Living in Bellevue.
A city of glass towers and wooded neighborhoods across Lake Washington from Seattle.
Life in Bellevue
Bellevue lies between Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish, east of Seattle. The 21-acre Downtown Park sits in the middle of its high-rise downtown.
Getting to Seattle
Interstate 90 and State Route 520 cross Lake Washington to Seattle, and the 520 bridge has a toll. Since March 2026, 2 Line light rail trains have crossed the lake on the I-90 bridge.
Schools
Bellevue School District serves most of the city. Check with the district for the schools at a specific address.
Weekends
Mercer Slough Nature Park has 320 acres of wetland with boardwalks, and the Bellevue Botanical Garden is free to visit every day.
Bellevue
by the numbers.
151,847 people live in Bellevue, with a median age of 38.5. The median household earns $165,576 a year.
- People
- 151,847
- Median age
- 38.5
- Median household income
- $165,576
- Median home value
- $1,340,300
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Figures are for the city limits.
Who lives
in Bellevue.
Age
Education, adults 25 and over
Men and women
Men 51%Women 49%
Density and degrees
- People per square mile
- 4,540
- Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
- 72%
- Households
- 61,977
- People per household
- 2.42
- Median home value
- $1,340,300
- Median rent a month
- $2,572
Owners and renters
Own 52%Rent 48%
- Median household income
- $165,576
- Income per person
- $97,015
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Work from home
- 36%
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Figures are for the city limits.
Schools
in Bellevue.
Public schools with a Bellevue address. The district’s boundary map shows which school serves a specific home.
- Ardmore Elementary SchoolPK–516616 NE 32nd Street, 980086.8
- Bennett Elementary SchoolPK–517900 NE 16th Street, 980089.0
- Cherry Crest Elementary SchoolPK–512400 NE 32nd St, 9800510.0
- Clyde Hill ElementaryPK–59601 NE 24th Street, 980049.7
- Cougar Ridge ElementaryK–54630 167th Ave SE, 980069.7
- Enatai Elementary SchoolPK–510700 SE 25th Street, 980048.8
- Jing Mei Elementary SchoolPK–512300 Main Street, 980059.7
- Lake Hills ElementaryPK–514310 SE 12th Street, 980075.3
- Newport Heights ElementaryPK–55225 119th Ave SE, 980069.0
- Phantom Lake ElementaryPK–51050 160th Avenue SE, 980088.5
- Puesta del Sol Elementary SchoolPK–5301 151st Place NE, 980077.5
- Sherwood Forest ElementaryPK–516411 NE 24th Street, 980084.3
- Somerset Elementary SchoolK–514100 Somerset Boulevard SE, 9800610.0
- Spiritridge Elementary SchoolK–516401 SE 24th Street, 980089.5
- Stevenson ElementaryPK–514220 NE 8th Street, 980074.5
- Sunset ElementaryPK–54229 W Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE, 980089.7
- Woodridge ElementaryK–512619 SE 20th Place, 980059.5
- Chinook Middle School6–82001 98th Ave NE, 980048.1
- Highland Middle School6–815027 NE Bel-Red Rd, 980073.2
- Odle Middle School6–8502 143rd Avenue NE, 980079.2
- Tillicum Middle School6–81280 160th Avenue SE, 980088.3
- Tyee Middle School6–813630 SE Allen Road, 980069.7
- Bellevue High School9–1210416 Wolverine Way, 980048.7
- Interlake Senior High School9–1216245 NE 24th Street, 980087.4
- Newport Senior High School9–124333 Factoria Boulevard SE, 980069.8
- Sammamish Senior High9–12100 140th Avenue SE, 980056.4
Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2023–24. State score: Washington School Improvement Framework 2025, OSPI, all students, on a 1–10 scale. A dash means the state did not publish a score for the school. Online and alternative programs are not listed.
Places to see
in Bellevue.
Bellevue Downtown Park
A 21-acre park in the heart of downtown. A half-mile promenade follows a stepped canal to a waterfall 240 feet wide.
Bellevue Botanical Garden
A 53-acre public garden just east of downtown, open every day with free admission. Each winter it fills with holiday lights for Garden d’Lights.
Mercer Slough Nature Park
A 320-acre park around the largest remaining wetland on Lake Washington. Boardwalks and trails cross the marsh, past a blueberry farm.
Kelsey Creek Farm Park
A 150-acre city park with a farm, east of downtown. Ponies and goats live in its barnyard, beside two historic dairy barns.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, cropped. Bellevue skyline by SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 4.0; Bellevue Downtown Park by Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0; Bellevue Botanical Garden by Heptazane, CC BY-SA 3.0; Mercer Slough Nature Park by Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0; Kelsey Creek Farm Park by Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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