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Just outside Redmond - 11/15/2008 |
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| Actually, I live outside Redmond Proper in the 98053 zip code. I am a Seattle native who has lived in Hawaii and California. Since I am a retired boomer, I thought I'd add what I think of my little niche neighborhood.
*** "I live in Trilogy (over 50-ish) community. It's beautiful and I like having a clubhouse and like the ability to walk to the grocery store and restaurants (though I usually drive like a REAL American). Pros: We have trees, ponds, and walking trails (actually, they are horse trails). We can drive into Seattle in about 20 minutes, unless it's rush hour. People are friendly. Our area and the multi-age housing (family houses) nearby are an oasis of new development surrounded by farms. The green space is zoned to remain farmland, so the 98053 area is almost rural. Half of the people in our neighborhood have a child who works at Microsoft (down into Redmond Proper and up a hill). My neighbors have come from all over the country to be near kids and grandchildren. We have a lot of clubs, like bridge, pottery, Mah Jhong, Red Hat, Travel Club, Trilogy for Kids (a charity for children) and we have a gym (which I never use...haha). This is a really safe place. The cons: The whole area including the family/all-age housing is brand new and uniform and it's a planned community like Irvine CA, so the houses all look about the same. I moved here from downtown Seattle and I feel like I'm out in the sticks (which can be good or bad depending on the day.) We have no diversity...I like to be around truly "artsy" types...and I have finally found a group of artists but it took a while. You have to have a car, well, actually I sold my car and we are down to one, because a car is the only reasonable way to get to most restaurants and museums. It is cloudy much of the time (duh) and most of us need to go on a cruise to Mexico once or twice during the winter. The good thing is that neighbors have keys and we watch each other's houses and water each other's houseplants. Redmond, in general, is a good place for kids (grandkids) to grow up." ***
And, I really need to say that the traffic is nothing, though it can back up during rush hour (plan accordingly). I've lived in Orange County and LA County. I suppose that our traffic is bad if you are from Kansas.
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| Redmond weather - 6/10/2012
The average summer high is 76. The average winter high is 45. 90% of the rainfall is between October and April. Summer is mid July through mid October[read more...]
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| Just outside Redmond - 11/15/2008
Actually, I live outside Redmond Proper in the 98053 zip code. I am a Seattle native who has lived in Hawaii and California. Since I am a retired boomer, I thought I'd add what I think of my little niche neighborhood.
*** "I live in Trilogy (over 50-ish) community. It's beautiful and I like having a clubhouse and like the ability to walk to the grocery store and restaurants (though I usually drive like a REAL American). Pros: We have trees, ponds, and walking trails (actually, they are horse trails). We can drive into Seattle in about 20 minutes, unless it's rush hour. People are friendly. Our area and the multi-age housing (family houses) nearby are an oasis of new development surrounded by farms. The green space is zoned to remain farmland, so the 98053 area is almost rural. Half of the people in our neighborhood have a child who works at Microsoft (down into Redmond Proper and up a hill). My neighbors have come from all over the country to be near kids and grandchildren. We have a lot of clubs, like bridge, pottery, Mah Jhong, Red Hat, Travel Club, Trilogy for Kids (a charity for children) and we have a gym (which I never use...haha). This is a really safe place. The cons: The whole area including the family/all-age housing is brand new and uniform and it's a planned community like Irvine CA, so the houses all look about the same. I moved here from downtown Seattle and I feel like I'm out in the sticks (which can be good or bad depending on the day.) We have no diversity...I like to be around truly "artsy" types...and I have finally found a group of artists but it took a while. You have to have a car, well, actually I sold my car and we are down to one, because a car is the only reasonable way to get to most restaurants and museums. It is cloudy much of the time (duh) and most of us need to go on a cruise to Mexico once or twice during the winter. The good thing is that neighbors have keys and we watch each other's houses and water each other's houseplants. Redmond, in general, is a good place for kids (grandkids) to grow up." ***
And, I really need to say that the traffic is nothing, though it can back up during rush hour (plan accordingly). I've lived in Orange County and LA County. I suppose that our traffic is bad if you are from Kansas.
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| Cost of Living Too High - 10/15/2008
My family and I rent in Redmond so I can retain the ability to share in family dinners. The availability of affordable housing close in to the tech-sectors economic cores of Redmond, Bellevue and Seattle is low and requires families with incomes even 50% or more above median to live 40-60 minutes away from work if they choose to buy. Even there the decision to buy requires one to accept greater risk (read buy more than I think is affordable). In the up market people rationalized that pretty heavily. Because we returned to the area after the market appeared to be peaking we sat it out, and that is one financial decision I feel fortunate for making.[read more...]
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| Cost of water and sewer system - 9/16/2008
I am very impress of how much the cost of water is in Redmond. I spoke with the utilities on the phone after getting a $55 for one month of water, and she told me that the averague water for the place I am renting at the moment could be about $100 a month.
Be aware to look for ways of saving on water compsumption, because you could be surprised by it.[read more...]
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| family - 7/27/2007
great place to raise kids[read more...]
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| Happy hours, traffic, coffee shops, small town fee - 3/8/2007
I have lived here for 2 years, where I moved from Kirkland/Juanita bay area. I miss Kirkland dearly, but my commute, even though it is on 520 to downtown Bellevue is a breeze...say 12 minutes. Going home is much the same. I would recommend Redmond, for sure, but I live on the border of Redmond, Bellevue and Kirkland, so I am much closer to Bellevue than living out on Avondale. If you have to commute to the END of 520, expect delays and traffic build up. NOT FUN! I don't like long commutes, so a short one is a must for me. Redmond has a small-town, mom and pop shop type feel to it. There really isn't anywhere great where all of the cool people hang out...if you know what I mean. I love Happy Hours and have found that the local restaurants have some pretty good ones around here. There is a pretty good coffee shop downtown (Victor's). I am not a Starbuck's fan, so I like boutique cafes. Kirkland is 10 minutes away, which I love, because it is on the water. Anywhere on the Eastside is good, just be sure to do your homework about commute patterns, if you don't like to sit in traffic![read more...]
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| Mild climate with just enough variety - 6/25/2006
Having moved from the Boston area, I would never complain about a climate where you can enjoy outdoor walks with just a sweater at Christmastime and live without AC in the summer! So what if there are lots of cloudy days nine months of the year? July, August and September more than make up for all the greyness![read more...]
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| Redmond - 3/12/2006
Trying to locate information about Redmond.[read more...]
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| traffic - 3/1/2006
it is a horrible problem here.[read more...]
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