What $1,500 rents in Seattle right now

Bigger studios, smaller one-bedrooms

By Sarah Anne Lloyd@sarahannelloyd Sep 20, 2019, 11:19am PDT

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Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, where we explore what you can rent for a certain dollar amount in Seattle. We found five listings within $100 of today’s price: $1,500.

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A pale yellow room with white trim, including crown moulding, and an old-style radiator in the back left corner. In the back right corner, there’s a small archway.

A kitchen with white cabinetry and checkerboard floor inside an arched nook. A bigger room with hardwood floors, yellow walls ,and white trim is in the background.

A room with pale yellow walls and white trim, with open French doors leading to another room. Both rooms have hardwood-like floors.

Ballard

Not far from downtown Ballard, this decently-sized studio—495 square feet—has plenty of versatile space, with an eat-in kitchen and a sleeping area. It still has plenty of charm from its 1920s vintage, including millwork, radiators, and built-ins. Both cats and dogs can come along, and it’s close to transit. Residents share a common backyard. Rent here is $1,450 a month.

A kitchen with pale brown cabinetry and white appliances, separated from a living area with hardwood floors by a partial wall. In the living area, sliding glass doors lead to a balcony.

A room with white walls and hardwood-like floors with a conical light fixture hanging above. A long, narrow window looks into a kitchen.

A white room with hardwood-like floors and a small baseboard heater. A small window looks out onto evergreen trees.

Northgate

In the Pinehurst area, less than a mile from Northgate Mall, this 620-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment is relatively no-frills in aesthetic, but it has plenty of conveniences, with a private balcony, in-unit laundry, and covered parking included in the $1,495 rent. It’s both dog and cat friendly, too. It’s right off the 41, and pretty close to numerous other buses.

A room with gray marble-look floor, light gray walls, and built-in white cabinetry and a white door. In the background through a cased opening, there’s a room with hardwood floors.

A room with light gray walls and dark hardwood floors. A cased opening separates it from a kitchen with white cabinets and appliances.

A room with light gray walls. In the right corner, there’s a recessed window bench.

Wallingford/Fremont

This apartment building was originally built in 1906 but overhauled in the 1980s, giving this one-bedroom apartment off Stone Way a unique, kind of kooky layout, including a living room and large kitchen separated by a cased opening, plus plenty of window benches within the original bays. It’s a lot of detail for 460 square feet, which you can share with cats and small dogs. It’s right by the Burke-Gilman for bike commuters, or the 31, 32, and 62 for transit riders. Rent is $1,525 a month.

The inside of an apartment with hardwood-like floors. To the left, doorways lead to a smaller room. Ahead, a larger room with sliding-glass doors to a balcony.

A large room with beige walls and hardwood-like floors. A doorway to the right leads to a kitchen with white cabinets. Another door and a small hallway are ahead.

Lower Queen Anne

In lower Queen Anne (or Uptown, if that’s your preference), this 515-square-foot apartment in a pet-friendly, 1940s brick building fits in a full bedroom and a semi-separated kitchen. It’s walkable to downtown and in the middle of a kind of transit hub, but off-street parking is available, too. Rent here is $1,450 a month.

A room with hardwood floors and pale yellow/beige walls. Ahead, there’s a three-window bank, and to the right, a Gothic arch leads to another room.

A kitchen with white subway tile and white cabinets on either side plus stainless-steel appliances.

A room with beige walls, white trim, and hardwood floors. An open white door leads to a walk-in closet.

A brick three-story apartment building with a white-trim portico and a wide center bay with trees in front.

Capitol Hill

Just off 15th near Kaiser, this classic 1920s brick building is home to this studio apartment with an eat-in kitchen for $1,550 a month. It has tons of cute vintage details—like a cove ceiling, original millwork, a walk-in closet, and a Gothic arch—but newer amenities, like in-unit laundry and stainless steel appliances. It’s right on multiple transit lines and a downhill walk to light rail. The catch: No pets allowed.

Poll

Which $1,500 apartment would you rent?

This poll is closed

17%

Ballard

(35 votes)
10%

Northgate

(21 votes)
12%

Wallingford/Fremont

(26 votes)
32%

Lower Queen Anne/Uptown

(66 votes)
26%

Capitol Hill

(54 votes)

202 votes total Vote Now

What $1,500 rents in Seattle right now

Ballard

Northgate

Wallingford/Fremont

Lower Queen Anne

Capitol Hill

Poll

Which $1,500 apartment would you rent?

17%

Ballard

10%

Northgate

12%

Wallingford/Fremont

32%

Lower Queen Anne/Uptown

26%

Capitol Hill

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