What's an "Urban Village"?
An Urban Village is a neighborhood that has a central "core" of shops, restaurants, services, recreation, festivals and destinations that are within walking distance for most of the neighborhood. The Villages are places that provide the color, texture, and vibrancy of a neighborhood, and make them a desirable place to live. Ideally a person should be able to also work in the neighborhood, but for most people that is not possible...and thus the commute!
Seattle has a number of Urban Villages in the surrounding Metro area, and each has it's own wonderful personalitly. Fremont declares itself the "Center of the Universe" and was the first Village I visited the day after I moved into my Tukwila apartment from Santa Ana, California a long time ago! There is Ballard, Magnolia, Queen Anne, Belltown, Pioneer Square, Westlake, Eastlake, Capitol Hill, Madison Valley, Madison Park, Montlake, and the list goes on and on...and I am sure I have missed your favorite village. We have lots of time to Explore and learn!
My goal is to explore these Villages, the housing market surrounding them, share the discoveries, and how these Villages could be the place that you would like to call home! If you are already a "Native" of a village please feel free to share what makes it a wonderful place for you to call home. Or perhaps you are a "Tourist" with a favorite destination, or an "Explorer" and you would like to share your Adventure!
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