


Explore what it would be like to live in these Pacific Northwest neighborhoods. We believe finding your perfect home starts with choosing a neighborhood that’s right for you. Below is a list of neighborhoods you can compare, and discover the one that best suits your lifestyle.
Finn Hill / Ballard / Fremont / Wallingford / Houghton / Medina / Rose Hill / Newcastle / Clyde Hill / Graham
Finn Hill
Kirkland, WA

Finn Hill has an extremely relaxed ambience and vibe. It has plenty of parks and pristine shoreline meant for exploring, including Juanita Heights Park and Saint Edward State Park. This part of the city is very quiet overall and the streets are very peaceful.
The main housing types in this part of Kirkland are single detached homes and row houses. Homeowners occupy about 80% of the dwellings in Finn Hill and 20% are rented. Finn Hill median real estate price is $921,221, which is more expensive than 92.4% of the neighborhoods in Washington and 95.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
Ballard/Fremont
Seattle, WA

Ballard is a hip waterfront neighborhood with trendy restaurants, indie shops, bars and craft breweries centered on historic Ballard Avenue. Ships and salmon pass through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, or Ballard Locks, also a popular picnic spot. The sandy beach at Golden Gardens Park draws sunbathers and volleyball players and offers mountain views.
Fremont is packed with Indie shops and hip bars situated on the north bank of the canal. Quirky outdoor sculptures include the gigantic Fremont Troll, lurking under the Aurora Bridge, and the towering Fremont Rocket. Arty residents and tech workers hang out in the area’s eclectic eateries. The Fremont Sunday Market has art, antiques and food trucks. Cyclists and walkers explore the canalside Burke-Gilman Trail.
Homes in these neighborhoods sell for a median price of $935-$942K.
Wallingford
Seattle, WA

Family-friendly Wallingford is a bustling residential neighborhood on the north shore of Lake Union. Casual pubs, diverse restaurants and student hangout bars dot 45th Street, the neighborhood’s main commercial strip. Built on a former industrial site along the lake, Gas Works Park features panoramic city views and a hill popular for flying kites. The Burke-Gilman cycling and walking trail runs past the park.
Wallingford home prices sell for a median price of $855K.
Houghton
Kirkland, WA

Houghton is one of the lakeside neighborhoods of the city of Kirkland, Washington. Consisting mostly of upscale, single-family homes, Houghton overlooks Lake Washington and is one of the wealthier districts of the Eastside suburbs of Seattle. The village was named for Willard Houghton, a local lumberman.
Houghton home prices sell for a median price of $1.4M and, on average, sell after 10 days on the market.
Medina
Medina, WA

Medina is a mostly residential city in Eastside, King County, Washington, United States. The city is on a peninsula in Lake Washington, on the opposite shore from Seattle, bordered by Clyde Hill and Hunts Point to the east and water on all other sides. The city's population was 2,969 at the 2010 census.
The Medina housing market is somewhat competitive. The average sale price of a home in Medina is $2.84M.
Rose Hill
Redmond, WA

Rose Hill is a suburban neighborhood located in Kirkland, Washington. Rose Hill real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Rose Hill neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.
The median real estate price is $1.1M, which is more expensive than 94.9% of the neighborhoods in Washington and 96.5% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
Newcastle
Newcastle, WA

Newcastle is an Eastside city in King County, Washington, United States. Newcastle is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Newcastle really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Overall Newcastle is a solid community, with many things to offer as a family-friendly place to live.
Newcastle median real estate price is $887,286.
Clyde Hill
Clyde Hill, WA

Clyde Hill is a city located in King County, Washington. It is part of the Eastside region, located to the east of Seattle, and is bordered by the cities and towns of Bellevue, Kirkland, Medina, Yarrow Point and Hunts Point. Clyde Hill is also a city of artists. Clyde Hill has more artists, designers and people working in media. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success.
The median list price of homes in Clyde Hill is $2.98M and approximately sell for the asking price on average.
Graham
Graham, WA

Graham, WA is a city that, over the years, has maintained its distinctive natural environment. It has a population of about 24K people and is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both.
The median cost of homes in Graham, WA is approximately $375K. Graham real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Graham definitely has a track record of being a great long term real estate investment.
Overall, Graham has a vibrant and largely rural community that appreciates its history and remains safe, peaceful, and friendly highlighted by the splendor of Mount Rainier.