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Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood, this is a tight-knit community, culturally diverse and proud of its urban identity. It is close to the Downtown core but has a small-town intimacy; from Mount Baker to the Columbia City’s historic business district to Seward Park, there are plenty of options when it comes to choosing your home.

LIVEABILITY: 

A transitioning neighborhood

AMMENITIES: 

Plenty of choices for dining and shopping

COMMUTE TO DOWNTOWN: 

4.7 miles

TRANSIT OPTIONS: 

Link, Buses 36, 107, 50, 106

WALKER SCORE: 

53

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The History of Beacon Hill & Columbia City

Beacon Hill overlooks downtown Seattle from the southeast and is distinguished by the 16-story Pacific Medical Center that rises from its northern end. The ridge extends southeast from First Hill between the Duwamish River and the Rainier Valley and rises to 350 feet in elevation. As close as Beacon Hill appears to downtown Seattle, geography has worked to keep the neighborhood distinct. The ridge saw scattered settlement as early as the 1850s, but remained largely undeveloped for several more decades. Union Army veteran and real estate developer M. Harwood Young (1846-1913) named the hill in 1889 for Boston’s historic Beacon Hill and built a streetcar line connecting the neighborhood to downtown.

Columbia City, a historic neighborhood in southeast Seattle, began as a townsite developed by promoter J. K. Edmiston, who built an electric rail line from downtown Seattle through the Rainier Valley along the route now followed by Rainier Avenue. It was incorporated as an independent town in 1893 and was annexed into Seattle in 1907. Manufacturers such as the Hitt Fireworks Company and Heater Glove Company sustained the local economy until World War II, when the neighborhood became home to defense workers and Hitt Fireworks switched to military production.

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Schools In The Area

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John Muir Elementary School 206-252-7400 public PK-5
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School 206-252-2800 public PK-5
Kimball Elementary School 206-252-7280 public KG-5
Washington Middle School 206-252-2600 public 6-8
Beacon Hill International Elementary School 206-252-2700 public KG-5
Franklin High School 206-252-6150 public 9-12
Seattle School for Boys 206-312-5900 private 6-8 Website
Giddens School 206-324-4847 private PK-5 Website
Lake Washington Girls Middle School 206-709-3800 private 6-8 Website
Hamlin Robinson School 206-763-1167 private 1-8 Website
The Lake and Park School 206-721-3480 private PK-5 Website
Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder Day School 206-523-9766 private PK-8 Website
Seattle Girls School 206-709-2228 private 5-8 Website
Bright Water Waldorf School 206-624-6176 private KG-8 Website
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School 206-252-6770 public PK-5
South Shore Pk-8 School 206-252-7600 public PK-8
Rainier Beach High School 206-252-6350 public 9-12
Middle College High School 206-366-7940 public 9-12
Rainier Valley Leadership Academy 206-659-0956 public 6-12
Emerson Elementary School 206-252-7100 public PK-5
Graham Hill Elementary School 206-252-7140 public PK-5
Hawthorne Elementary School 206-252-7210 public KG-5
Rising Star Elementary School 206-252-7500 public PK-5
Dunlap Elementary School 206-252-7000 public PK-5
Wing Luke Elementary School 206-252-7630 public PK-5
Orca K-8 School 206-252-6900 public KG-8
Aki Kurose Middle School 206-252-7700 public 6-8
Impact | Salish Sea Elementary School 206-712-7640 public KG-5
Derech Emunah Dba Seattle Jewish Girls High School 206-402-6621 private 9-12 Website
Derech Emunah 206-402-6621 private 9-12 Website
Seattle Nativity School 206-494-4708 private 6-8 Website
Torah Academy of the Pacific Northwest 206-531-0089 private 9-12 Website
Alan T. Sugiyama High School 206-252-6600 public 9-12 Website
Interagency Open Doors 206-252-0010 public 9-12 Website
Maple Elementary School 206-252-8310 public KG-5
Dearborn Park International Elementary School 206-252-6930 public PK-5
Mercer International Middle School 206-252-8000 public 6-8
Concord International Elementary School 206-252-8100 public KG-5
Cleveland High School Stem 206-252-7800 public 9-12
Raisbeck Aviation High School 206-631-7200 public 9-12
St George Parish School 206-762-0656 private PK-8 Website
Torah Day School of Seattle 206-722-1200 private PK-8 Website
John Muir Elementary School 206-252-7400 public PK-5
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School 206-252-2800 public PK-5
Giddens School 206-324-4847 private PK-5 Website
The Lake and Park School 206-721-3480 private PK-5 Website
Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder Day School 206-523-9766 private PK-8 Website
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School 206-252-6770 public PK-5
South Shore Pk-8 School 206-252-7600 public PK-8
Emerson Elementary School 206-252-7100 public PK-5
Graham Hill Elementary School 206-252-7140 public PK-5
Rising Star Elementary School 206-252-7500 public PK-5
Dunlap Elementary School 206-252-7000 public PK-5
Wing Luke Elementary School 206-252-7630 public PK-5
Dearborn Park International Elementary School 206-252-6930 public PK-5
St George Parish School 206-762-0656 private PK-8 Website
Torah Day School of Seattle 206-722-1200 private PK-8 Website
John Muir Elementary School 206-252-7400 public PK-5
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School 206-252-2800 public PK-5
Kimball Elementary School 206-252-7280 public KG-5
Beacon Hill International Elementary School 206-252-2700 public KG-5
Giddens School 206-324-4847 private PK-5 Website
Hamlin Robinson School 206-763-1167 private 1-8 Website
The Lake and Park School 206-721-3480 private PK-5 Website
Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder Day School 206-523-9766 private PK-8 Website
Bright Water Waldorf School 206-624-6176 private KG-8 Website
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School 206-252-6770 public PK-5
South Shore Pk-8 School 206-252-7600 public PK-8
Emerson Elementary School 206-252-7100 public PK-5
Graham Hill Elementary School 206-252-7140 public PK-5
Hawthorne Elementary School 206-252-7210 public KG-5
Rising Star Elementary School 206-252-7500 public PK-5
Dunlap Elementary School 206-252-7000 public PK-5
Wing Luke Elementary School 206-252-7630 public PK-5
Orca K-8 School 206-252-6900 public KG-8
Impact | Salish Sea Elementary School 206-712-7640 public KG-5
Maple Elementary School 206-252-8310 public KG-5
Dearborn Park International Elementary School 206-252-6930 public PK-5
Concord International Elementary School 206-252-8100 public KG-5
St George Parish School 206-762-0656 private PK-8 Website
Torah Day School of Seattle 206-722-1200 private PK-8 Website
Washington Middle School 206-252-2600 public 6-8
Seattle School for Boys 206-312-5900 private 6-8 Website
Lake Washington Girls Middle School 206-709-3800 private 6-8 Website
Hamlin Robinson School 206-763-1167 private 1-8 Website
Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder Day School 206-523-9766 private PK-8 Website
Seattle Girls School 206-709-2228 private 5-8 Website
Bright Water Waldorf School 206-624-6176 private KG-8 Website
South Shore Pk-8 School 206-252-7600 public PK-8
Rainier Valley Leadership Academy 206-659-0956 public 6-12
Orca K-8 School 206-252-6900 public KG-8
Aki Kurose Middle School 206-252-7700 public 6-8
Seattle Nativity School 206-494-4708 private 6-8 Website
Mercer International Middle School 206-252-8000 public 6-8
St George Parish School 206-762-0656 private PK-8 Website
Torah Day School of Seattle 206-722-1200 private PK-8 Website
Franklin High School 206-252-6150 public 9-12
Rainier Beach High School 206-252-6350 public 9-12
Middle College High School 206-366-7940 public 9-12
Rainier Valley Leadership Academy 206-659-0956 public 6-12
Derech Emunah Dba Seattle Jewish Girls High School 206-402-6621 private 9-12 Website
Derech Emunah 206-402-6621 private 9-12 Website
Torah Academy of the Pacific Northwest 206-531-0089 private 9-12 Website
Alan T. Sugiyama High School 206-252-6600 public 9-12 Website
Interagency Open Doors 206-252-0010 public 9-12 Website
Cleveland High School Stem 206-252-7800 public 9-12
Raisbeck Aviation High School 206-631-7200 public 9-12

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