Lake City

  Economic context and local employment sensitivity Northeast Seattle sits right in the orbit of the region’s tech and professional‑services economy. Many households in Wedgwood, Maple Leaf, Victory Heights, Northgate, and 98115/98125 zip codes are directly or indirectly tied to large tech employers, health care systems, and the University of Washington. That mix creates relatively stable baseline demand, but it also makes buyer psychology highly sensitive to headlines about layoffs, hiring freezes, and equity‑compensation volatility. Neighborhoods with higher concentrations of mid‑ to upper‑income tech workers—particularly Wedgwood, Maple Leaf, and parts of 98115—tend to see “pause and reassess” behavior when stock‑based…