SperlingViews - Bothell, Washington

Seattle is a nice place to live. The weather is usually semi gloomy, with really nice summers.[read more...]

Seattle is a nice place to live. The weather is usually semi gloomy, with really nice summers.[read more...]

This small town on the edge of the Seattle megaplex is a fairly quiet family oriented collection of bedroom neighborhoods. Life here is oriented around schools, churches and other organizations. Not really the place to walk around meeting people. However, it lies at the apex of an excellent road system and has many public transportation opportunities, allowing anyone with the need to do so go to where they must.[read more...]

Nice, clean, friendly, low crime, easy access to Seattle, Everett and Eastside(Kirkland/Bellevue/Redmond). Great job opportunities with Boeing, Microsoft, telecoms, HP etc. Not seeing too much of the recession here except for recent layoffs at WaMu. Can't wait for more sun![read more...]

I love Bothell, partly because it's in King County. Northshore School District is the best district.[read more...]

As the City's economic develoment manager, I'm happy to provide you additional information on Bothell and suggest you see the City visitor site at www.explorebothell.com or http://www.ci.bothell.wa.us/dept/CM/EconDev/EconDev.html Look forward to hearing from you.[read more...]

I have lived in Bothell for 5 years. The upside is that people here are very nice. You have access to Seattle, although if you have to commute it is not great, because it can run you 45-60 minutes. The economy is vibrant with a lot of jobs. The downside is the weather of course. From July to October it is absolutely gorgeous. However, from November through February it is very gray and rainy. March - June is a mix between nice weather and rainy.[read more...]

Despite what the statistics may say, there are few full-time jobs for college graduates here. For example, when certified, qualified school teachers are cleaning houses for a dollar over minimum wage (no benefits, no health insurance) for two years, that's a problem economy. When certified, qualified computer programmers are doing in-store demos of everything from shampoo to pet food to crackers because those are the only jobs they can get, that's a problem economy.[read more...]

Cost of living high, but, so what. People were distant, but, now they're simply rude and insincere. It's a city totally stuck on itself but unable to substantiate any true claims to fame other than it's previous "Best Places" recognitions. I'm almost 50 and a fourth generation Seattlite (family came from Scandinavia and Britain in late 19th Century). There are many good things about Seattle, but, #1 thing going against it now is: GREY! Used to be I could take it, and I've lived in Honolulu, Anchorage, NYC, San Francisco but most of my life in Seattle. It's soooooooo greeeeeeey! Family always said, "We left a cold, dark depressing place for another cold, dark depressing place." It's not rain that bothers me, it's the lack of definition. No shadows, no definable clouds (they're up there somewhere), no rain, no sun, just that eerie, bleak, "blues-inducing" grey. Sorry all you new comers, but it's not the rain that'll get you, it's the monotony of monochromoatic blah.[read more...]

This area is outside of Seattle, on the northeast end of Lake Washington. It is sometimes referred to as Northshore. Like Seattle, we have beautiful summers with long hours of daylight. The rest of the year is pretty grey. Bothell has several companies in two big business parks, Canyon Park and North Creek. Woodinville has several wineries and the Red Hook brewery. In the summer, Chateua Ste. Michelle winery has outdoor concerts on the lawn. Other than that, there is not much in the way of night life. Things close pretty early. Young couples would find the drive to Seattle worth it. The area is great for families - good school district, friendly people, nice parks. The Sammamish Trail connects into the Burke-Gillman Trail, which goes around Lake Washington. Bikers can jump on in either Woodinville or Bothell.[read more...]