first class(Adjective) Belonging to the best or top group in a system of classification. first class(Adjective) Of, or relating to the most luxurious and expensive class of accommodation on a train, ship, hotel, etc. first class(Adjective) Of, or relating to a class of mail to be delivered before second class.
Rent Trends. As of August 2017, the average apartment rent in Seattle, WA is $1,399 for a studio, $1,740 for one bedroom, $2,271 for two bedrooms, and $2,773 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Seattle has increased by 6.7% in the past year.
Rents across Seattle have risen dramatically in the past 16 years, according to a KUOW analysis of housing data. Since 1998, the average cost of a one-bedroom apartment has risen 38 percent, measured in 2014 dollars.Thatâs pushed the average cost to $1,412 per month.Some areas have seen even more dramatic swings: the average one-bedroom in Ballard costs 75 percent more in 2014 than it did in 1998 in real terms.est Seattle has been about 12 percent below the average rent for all of Seattle. Overall, the rent has increased since 1998 by 25 percent, below the citywide average of 38 percent. That growth has been more consistent than many neighborhoods, fluctuating no more than about 6 percent from one year to the next.