Comments on: Nice places to live in Seattle area? http://www.urbanplacemaking.com/rural-and-urban-places/nice-places-to-live-in-seattle-area/ Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:21:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Aglease http://www.urbanplacemaking.com/rural-and-urban-places/nice-places-to-live-in-seattle-area/#comment-1809 Aglease Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:34:59 +0000 http://www.urbanplacemaking.com/rural-and-urban-places/nice-places-to-live-in-seattle-area#comment-1809 You should just live in Redmond then or Bellevue. Bellevue is like a mini-Seattle. It's about 10 miles from the city, but with traffic it can take you awhile to get into work. Bellevue has a ton of shopping, restaurants, movie theaters, etc. Redmond is really nice. That's where I live. It has the Redmond Town Center shopping mall, which has a lot of restaurants, Macy's, Rei, etc. Plus, downtown has a lot of restaurant options too. Redmond is a little farther from downtown Seattle and with traffic (which is likely for you commuting) it can take an hour or more to get into the city. It can get a little rural in Redmond, but only if you go farther east. There's an awesome dog park that I take our dog to weekly. Plus, they're building condos and stuff downtown which look pretty nice. I think Bellevue would be a happy medium for you guys, or even Kirkland. It also has a bustling downtown area, but not huge. I just mean it has a lot of restaurants and a few boutiques. Although, I'd say Bellevue by far has the best shopping, then Redmond, then Kirkland. All three cities have plenty of housing options. I don't know where you're coming from, but the median house cost can get pricey. I don't know what your budget is. We recently bought our house in Redmond on an acre and a half of land for right around $500K and that was on the cheap side. However, it is a buyer's market right now, so a lot of places for sale have been forced to do price reductions, so you may luck out. I hope that helps! Good luck!<br><b>References : </b><br> You should just live in Redmond then or Bellevue. Bellevue is like a mini-Seattle. It’s about 10 miles from the city, but with traffic it can take you awhile to get into work. Bellevue has a ton of shopping, restaurants, movie theaters, etc.

Redmond is really nice. That’s where I live. It has the Redmond Town Center shopping mall, which has a lot of restaurants, Macy’s, Rei, etc. Plus, downtown has a lot of restaurant options too. Redmond is a little farther from downtown Seattle and with traffic (which is likely for you commuting) it can take an hour or more to get into the city. It can get a little rural in Redmond, but only if you go farther east. There’s an awesome dog park that I take our dog to weekly. Plus, they’re building condos and stuff downtown which look pretty nice.

I think Bellevue would be a happy medium for you guys, or even Kirkland. It also has a bustling downtown area, but not huge. I just mean it has a lot of restaurants and a few boutiques. Although, I’d say Bellevue by far has the best shopping, then Redmond, then Kirkland.

All three cities have plenty of housing options. I don’t know where you’re coming from, but the median house cost can get pricey. I don’t know what your budget is. We recently bought our house in Redmond on an acre and a half of land for right around $500K and that was on the cheap side. However, it is a buyer’s market right now, so a lot of places for sale have been forced to do price reductions, so you may luck out.

I hope that helps! Good luck!
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