Redmond? (Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland: transplants, for sale, apartment)

[mhmd]

My husband might be getting a job in redmond. We have never been there and dont know much about it through the research we have tried to do on it. We really love port angeles and gig harbor and was hoping to move to a place like that.

We love the outdoors, cold, trees and mountains!


Any suggestions on where we could live on the outskirts of redmond? or is redmond a nice place to live in general?

Thanks!

[tankratt]

Try North Bend, it is in the foothills of the cascades, and lots of hiking for you, mt. biking, and close to sthe ski areas on snoqualmie

[allforcats]

Hi, mhmd. I've been living (in Bellevue) a half-block from Redmond for 20 years and love the whole area. Redmond is very gentle, pretty, treed, residential, and one part is hip and cool.

Tankratt is right about activities -- and you can do all of them from any location in western Washington. Redmond and environs have lots of outdoors, trees and nearby mountains. Cold? Western Washington is nothing like Minnesota or Connecticut -- completely different climate. The coldest winter temp rarely gets below 38, and snow happens only a couple of times a year and melts in an hour or a day.

Commuting can be extremely time-consuming here, so you don't want to live far from your work location. There's lots of info on the Seattle Area forum about commuting.

Here's a wealth of really useful info specifically about Redmond from many, many contributors:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/seatt...mond-area.html

http://www.city-data.com/forum/seatt...questions.html

http://www.city-data.com/forum/seatt...mond-area.html

http://www.city-data.com/forum/seatt...a-redmond.html

http://www.city-data.com/forum/seatt...-bellevue.html

http://www.city-data.com/forum/seatt...questions.html

http://www.city-data.com/forum/seatt...tions-met.html
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[tortoisegirl]

I personally love living in Redmond; moved here over the summer. If you can afford it, and that is where your husband is working, then it is a good area to leave on your list. PM me if you are looking for an apartment because I'd have suggestions in the Redmond area if you are interested. Will you be working (having to consider your commute)? Neither of us have to take 520 to work (both have a commute against traffic) and apparently it's a nightmare.

I personally like Redmond over say parts of Bellevue or Kirkland (areas that border 405) because it seems quieter and more open space. I see a lot of trees from our place and not a lot of neighbors. Best of luck!

[kcbelles]

Try craigslist.com and go to the eastside tab of either rentals or properties for sale - give you an idea what's out there. Redmond is nice; can be pricey. North Bend, as someone else suggested, is very pretty (we'd love to live there), but it's a bit of drive into Redmond - doable, but we prefer to live closer to where we work. You might look into Woodinville or Bellevue, as well as Redmond, as they border Redmond. Good luck to you both! Where are you moving from?

[jenlion]

You mentioned "outskirts of Redmond". I remember when we were looking for a house a year ago, there was an area out near ames lake. It's not too far from the rest of redmond, though driving up between Sahalee and 520 will be busy at rush hour. Close enough to be convenient to, say, target and fred meyer. And also close to Fall City, which is just a jump from snoqualmie and north bend.

I like Port Angeles for its proximity to hurricane ridge and heart o' the hills and the straight. The town itself seemd small, basic. Had breakfast one morning there at a little cafe where older people with old cars piled in -- people who seem to have known each other for at least 50 years, and we were easily pegged as NOT LOCAL. You won't have as much of that in Redmond -- too many transplants, and it's much more polished than Port Angeles. But go out toward Fall City.... so, I suggest the Ames Lake area for your consideration. :-) Perhaps even Fall City itself, if you want a small town.