Homeless encampments & 311 reports in Greenwood/Phinney Ridge, Seattle

Greenwood/Phinney Ridge is one of Seattle's 53 Community Reporting Areas, with about 27,609 residents across 2.4 sq mi.

Greenwood/Phinney Ridge has 105 currently-open homeless encampment reports filed with Seattle's 311 system — the #33 highest of Seattle's 53 neighborhoods. 2.3% of Greenwood/Phinney Ridge's blocks have at least one active encampment report — below the 4.1% citywide average.

105
Active encampments
1108
Encampment reports, last year
2%
Blocks with active encampments

How Greenwood/Phinney Ridge compares

Open encampment reports · % of blocks affected, ranked against other Seattle neighborhoods.

2% of 875 blocks in Greenwood/Phinney Ridge have at least one open encampment report
Average impact Ranked #33 of 53 Seattle neighborhoods · citywide average 4.1%

Open homeless encampment reports

Every currently-open Unauthorized Encampment report in Greenwood/Phinney Ridge. Click a tent to see the address and date filed.

263 encampment reports in the last 90 days (1.6% of citywide volume).

Example cleanups in Greenwood/Phinney Ridge

City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at n 79th st & aurora ave n, 2025-07-17 (Greenwood/Phinney Ridge)
2025-07-17 · n 79th st & aurora ave n
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at 7th ave nw & nw 65th st, 2025-06-10 (Greenwood/Phinney Ridge)
2025-06-10 · 7th ave nw & nw 65th st
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at Woodland Park Zoo, 2025-05-13 (Greenwood/Phinney Ridge)
2025-05-13 · Woodland Park Zoo
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at 7th ave nw & 65th st, 2025-05-07 (Greenwood/Phinney Ridge)
2025-05-07 · 7th ave nw & 65th st
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at n 79th st & aurora ave n, 2025-04-30 (Greenwood/Phinney Ridge)
2025-04-30 · n 79th st & aurora ave n
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at 7th ave nw & nw 65th st, 2025-04-28 (Greenwood/Phinney Ridge)
2025-04-28 · 7th ave nw & nw 65th st

Click any photo to open the City of Seattle site journal PDF it was extracted from.

Look up a specific address in Greenwood/Phinney Ridge

The numbers above are aggregated across all of Greenwood/Phinney Ridge. To see what's reported on a specific block — including the nearest active encampments to a given address — search by address:

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Frequently asked questions about homelessness in Greenwood/Phinney Ridge

How many homeless encampments are reported in Greenwood/Phinney Ridge?

Greenwood/Phinney Ridge has 105 currently-open homeless encampment reports filed via Seattle's 311 / Find It Fix It system. In the last 365 days, residents have filed 1108 encampment reports for the area.

What share of Greenwood/Phinney Ridge blocks have active homeless encampment reports?

2.3% of Greenwood/Phinney Ridge's 875 blocks currently have at least one active homeless encampment report. The Seattle citywide average is 4.1%.

Where are homeless encampments in Greenwood/Phinney Ridge concentrated?

The interactive map above plots every currently-open homeless encampment report in Greenwood/Phinney Ridge. Reports cluster along arterial corridors, parks, and freeway underpasses — click any tent marker to see the exact address and date filed.

How does Greenwood/Phinney Ridge compare to other Seattle neighborhoods?

Greenwood/Phinney Ridge ranks #33 out of 53 Seattle neighborhoods for the share of blocks with active homeless encampment reports. The most-affected neighborhood is Pioneer Square/International District (21.9%); the least-affected is Wedgwood/View Ridge (0.0%).

Where can I see official Seattle homeless encampment cleanup records?

The City of Seattle's Encampment Response Team publishes site journals (PDFs) after every cleanup. Each cleanup photo on this page links to the source journal from seattle.gov.

Nearby neighborhoods

Ballard Fremont Green Lake Licton Springs North Beach/Blue Ridge Wallingford Whittier Heights

Methodology

Data comes from Seattle's Customer Service Request system (Find It Fix It / 311). Each report is geocoded by the City to a Community Reporting Area; we aggregate by CRA(s) that match the named neighborhood. The "last 90 days" window is anchored to the most recent report date in the dataset. Photos are extracted from the City of Seattle's published Encampment Response Team site journals.

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