Seattle’s top neighborhoods???

Seattle Magazine’s July addition released a rating of the “110 top Seattle Neighborhoods.” Rankings were  followed by characteristics of the areas: Median home price and % of change from 06 to 07(cant wait to see next years) , # of crimes per 1000, avg. # of bedrooms & baths, % of 4th graders passing WASL, Park acreage, Commute to downtown in minutes, Pop. est. and neighborhood characteristics. The rankings are also broken down into Seattle and Suburban areas.

Good stuff no doubt, but before you get upset with the ranking or a little over confident about your ranking. Lets start our own forum to discuss what really makes a great neighborhood and more improtantly what we can do to make our own a little better. It is called “Seattle Magazine,” for a reason, so bare that in mind.

Two of the top four rankings in the Seattle poll were Braodmoor and Windermere, median home price of $1,997,500 and $1,325,000 respectively. In the top ten of suburban neighborhoods were Mercer Island, Clyde Hill and Medina for and average median price of $1,550,416. Who said money can’t buy happiness?

So you ask, where does my slice of heaven rank? What makes you so fond of it or not? Would you recommend it to someone relocating to the area? What parameters would you use to rank one neighborhood over another?

Crime(violent or all), schools, community infrastructures, median age of buildings, local government, arts, entertainment, restaurants, recreation. Add more please.

email me a mattcaldwell@windermere.com for a complete listing.