Shoreline ranked number one in Top 10 Best Neighborhoods

  • Enterprise staff
  • Thursday, July 10, 2008 10:49pm

Seattle magazine has once again ranked Shoreline as the Best Neighborhood in the Seattle area.

In its July 2008 issue, Seattle magazine ranked local neighborhoods on quality of life criteria in three groupings: Seattle neighborhoods, suburban neighborhoods and both combined for an overall top ten list. Shoreline was number one in the combined grouping and number three after Kirkland and Mercer Island in the suburban grouping.

“Shoreline turns up again – just as it has in the last few years – as a top-value neighborhood. A lauded school system, lots of parks and decent commute times to the city add up to a good family community,” reads the listing. The magazine also notes that Shoreline has great amenities and excellent police and fire services for its size and describes it as having “affordable homes and a booming business community.”

This is the second time Shoreline has been ranked number one by Seattle magazine. The first time was in 2005 when the magazine featured only the overall Best Place to Live. “Those of us who live and work in Shoreline aren’t surprised they noticed the quality of life we enjoy – that’s why so many people stay in the area generation after generation,” Shoreline Mayor Cindy Ryu said. “This ranking is a tribute to our great schools, strong business community, committed local organizations and nonprofits, involved residents, dedicated City staff and strong partnerships with the Fire Department and utility districts. I encourage the entire community to celebrate and be proud of the role each individual and every local organization played in making Shoreline the Best Neighborhood.”

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Seattle magazine ranked 110 of Seattle neighborhoods and surrounding cities using these criteria: median home price, percentage change in median home price from 2006 to 2007, crime rate, percentage of students who passed the fourth-grade Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) test, park acreage and commute times. Shoreline was ranked number one Best Neighborhood because it “has it all with rankings in the top half of all criteria.

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