It's an ok place to live
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2/9/2015
I was born & raised in Redmond. It has good & bad.
Good: Very safe place to live & raise a family. Lots of lakes & outdoor things to do year round in the area. Pretty mountain views. Cost of living is no higher than other area's. Starting home prices for decent house is $180K & this is very basic home. No sales tax & property tax is same as California. For those who say "Property tax is so high" No different than any other place. My home is worth $240K & taxes are $2500 a year. 4 bed, 2 bath, 1625 sq foot home with 2 car garage & RV carport. 11,000 sq foot lot & built 2004. Has small town feel with big city stores (Lowes, home depot, Walmart, Walgreens, ect)Doesn't rain much & lots of sunshine (even in cold months we have sunshine).
Bad: It stays cold most of the year & very short summers. Not many jobs at all. 90% white people (If you don't like having multi cultures)
50% out of that 90% white are rednecks. The rest are doctors, lawyers, retired well off people. The rednecks are slowly getting educated, LOL!The locals hate anyone from California & have no problem voicing it. They feel the area is getting over populated (which isn't true). Not a lot of restaurants or fast food. Does have meth like any other place, but not like Portland or LA (Crime is very very low).
This is all I can think of. I do like the growth of Redmond, we use to have nothing here & everyone knew everyone. It's not like that anymore which is nice. I was so sick of hearing all the gossip when you walked into the old hardware stores. I am however getting tired of the long cold winters. We are talking 9 months of year cold. Doesn't snow like it use to, just cold. So if you are not into cold weather you will not want to live here. You need to come here on a vacation in the summer & see how nice it is. The summers are the best!
Jenny | Washougal, WA