I hear bad things about West Richland (Spokane, Raymond: home, buy)

[wilkermoo]

I agree with movin2008 about West Richland. The newer homes near Bombing Range are nicer and I would not mind living there at all. They are starting to build on the other side of Keene Rd in West Richland and I believe that those are going to be more expensive homes, more than $300,000. The Candy Mountain area is very expensive (in my opinion) and they are building very large homes out there.

The nice thing about West Richland is that it is still small, for now, and homes are priced lower than other area's in tri-cities, but you are still really close to all the restaurants and dining in Kennewick. Hayden Homes has a development there that starts with home at around $155,000 that are 1500 sq ft and goes up to $187,000 for their 2100 sq ft model. These are base prices though.

Does anybody know anything about the Polo Club area off Bombing Range. Is that a desirable neighborhood?

[Balco9]

Not many homes for sale in West Richland, i actually came up with only 2 homes for sale that were under 450k...
Why is that and is this accurate???
Thank you.

[movin2008]

I would search 99352 and 99353. Some areas that folks consider Richland are actually West Richland and vice versa.

[movin2008]

The Polo Club is one area that had a problem with standing water. It may be resolved at this point, but I would look closely before I bought there. The lots are big, as are the houses though, and it is a nice rural setting.

[Balco9]

Originally Posted by movin2008

I would search 99352 and 99353. Some areas that folks consider Richland are actually West Richland and vice versa.

Thank you movin2008. I'll look into that...

[wilkermoo]

There are more houses than that for sale in West Richland, several under $200,000. The search engines do confuse Richland and West Richland. They are two different cities.

Using the zip codes movin2008 gave you should help. If your looking for nehomes try hayden homes web site and select west richland.

[M3 Mitch]

It depends on what you want. There are a lot of new houses in West, some big, some nice, some both big and nice. The rows of houses with no trees, the big houses with little yards, are just not to my taste. I prefer in the country or in an older, established neighborhood that has some charachter, maybe a few trees, and the houses are not all cut from the same piece of cloth. But that's just my preference.

Objectively there are standing water problems, and water supply problems in West, I would suggest you can find similar new houses in south Richland proper, in West Pasco, and in parts of Kennewick.

If you can swing it, make a visit or another visit, each of the 4 "Tri" cities has it's own distinct personality. Sitting here on my butt in front of the computer, I can't say which one would fit you best.

[Balco9]

I search both zip codes and came up with 8 homes for sale in West Richland.

[dbvoice]

Has there ever been any issues with the nuclear power plants around the area. My husband has an upcoming interview in Richland and I feel really uncomfortable relocating my family to a place that has nuclear reactors and nuclear waste. What are the cancer rates there? Do they have "fall-out" drills in the schools? What over all safety measures do they take?

[MovinOutWest]

Originally Posted by dbvoice

Has there ever been any issues with the nuclear power plants around the area. My husband has an upcoming interview in Richland and I feel really uncomfortable relocating my family to a place that has nuclear reactors and nuclear waste. What are the cancer rates there? Do they have "fall-out" drills in the schools? What over all safety measures do they take?

I researched the cancer and birth defect rates before moving my family here and found that they were about average for the state. There were problems in the past (20-30 or more years ago) with contamination from the Hanford Site, mostly due to the government not really knowing what they were doing and dumping things where they shouldn't. But right now it's pretty safe, in my opinion. I'm a public health person by profession and I moved my family here without any concerns.