Living in Edmonds WA - 7/25/2015

Please let me hear from people ages 60 and up who live in Edmonds and what it is like. Going to move next year to be nearer my son. Thanks!

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Looking for a Change - 2/11/2012

As many of you know, the Northwest is known for its quality of life and is indeed a great place to live. I'm a Seattle area native who grew up here and also lived in Oregon's Willamette Valley for over three decades. I am now at the point in my life where I would like to spend at least half the year in a warmer climate, making real estate investments and enjoying the benefits that come with financial freedom.

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Love Edmonds, WA - 1/22/2012

Edmonds, WA is one of the best suburbs to live in if you are looking to work in Seattle. It used to be a short 20 minute commute downtown when I was growing up (the 70's) but now it is closer to an hour. Traffic in Seattle is tough because there are only two major freeways stuck between the mountains and water, so live as close as you can to work. Edmonds is great for young families and retirees. Right near the beach, a very quaint downtown with great shops, bakeries, restaurants and movie theater. Housing has gone up in the last 10 - 15 years even with the housing slump, because there is no more space to squeeze in new housing. If you are used to development type neighborhoods, this is not it - just basic houses from all eras plugged in whereever a spare lot was available. A bit hilly with beautiful views of the sound from many locations and close to take the ferry across to Whidbey Island and other locations. There is a great "Taste of Edmonds" event every summer with small bites from local restaurants that is really a big street party. Summers are usually pretty great but expect 9 months of rain a year and even in the summer it can take 3-4 hours in the morning for the overcast skies to burn off. I've lived in five different cities in WA, OR, CA and this would be in my top two...but of course when you grow up somewhere it is close to your heart.

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Beautiful place, but will never be able to buy a h - 8/1/2009

I moved to WA from Denver, CO in 2007. While Washington is much more scenic, and there's more to do, the cost of housing is out of reach for a single mom like me. I can barely afford the rent, and I will never be able to afford to buy a home. The traffic on the Interstate is horrible; I'm comparing it to Denver, where they have a lot more light rail (and Seattle needs it ten times more). I must admit the weather in the summers is terrific, but I prefer the Colorado winters. I'd rather deal with more snow and mostly sunny days and colder temperatures than 9 months of grey skies and drizzle. I plan to move back to Colorado when my daughter starts college in a few years.

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Summertime - 7/5/2009

You couldn't ask for more during the summer. Water, mountains, blue sky and heat.

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Its an Edmonds Kind of Day - 9/4/2008

I am originally from the midwest, a small farm town to be exact. I married a man from the Seattle area. Making the move to the Seattle area was a little intimidating to me, as I am not a "big city" type of person and knew absolutely nobody in the city except my husband. However, several pleasant surprises were in store for me once we were actually in the Pacific Northwest. For one thing, it is absolutely beautiful here and brimming with natural resources. My first thought was "wow, how green!" and the 2nd thought was "wonder what the pioneers must have thought when they first arrived in this gorgeous place?!" My next and most pleasant surprise was discovering this beautiful little beachfront place with all the charm of a 1950's town, called "Edmonds"! I knew the first time I saw the place that I just had to live here. And so we did! I have now been here for 6 yrs, and every year I am happier here. The community is wonderful, and we have made lots of great friends. We have located our business in downtown Edmonds, and for me, I am happy never to leave the city of Edmonds, and even happier not to leave 98020 zip code (which is quite tiny actually....easily walkable to each of the far corners of it.) We have a 6 yr old daughter. Needless to say, she loves it here. Of course she has nothing to compare it to, but she is very secure and happy knowing easily even at her age, where everything of importance in town is located - the candy store, Starbucks, the ice cream shoppe, the parks, the pool, the post office, and the bank. But her favorite place (and mine too) is THE BEACH! We spend many afternoons there during the summer, watching the waves, playing in the gentle waves of the Puget Sound, meeting up with friends, and watching the ferries come and go. She even had her birthday party at the beach this year, and the girls all had a blast. She told me the party was so much fun, she wants to have it there every year and make it her "Annual Birthday Beach Bash". I realized the other day we are raising our daughter in a little slice of Americana that no longer really exists much of anywhere any longer. It will probably be very shocking to her when she grows up and has to experience the outside world where every shop owner doesn't know her parents, where the baristas don't know your name, where the postman isn't the father of her friend from school. It truly is an idyllic lifestyle here. I could go on for days about this place but I will just say, to sum it up with a little tag line from the Chamber of Commerce a couple of years back --- "Find Yourself In Edmonds" -- and I think I really have. Come visit sometime!

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Seattle the Beautiful, but Old & Moldy - 6/13/2007

Washington State is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Culture and dining in Seattle/Bellevue are great, and outdoor activities abound. The reputation for 300 days of rain per year is no joke. The clouds, high latitude, and tall trees leave many wanting for sun. Seasonal Affective Disorder (Winter Blues) abounds. People can be difficult to get to know more than on a polite basis. Compared to my native California, the pace of life is tranquil, the quality of life unbeatable. Although Seattle has a reputation as a liberal center, go fifteen miles out and you are in a red state. Edmonds is safe and beautiful, with excellent family activities; but the town itself is definitely retirement territory, and VERY slow to change.

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rising cost - 3/25/2007

Prices have skyrocked. Still great community to live in, but less diversity

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Art town - 7/27/2006

Edmonds has a reputation as an art town, but what it really is is a house-and-garden town. Real estate is what people talk about at the Red Twig Cafe, not art.

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Edmonds = Great Quality of Life - 6/21/2006

Located just North of Seattle, Edmonds is really the perfect place for my wife and I to raise our twin baby boys. Not too big or too small (population approximately 35,000) Edmonds has a quaint and fun downtown, access to the water via a marina as well as the ferry to Kingston (to explore the Olympic Peninsula). It has a nice population mix - ranging from families to retirees. And of course there are the views...water and mountain views are prominent throughout the city. Can you tell we love it here?

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not a bad place if you can handle 9 months of rain - 5/20/2006

its nice to live here if you can handle some grey days. the olympic mountains are beautiful all year long.the ferry rides are very nice and relxing any where you decide to go. fishing and camping are great as well as hiking.mt.baker is beautiful mostly in spring and summer time. there are many things to do in washington state . i have lived here most my life.. i just am ready for year round sun. from lp

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