Location

• Just north of Seattle in King County, Washington

• 7.8-miles of shoreline along Sammamish River, Swamp Creek and Lake Washington

• Centrally located between I-5 and I-405, and along SR 522

• Exceptional location to major employment centers including aerospace, technology and universities

Demographics

• Residential population: 22,320 in 2016.

• Median age: 39.5 years (median in King County is 35.7)

• Average household income: $94,000

• Median income: $76,932 (median in King County is $67,806)

• College degree: 47 percent of residents

Workforce and Employers

• Labor force: 11,946 people

• Unemployment: 6.1 percent

• Small business count: 489 (including many multi-generational companies, such as Kenmore Air, Plywood Supply, and Kenmore Camera, the largest photography equipment store on the west coast north of L.A.)

• Education: 47 percent at bachelor’s degree or higher

• Largest employer: Bastyr University

Housing

• Houses: 7,488 (7,251 occupied: 5,143 owner-occupied, 2,108 renter-occupied)

• Housing density: 1,214 houses/condos per square mile

• Median house/condo value: $409,064 (median in King County is $402,500)

• Median gross rent: $922 (median in King County is $641)

• Attractive neighborhoods, many with lake views and mid-century architecture

Transportation

• Accessible by vehicles, buses, boats, seaplanes or bikes

• 25 minute drive to downtown Seattle, 25 minutes to Bellevue

• No bridge toll fees required to reach Seattle, Bellevue or Redmond

• Burke-Gilman Trail provides major route for recreational and commuter cyclists

• Excellent transportation service available from Sound Transit, Metro Transit, Park-and-Ride facilities, on-street parking and bus-only lanes on SR 522

• International air travel directly from the waterfront through Kenmore Air

• 35 minutes to SeaTac International Airport

• 20 minutes to University of Washington Seattle campus, and minutes away from the University of Washington Bothell campus

Crime Rate

• 17.8 major crimes per 1,000 people – one of lowest in Washington state

Community Assets

• Designated as a "Playful City USA" since 2010

• Seven city parks with open space, picnic areas and play structures

• Burke-Gilman Trail, a regional 18-mile paved, off-road facility

• Saint Edward State Park, a 316-acre day-use park, which features Saint Edward Seminary, listed on the National Register for Historic Places

• Home to Bastyr University, the nation’s premier natural health sciences university which includes: 65-foot reflexology footpath – the first in North America; athletic fields; medicinal herb garden with tours; educational classes open to the public; and Bastyr Chapel – an acoustic gem

• Newly renovated boat launch for public water recreation – Kenmore has the only boat launches in north Lake Washington

• Historic Inglewood Golf Club

• Engaged and aspirational community

Public School System (Northshore School District)

• 20 elementary schools, six junior highs and three high schools

• Placed on the College Board’s 2nd Annual AP District Honor Roll

• Earned Washington Achievement award in 2011-2012

• On-time graduation rate of 91.4 percent

• STEM and arts-focused before-and-after-school programs

• Inglemoor High School ranked on Newsweek and the U.S. News and World Report’s 2013 lists of schools that best prepare students for college

• Highest rate of International Baccalaureate graduates in the state

University and Institutions

• Home to Bastyr University, the top natural health sciences university and research institute in the U.S. and the city’s largest employer

• Convenient, central location between the University of Washington's Seattle campus and the UW satellite campus and the co-located Cascadia Community College in Bothell

• Minutes away from Evergreen Hospital Medical Center and Swedish Edmonds Hospital

City Health

• Active economic development program recruiting technology, healthcare, natural health and startup businesses to an enhanced downtown core

• 9.6-acre Kenmore Village redevelopment in progress

• Minimal municipal debt and no B&O tax

• New businesses supported through city-led Business Incubator Program

• Newly built LEED Certified Gold Kenmore City Hall, Kenmore Library and the Fire District Headquarters

• $80 million invested in major streetscape and intersection improvements along SR 522