190 listings with a size).

What is the cheapest neighborhood in Central Area?

By median 1 bedroom asking rent, the Central Area neighborhoods run from Atlantic $1,814 to Minor $2,240: Atlantic $1,814, Mann $2,026, Minor $2,240.

Do apartments with the same floor plan in the same building rent for the same price?

Often not. When a building in Central Area, Seattle lists two or more units of the identical floor plan, 43% of the time they are $100 or more a month apart (22 of 51 plans). The median gap is $75. $100 a month is $1,200 a year.

Are these the rents people actually pay?

No. They are asking rents on listings (Apartments.com and Zillow), not signed leases, and move-in specials are not taken off. They show what a building is asking for a unit today.

How we got these numbers.

• Asking rents, not signed leases. Apartments listed on Apartments.com and Zillow collected Sep 7–Oct 17, 2026. Move-in specials aren't taken off.
• Each apartment counts once, even when both sites list it. Base rents from $300 to $15,000 a month.
• Figures are medians: half the listings ask more, half ask less. The rent map shows averages, which run a little higher.
• Every figure comes from two or more buildings, and no building is named. A bedroom count with fewer than 10 listings says “not enough listings”.
• Market-rate apartment listings only: whole houses, furnished units, income-restricted units whose listing says so (MFTE and other affordable-housing programs) and rents we found while researching a renter's lease are left out.
• Neighborhoods and districts are the City of Seattle's Neighborhood Map Atlas boundaries.
• Updated every two weeks, when new listings are gathered; the month in the title is the month of the update date above. The full method.