SEATTLE is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Seattle, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Seattle is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $1,950 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $57,689 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 57% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
9 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Seattle — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
797,062
- Gender balance
57%
- Male skew
57%
- Median income
$57,689
- 1-bedroom rent
$1,950
- Living wage
$63,648
- Transit fare
$3
- Presidential proxy
74%
- Tech wealth
$111,225
The shape of the market
Seattle is the most male-skewed market we cover, peaking in Queen Anne and Beacon Hill (about 58%); only Ballard, Fremont, and the University District approach an even split.
The tech belt shows in the incomes: single Belltown and Queen Anne residents clear medians around $105,000 to $111,000.
How dating actually happens
Only about 14% of matches on curated apps like Hinge turn into a first date.
Roughly 1 in 10 partnered adults met their partner online, and the share climbs sharply for younger and LGB couples.
One in four matches never gets a reply.
53% of online daters say their overall experience has been positive.
Dating safety in Seattle
78% of active dating-app users report burnout: 80% of women (driven by message volume) and 74% of men (driven by a lack of responses).
60% of Americans support requiring a background check before someone can create a dating profile.
An estimated 26% of men have received unsolicited explicit content, far below the rate for women.
56% of women under 50 have been sent unsolicited explicit images while dating online.
48% of online daters have faced at least one form of harassing behavior on a dating platform.
43% of women under 50 say a match kept contacting them after they said no.
52% of online daters say a scammer or bot has contacted them.
63% of men under 50 say a scammer or bot has contacted them, the highest of any group.
11% of women under 50 have been physically threatened on a dating platform.
40% of daters say platforms do a bad job removing fake and bot accounts; only 20% say they do well.
The LGBTQ+ landscape
53% of LGB adults have used a dating app, far more than straight adults.
About 24% of LGB couples met online, roughly three times the straight rate.
About 70% of LGB adults under 30 have used a dating app, the highest-adoption cohort anywhere.
7.6% of U.S. adults now identify as LGBTQ+, up from 3.5% in 2012.
22.3% of adults aged 18 to 34 identify as LGBTQ+.
Political alignment
24% of Americans say they could never date someone who disagrees with them on abortion.
Washington does not register voters by party, so the 2024 presidential vote stands in as a proxy: King County broke about 74% for Harris to 22% Trump, one of the most Democratic large counties in the country.
47% of single daters would not seriously date a Trump voter; among Democratic women that rises to 79%.
69% of Americans would not date someone who is unemployed, rising to 81% of women.
The cost of dating
A single adult in King County needs about $63,600 a year just to cover the basics.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
King County Metro raised its flat bus fare to $3.00 in September 2025, matching Sound Transit's Link light rail.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University District | 23,361 | 50 / 50 | $34,761 | $1,849 |
| Capitol Hill | 21,072 | 54 / 46 | $67,079 | $1,991 |
| Fremont | 18,900 | 50 / 50 | $82,584 | $2,032 |
| Queen Anne | 18,152 | 58 / 42 | $105,176 | $2,343 |
| Green Lake | 12,786 | 51 / 49 | $80,899 | $2,143 |
| Ballard | 11,340 | 51 / 49 | $85,199 | $2,208 |
| Columbia City | 10,718 | 52 / 48 | $53,390 | $1,839 |
| Beacon Hill | 9,603 | 58 / 42 | $59,541 | $1,812 |
| Belltown | 9,232 | 56 / 44 | $111,225 | $2,337 |
| West Seattle | 6,032 | 50 / 50 | $78,380 | $2,075 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Seattle, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Queen Anne
The Pink Door
- Queen Anne
Toulouse Petit Kitchen & Lounge
- West Seattle
Salty's on Alki Beach
- Green Lake
Duke's Seafood South Lake Union
- Belltown
Lola
- Green Lake
Purple Café and Wine Bar
- Capitol Hill
Momiji Capitol Hill
- University District
Canlis
- Columbia City
Six Seven Restaurant
- Ballard
The Walrus and the Carpenter
- Fremont
RockCreek Seafood & Spirits
- Green Lake
BluWater Bistro
- Belltown
El Gaucho Seattle
- Columbia City
Marination Columbia City
- Belltown
Some Random Bar
- Ballard
Ray's Cafe
- Green Lake
Barolo Ristorante
- Beacon Hill
Spinasse
- Green Lake
Westward
- Beacon Hill
Shaker + Spear
- Columbia City
Terra Plata
- Fremont
FlintCreek Cattle Co
- Belltown
Jupiter Bar
- Beacon Hill
Rumba
- Belltown
Bathtub Gin & Co.
- Belltown
La Vita E Bella
- Ballard
Ristorante Picolinos
- Beacon Hill
Zig Zag Cafe
- Belltown
The Whisky Bar
- Belltown
Tavolàta Belltown