Wallingford

Median Sale Price: $890k • Sale Price Change YoY: 11.3% • Homes Sold in 2017: 251 • Median Rent: $2,979 • Walk Score: 83 • Transit Score: 59

 

Nestled comfortably between Lake Union and Green Lake, Wallingford is a centrally located neighborhood that could, in another city, be confused with a cozy suburb. Craftsman style homes with handsome porches line streets dappled with sunlight in the summertime. But walk a few blocks to North 45th Street and suddenly Wallingford takes on a Main Street flair record stores, local merchants, and unfussy eateries like the affordable sushi spot Musashi’s and of course the original Dick’s Burgers. Further south the surroundings transform into a hot up and coming destination for both brunch and happy hour, a stretch that hosts Eltana, the Whale Wins, Thackeray, and Pablo y Pablo, to name only a few. This trek leads to Wallingford’s emerald jewel Gas Works Park, with its industrial architecture and panoramic view of downtown and the seaplanes flying into and out of Lake Union the most distinctive patch of green in the city.