SperlingViews - Duvall, Washington

Duvall is a hidden gem! Incredibly low crime rates, kind and creative people, beautifully nestled next to the Snoqualmie River, with most all of the amenities I need. I LOVE LIVING HERE![read more...]

Crime is low in and is a decent family place. City government is a disaster.[read more...]

We have a local paper that comes out weekly here in Duvall. The crime is pretty interesting. Things like - Someone left their front door open, police investigated, shut the door and left a note. - Kids out late at the park making noise, sent them home. - Fender bender on Main Street. - Construction crews working after hours, neighbors complained, police sent them home. - Occasionally we have a tipsy driver but the police handle them right away. Duvall is the greatest. We look out for each other and feel great doing so. When the power goes out during a big storm - everyone helps out. Thats the old way of doing things and thats one of the many reasons we love this town.[read more...]

We moved to Duvall 4 years ago after living in Seattle for 8 years. It is true that we couldn't afford what we were looking for in the city anymore, so we looked outside of the city and were delighted to have found Duvall. We feel like we discovered a hidden gem. There is a terrific community spirit here, from the summer concert series down by the river, to Duvall Days, to Sandblast to simply strolling down mainstreet visiting the various shops, library or restaurants. It is a great place to raise a family. There is a strong local Moms Club and many wonderful activities/services available for children like Northwest Arts Studio, Duvall Performing Arts, The Wilderness Awareness School, Blue Sky Science Camp and Musikgarten just to name a few. And when we want to hit the big museums or the city, we are just a short 30-40 minute drive away. We know our neighbors and they know us. We love supporting many of the local organic farmers out here in this beautiful valley too. We feel like we have the best of both worlds...access to the wonderful city of Seattle and our own American Dream that we can afford. Duvall, dull? I sure don't think so![read more...]

We moved to Duvall 4 years ago after living in Seattle for 8 years. It is true that we couldn't afford what we were looking for in the city anymore, so we looked outside of the city and were delighted to have found Duvall. We feel like we discovered a hidden gem. There is a terrific community spirit here, from the summer concert series down by the river, to Duvall Days, to Sandblast to simply strolling down mainstreet visiting the various shops, library or restaurants. It is a great place to raise a family. There is a strong local Moms Club and many wonderful activities/services available for children like Northwest Arts Studio, Duvall Performing Arts, The Wilderness Awareness School, Blue Sky Science Camp and Musikgarten just to name a few. And when we want to hit the big museums or the city, we are just a short 30-40 minute drive away. We know our neighbors and they know us. We love supporting many of the local organic farmers out here in this beautiful valley too. We feel like we have the best of both worlds...access to the wonderful city of Seattle and our own American Dream that we can afford. Duvall, dull? I sure don't think so![read more...]

Duvall is a nice, quiet, and safe community and only about 24 miles from Seattle. Yes, there are a lot of Microsoft employees living there, but they are mostly in the new developments in "new Duvall". The older parts of the city have a lot of friendly people that work in the town's shops, drive truck, or are tradesmen (painters, carpenters, etc.) that I've met while out and about around town. As far as the last poster said that people are "too cheap" to live in Seattle or Bellevue, I don't consider it being cheap if you can't actually afford to live in Seattle and Bellevue. Real estate prices are nuts in the Seattle area and even prices in Duvall were a shock to me moving here from PA.[read more...]

Just another Microsoft bedroom community with very little to do and almost no cultural diversity (basically your run of the mill white bread folks). The people are your typical Microsoftee types that want/need to be close to their mother ship (i.e., the Microsoft headquarters), but are too cheap to live in Seattle and/or Bellevue. There's not much at all to do with children and very limited community spirit. Yuck![read more...]