what are good queer neighborhoods to move to in Seattle?

All neighborhoods are queer! But some are more queer than others. Nearly everywhere is laid back. A better question would be what are you looking to spend and what else is important to you about a neighborhood?

i was thinking about a nice urban walking neighborhood. a nice park. a book store and restaurants relatively close (walking distance). a place for yoga nearby. where the lesbians with might live. fairly safe and friendly. i'd probably look for someone to share a place with, i could pay up to $1000 for my part. is there anything like that?

capitol hill, lower queen anne ballard, west seattle, wallingford, green lake...... if you can afford up to $2000 a month in rent, you can live pretty much anywhere in seattle.

thanks for the info

Interestingly... ...Ballard keeps falling off of my radar for suggestions, though I do agree with it for other people. Of all the neighborhoods I've lived in, Ballard has been one of the ones which stuck out at me for unpredictable rough white folks. Rough folks of other ethnicities, I can read ok by dint of where I grew up, so no problem living somewhere like Columbia City or Beacon Hill. But Ballard was a different story. It's also been the only neighborhood in Seattle where me and another Asian friend got racially harassed. I know, two incidents do not a trend make and it can happen anywhere, but that particular vibe has always been there to me. Also agree about West Seattle and Green Lake. I keep forgetting those two because they're relatively far from me!

I would not live there by choice, but... ...like I said before, most other people would be fine there, and I still agree with epi's suggestion. I do think like Beacon Hill, it's one of those neighborhoods where it depends which block you live. Best to visit first, IMO. Ballard historiy has been the Scandinavian neighborhood, so that's your answer as far as diversity goes. ;-( It's not x% white of course, but Seattle overall I think is pretty segregated. King County is statistiy supposed to be the most diverse county in the country, but it works in separate patches. If the diversity is important to you, Columbia City, Beacon Hill and the Central District are also residential options. All three of those neighborhoods have queer presences, I'm totally comfortable in any of them, but that's part of my growing up too. People say the crime is higher, and that's probably true, but none of it looks unsafe to me coming from NYC.

seattle is pretty white but not entirely. even ballard. however, if you're looking for more relative diversity, the central and south of downtown areas are the most mixed.

I just moved from first hill area You will be hard pressed to find a nice area to live for only x a month. The rent goes around x on up for the nice areas. I was on first hill and it cost me x a month for a one bedroom in a dangerous area. Seattle is super expensive now. I wish you luck in your search. Capital hill is very gay friendly. Trax is a great gay friendly bar down in Kent Have fun

good lord, x on First Hill? There's nothing there except hospitals and a McDonalds! I don't doubt your rent, there are places that charge that much, but there are many which do not. I am spitting distance from Pike Place Market with a view of the water and Mt Rainier and my studio is x. If I wanted a xbr in this building, it would be x. Everything around me is similarly priced, as are the buildings in the xth Ave. business district by the monorail. Anyway, brighterside, have a look at housing in the following local rags: And of course, Seattle CL! And per usual, an ad can specify a particular neighborhood which sounds good, but in reality might be located on its outskirts in a sketchy area. Best thing still is to visit.

for xk/mo rent... ...you can live wherever the hell you want. That's the price of rent for a posh xbr in Belltown in a tricked out building. But Belltown is in the heart of downtown and it sounds like you want something more residential, so... You'll be fine in Wallingford, very large queer presence in a residential neighborhood with all of the things you listed. Capitol Hill is the historiy queer neighborhood in Seattle, both have active nightlifes and plenty of indy shops, but Wallingford has always had a stronger queer parents with kids vibe to me. I would also say the quality of restaurants overall is higher in Wallingford, though Capitol Hill has a few gems among the plentiful cheap eats. If you're going into a roommate situation, I don't think you'll have to spend that much. x-x for a room, possibly a bit more if it's a half a house with a nice yard type of thing.