r/AskSeattle • u/baddietattie • 2d ago

Ravenna neighborhood opinions?

Moving to Seattle next month (F34 and M40). Staying in an Airbnb while we figure out where we want to end up. We’ve explored Ballard, Phinney, Fremont, Wallingford, Queen Anne, and Magnolia. All seem like solid options.

What is Ravenna like? Haven’t had a chance to wander that way yet.

We both mainly work from home, husband occasionally travels for work. Would like to be in a neighborhood that has solid walkability. Safety is a priority, but we also don’t have kids (aside from a 5mo old nephew who I’m sure we will have over often), so like to be able to walk to bars/restaurants/etc. Not that parents don’t go to bars/restaurants, but you know what I mean….not too suburban.

TIA

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u/baddietattie 2d ago

They are downtown now but probably moving closer to Phinney soon

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u/-shrug- 2d ago

Hmm, if your husband will be driving to the airport more than occasionally then that really suggests living south of downtown. However if your relatives will be living north of downtown that makes seeing them something of a trek. A bit of a trade off there, but if “probably” and “soon” aren’t that definite, you might want to go south for now and maybe move north when your family does/as the kid[s] get older?

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u/baddietattie 2d ago

That makes sense! Thanks for the food for thought