Redmond Named 'Best Place To Live' In Washington

REDMOND, WA - It seems like there's a new list every week ranking this or that city as "best" in something. But so what? It's always nice to get recognized for being a good place to live. This week, Redmond has topped a list of best cities in Washington state compiled by the website Niche.com.

The website used data points like school quality, housing trends, employment, crime stats, and access to amenities to evaluate a community. The website said that Redmond's proximity to tech jobs, proximity to Seattle, and good local restaurants are why it came in No. 1.

"Redmond is a very central location with regards to the tech industry. Valve, Amazon, Microsoft, Monolith, and many other companies are less than a 30 minute drive away. The public transportation is very good as well. The 545 goes directly to downtown Seattle and from there, the Link goes to SeaTac airport and, with an Orca card, only costs $3.75 ($3.50 initial, $.25 transfer) one way! As a student on a budget, that is very cost effective," one Redmond "reviewer" wrote on Niche.com.

Congrats, Redmond. There are a number of other places that ranked high on the list. Here are the top 100 (Note: most of the list was made of up neighborhoods in Seattle; we have removed those from the list, but you can see the full ranking here):

1. Redmond
2. Sammamish
3. Bellevue
4. Mercer Island
5. Clyde Hill
6. Bainbridge Island
7. Issaquah
8. Newcastle
9. Medina
10. Kirkland
11. Pullman
12. Seattle
13. Snoqualmie
14. Woodinville
15. Cottage Lake
16. Lake Forest Park
17. Kenmore
18. Woodway
19. Bothell
20. Richland
21. Mill Creek
22. Camas
23. Mukilteo
24. Ames Lake
25. Shoreline
26. Edmonds
27. Geneva
28. Maple Valley

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