King County | Population: ~84,400 | Seattle Metro
Best known as Microsoft’s headquarters city, Redmond combines a major tech job base with extensive trail access along the Sammamish River and a growing, increasingly walkable downtown core.
Education Hill offers established family neighborhoods near top-rated schools, downtown Redmond has newer mixed-use and transit-oriented development, and the Grasslawn/Sammamish Valley areas offer more suburban, trail-adjacent living.
Education Hill — Established family neighborhoods near top-rated schools.
Downtown Redmond — Newer transit-oriented development near the light rail station.
Grasslawn — Trail-adjacent homes near the Sammamish River.
Bear Creek — Established, more rural-feeling neighborhoods on the city’s edge.
Willows — Homes near the Redmond Town Center shopping district.
Overlake — Microsoft’s headquarters area and surrounding tech corridor.
Idylwood — Lake Washington-adjacent, more affluent neighborhood.
Sammamish Valley — Rural-feeling homes and wineries near the river.
Union Hill — Larger-lot homes on Redmond’s eastern edge.
Farrel-McWhirter Area — Family neighborhoods near the namesake park and farm.
- Microsoft’s headquarters campus and a deep tech employer base
- Sammamish River Trail and the Redmond Bike Park
- Growing downtown with light rail now connecting to Seattle
- Highly rated Lake Washington School District
Redmond commands premium Eastside pricing tied directly to its tech employment base, with Education Hill and neighborhoods near the new light rail stations seeing particularly strong demand.
Grades modeled on Niche.com’s Public Schools and Commute categories; Public Transit reflects the Commute grade, the closest available proxy.
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