Portage Bay

Seattle, WA

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Portage Bay - Seattle, WA Area Guide

Portage Bay has floating homes and close proximity to a coffee roastery!

Bayfront Markets Restaurants Urban Museums Washington

Portage Bay is a unique community adjacent to Interstate 5 and encompassed with floating homes. The neighborhood sits on the Portage Bay, and includes a couple of local bistros, bakeries, parks, and food markets.

Roanoke Park is an urban green space on the south end of the neighborhood. Residents enjoy its basketball court, play area for children, and ample fruit trees. Living in Portage Bay, you’re only four miles from Pike Place Market, theaters and museums, award-winning restaurants, and the Starbucks Roastery in Seattle.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Portage Bay is $1,334 for a studio, $1,777 for one bedroom, and $2,463 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Portage Bay has decreased by -1.6% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 368 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,334/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 622 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,777/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 836 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,463/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Very Walkable

Walkability

80 / 100

Good Public Transit

Transit

70 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

70 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

90 / 100

Great Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

80 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere

Vibrancy

60 / 100

Good Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

60 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Interlaken Park
  • Burke Museum of Natural History
  • University of Washington Fish Collection
  • Volunteer Park
  • Gas Works Park

Airports

  • Seattle-Tacoma International
  • Seattle Paine Field International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.