Redmond, WA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located 15 miles (24 km) east of Seattle. The population was 73,256 at the 2020 census. The city has a large technology industry in addition to being a bedroom community for Seattle, which lies across Lake Washington on State Route 520. Redmond is best known as the home of Microsoft and Nintendo of America. With an annual bike race on city streets and the state's only velodrome, Redmond is also known as the "Bicycle Capital of the Northwest".

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How Redmond ranks

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#6Most educated in WA #9Most remote workers in WA #4Rent easiest to afford in WA All WA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code98052, 98053, 98073

Area code425

Living in Redmond

Housing in Redmond

$1.32M▼ 3.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Redmond home is worth about $1,316,000, down 3.9% in a year, 122% above the Washington typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market24

Sale-to-list97.9%

Sold in May54

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Safety in Redmond

C

Safety Grade C

Redmond reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 72% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Redmond 1

Washington 2.9

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Redmond 19.1

Washington 20.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Redmond

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A⁺

School Grade A+

The public schools Redmond’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 98% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictLake Washington School DistrictSchools25

Benjamin Rush ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 631 students Redmond ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 543 students Clara Barton Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 452 students Albert Einstein ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 448 students John J. Audubon ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 431 students Norman Rockwell ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 423 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WA. Ratings are from neighbors.