I grew up in Seattle on Queen Anne hill, but I’ve found in Mt. Baker a neighborhood I want to live in as long as I’m in Seattle (well, until the kids are grown and we move down to the Market). Mt. Baker has great lake walks, a great park, is 10 minutes from downtown, and feels like it is a park all its own. I’ve heard Mt. Baker has the highest number of kids per block, and its easy to believe. The diversity of the area is another huge plus: I’m glad my kids will grow up not just hearing lip service toward this value, but will have friends, neighbors and playmates with diverse backgrounds.

We bought our first house in Mt. Baker 9 years ago, and we recently bought a new one that will let our family grow and stay in the neighborhood we love. Our daughter can walk to school (for a few years at least) and we’ll stay close to this place we’ve come to really love.