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Bellingham, Washington is a beautiful and vibrant city located in the northwest corner of the United States. It is known for its stunning natural beauty, diverse outdoor recreation opportunities, and vibrant cultural life. With a population of around 90,000 people, Bellingham offers something for everyone. From kayaking or paddle boarding in the San Juan Islands to hiking along breathtaking trails in the North Cascades Mountains, Bellingham provides an abundance of activities that appeal to nature enthusiasts. The city also boasts a lively downtown area with restaurants featuring locally sourced ingredients and friendly bars serving craft beer from local breweries.
The reviews for Bellingham are overwhelmingly positive. People are consistently impressed with its stunning mountain vistas and lush greenery throughout the city limits. Furthermore, there is plenty to do year-round from skiing or snowshoeing during winter months to swimming or kayaking in the summertime. The locals are friendly and welcoming too; it's easy to find someone who will happily share their knowledge about where to hike, fish, or explore around town. Given all these features combined with the unique small town charm, it’s easy to understand why Bellingham is such a popular destination for visitors of all ages!
based on 58 ReviewsGet to know Bellingham with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Bellingham
I love Bellingham - 8/10/2022
I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After growing up in the Midwest. I find Bellingham's simple lifestyle with so many different bodies of water to sit next to, appealing to the soul. The rain and the sunshine in Bellingham balances out what is needed to keep the forest in this part of the PNW always green. With Baker and North Cascades to the east, San Juan Islands to the west, Canada to the north and Seattle to the south, it's one giant playground for all walks of life. The cost of living has risen in every single city in the US with Bellingham being no different. Bellingham is a college town much like Ann Arbor. WWU offers programs for many students to succeed in life as well as to give back to Bellingham. Bellingham is what it is and it will provide a positive background for your creative
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Bellingham is the shiz - 10/28/2021
From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people have complained about.
I absolutely love the liberal ethics of Bellingham. People with black skin matter, and unfortunately haven’t been treated like they do matter throughout our nation’s history. In Bellingham you can find Black Lives Matter signs on all the businesses and even the local church. The sign exists, along with the pride flag, in countless yards and store windows.
This means that the majority of people in Bellingham believe you, and everyone on Earth, have an equal right to existence and fair treatment. This is not an opposable idea. This is the core of what America is supposed to be about. And the fact that the news media owned by oil interests has convinced half of Americans that to think all people deserve respect, equality, and protection is anti-American and a part of some
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You’ll hate it here don’t move. - 10/17/2021
If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing, snowboarding, craft beers and ciders, mountain biking, sailing, international cuisine, power boating or kite flying you have found a Mecca of sorts. Nestled between the San Juan islands and the majesty that is Mt. Baker Bellingham is a wonderful place to live. Getting expensive for housing however with more telecommuting it’s doable and worth it. I dread going back to Seattle when we have too or leaving Bellingham in general.
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A place that will feel like home, if you let it. - 3/18/2021
I was born in Bellingham and have lived here for most of my life. I lived in 2 other states for a combined total of 8 years.
The only reason I’m choosing to write this review is in reaction to the many negative reviews I read on this site that express dislike of characteristics that are knowable in advance and beyond practical control (“the weather sucks”; “it’s wet and dark”; “housing is ridiculously expensive”).
Anyone moving to Bellingham expecting San Diego weather neither understands latitude nor has any awareness of our local climate. It rains.We have short days in the winter. We have extremely long days in the summer. That’s a function of geography.
Housing has become quite expensive. Why? Because so many people have chosen to move here. Remarkable that so many people are moving here if it is such a terrible place.
If you love skiing, mountain biking, kayaking, sailing, great parks and trails, locally owned businesses, a lively downtown, rich and
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BELLINGHAM SUCKS - 12/13/2020
this place was remarkably poo. it was cold and dank and wet and i hated it. the people are rude and condesending and being around them is
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Yeah...Not the best - 12/8/2020
I was born and raised in Bellingham, and loved it when I was little. The geographical location is nice. There are lakes, mountains, and lots of trees. But as I've gotten older I have realized its not a great place to live. First, there are too many liberals that will attack you if you say something they don't agree with. The downtown area is kind of disgusting and not a place where I like to go. The amount of homeless people is growing and it is becoming a major problem. The cost of houses in this area is ridiculously high and the houses aren't even that nice. I did elementary, middle, and high school here and honestly the school system is not the best. Especially with Corona, the schools have not done a good job of trying to get the kids back in school and providing good school work during online classes. I think it is really important to get the kids back in school and I think its absolutely ridiculous that "Its too dangerous to go
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Awful place to live. Never come here. - 12/8/2020
Being born and raised in Bellingham, I can tell you, its not the best. Very expensive cost of living, small houses average ridiculously high prices. No super special restaurants. Mediocre shops. Downtown is gross, and filled with awful people who you should stay away from. The education system is bad too. The people here are very close-minded. It's growing a lot with apartments and such, but not in anything else. The mall has okay shops but overall not fun to hang out at. The most redeeming quality about Bellingham is the nature. That's about it. But the thing about Bellingham is there are two types of people. Kind, nature loving friends who are here to enjoy life, or the rude, rich, entitled people. Sadly there are more rich entitled people here than the kind ones. It saddens me to have to speak so poorly about this town I've lived in all my life, but it must be said. Bellingham is absolutely awful, never live here if you value your mental health, stay away from Bellingham, and
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Nearly Perfect - 5/27/2020
I visited WWU at 16 and fell in love. I moved there for college and left for five years before moving back. Bellingham is beautiful; you can't beat the water, the mountains, the accessibility to Vancouver, Seattle, and the San Juan Islands. The town is an ideal size to keep traffic low, but to also give plenty of arts, shopping, and arts. The people are as nice as anywhere. I have lived in just about every area of Western Washington, and traveled the world, and there is a reason people call this Bellinghome. It is full of passionate people who love their community. You have to find your niche to fully assimilate into your people. Mine happens to be through family life and business. The only downside is housing costs and lack of good paying jobs. We have so many educated people because of WWU. Both problems are because we are in a bubble. Canada to the north, nothing to the east, water to the west, and the only community we can overlap of compete with is south. We are limited
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Awful place to live...and that's being positive! - 1/25/2020
I wish I could give this awful place zero stars. I lived in Bellingham for 1 year and 19 days and I was never so glad to get out of a city and state as I was this awful place. I knew quickly that we were never going to fit in because we are professionals and didn't smoke dope! Several times I had to roll my car windows up because of the dope smoke from nearby cars at signal lights....no lie! I was relocated on a company transfer and couldn't find a decent home so we built a home. Yes, we built a home only because I had to build or purchase within a year to get my relo benefits. So overpriced and for nothing more than a spec house. The people here are so rude it became a joke to us. Even the people I worked with were rude and my boss that walked by my office door twice every morning to get coffee actually said "good morning" only once. We miss a couple restaurants but that's it. We found that the only people that like or say anything positive about B'ham were the people born
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