Best Neighborhoods In Bellingham To Raise A Family (South Hill, Sudden Valley: for sale, real estate)

[trix4u]

Hi all, just wondering, what are some of the best Neighborhoods/Areas in Bellingham to raise a family?

[JustCallMeTC]

Originally Posted by trix4u

Hi all, just wondering, what are some of the best Neighborhoods/Areas in Bellingham to raise a family?

Bellingham Schools are very good. The best of them are on the south side. Keep in mind that Whatcom Middle School burned down today sadly. (Near downtown on the north side)

My kids are at Fairhaven MS and Sehome HS respectively. My youngest also attended Happy Valley ES.

Happy Valley is an exceptional school. It's an old building mind you. Needs to be replaced. BUT, and it is a huge but, the staff is exceptional. The parental involvement is unmatched in the district. Now mind you, the district itself has very high involvement.

Fairhaven and Sehome are both equally as good. Wade King and Larabee are also very good. Lowell ES "was" set to reopen next year. My guess is that the fire will change that.

Now mind you, Bellingham HS and Squalicum HS are also very good. I would recommend looking into the specific curriculum offerings of each to measure your comfort.

That said, the southside is a great place to live and raise a family.

Here are the neighborhoods on the southside

Edgemoor.
Edgemoor Neighborhood Real Estate - Bellingham WA Edgemoor Neighborhood

Fairhaven
Fairhaven Real Estate | Bellingham WA Fairhaven Neighborhood Homes For Sale

Happy Valley
Happy Valley Homes For Sale - Bellingham WA Neighborhoods - Happy Valley Real Estate

Samish
Samish Neighborhood Real Estate - Samish Homes For Sale - Bellingham WA

South Hill
Bellingham Neighborhoods | Bellingham WA Neighborhood | Bellingham Real Estate

South
http://www.bellinghamwahomes.com/Sou...ge_1740121.htm

Sehome
Sehome Neighborhood Real Estate - Bellingham Sehome WA Homes For Sale - Sehome Hill

Good luck. Feel free to PM me with any questions. Know this. Bellingham is a great place to live. Little traffic and a great sense of community.

[trix4u]

Wow, thank you for your detailed response. It is much appreciated :-)

[JustCallMeTC]

Good Luck. See you in the Ham.

[susansolin]

Sudden Valley is working towards being more family friendly. The community members have worked together and built 2 new state of the art playgrounds. There is also a very active and supportive mom's group and a Shineshine Room for the little kids to get together and play. They have teen movie and game nights at the community center, a 4th of July celebration, a haunted house at halloween and an easter egg hunt. Plus, homes are much less expensive out there. Sudden Valley is about 9 miles from Bellingham. The kids go to Bellingham schools. I know they go to Geneva Elementary and Bellingham High School. I'm not sure what middle school they go to.

[JustCallMeTC]

Originally Posted by susansolin

Sudden Valley is working towards being more family friendly. The community members have worked together and built 2 new state of the art playgrounds. There is also a very active and supportive mom's group and a Shineshine Room for the little kids to get together and play. They have teen movie and game nights at the community center, a 4th of July celebration, a haunted house at halloween and an easter egg hunt. Plus, homes are much less expensive out there. Sudden Valley is about 9 miles from Bellingham. The kids go to Bellingham schools. I know they go to Geneva Elementary and Bellingham High School. I'm not sure what middle school they go to.

Kulshan Middle School.. The kids on the north shore go to Whatcom. (Until yesterday anyway)

Sudden Valley is a gorgeous place, as is the North Shore. Agate Bay for example is spectacular, but it's about 8 miles from town, and 10 minutes to a decent grocery store. Sudden Valley is as well. Summer traffic can also be a bit of a pain.