Neighborhood 101
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
Homes
- Median price: $612,000
Crime
- Per 1,000 residents: 24
Schools and Parks
- 4th-graders passing the WASL: 91%
- Park acreage: 1,000
Commute (minutes)
- To downtown Seattle: 45
- To Redmond: 63
Population
- Estimates: 23,080
Characteristics
- Island living with picturesque ferry commute; many homes with acreage, water views and beautiful gardens.
VASHON ISLAND
Homes
- Median price: $530,000
Crime
- Per 1,000 residents: 58
Schools and Parks
- 4th-graders passing the WASL: 80%
- Park acreage: 285
Commute (minutes)
- To downtown Seattle: 52
- To Redmond: 65
Population
- Estimates: 11,003
Characteristics
- An eclectic island community; home to orchards, strawberry farms, the fiercely independent and many of Seattle's notables.
Puget Sound Islands
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Wearing a watch is more of a fashion statement than a necessity on Bainbridge and Vashon Islands, where schedules run according to ferry departures rather than the tick-tock of the second hand. With no parking meters or traffic, the island communities may be the quieter versions of the taller neighbor across the Sound, but don't sell them short. From the wide arrary of boutiques to shop to places to nibble, these island nabes have the perfect combination of Seattle class and laid-back island style.
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Get Real
Trompe l’oeil (“fool the eye”) is a painting style in which an artist creates an oil painting that appears photo-real.
Island Dining
On our nearby islands, the sea, the meadows and the forests are all so clearly within reach.
Island Life
A day in Winslow is a welcome shift to life in the slow lane.
Shell Game
A perfect storm of tide, climate, beaches and growers makes the Pacific Northwest prime oyster territory.
Hard Cider
Hard cider faces challenges in its recent attempts to reclaim a share of the market.
To Market, To Market: The Farmers Of Puget Sound
George Page didn’t grow up on a farm. He earned a degree in physics and worked for a medical device company before he found his path to Sea Breeze Farm on Vashon Island. Like so many area farmers, Page's career snuck up on him. Is this the kind of background one needs to tackle the wild and wooly world of small farming?
Summer Guide
The ultimate insider source for getting the most out of Seattle's best season.Blog Entries
Sea Breeze Farms opens restaurant on Vashon
Stopped by the Sea Breeze Farm stand at the Ballard farmers market to pick up some lamb burger this weekend (no dice, but they said maybe next week) and found out that they've opened a restaurant right off the main drag on Vashon Island!