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North of Seattle in King County, Washington
7.8-miles of shoreline along Sammamish River, Swamp Creek and the north tip of Lake Washington
Centrally located along SR 522 between I-5 and I-405
Exceptional location to major employment centers including aerospace, technology and universities

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.)
Largest employer: Bastyr University

Houses: 9,066, 72.5% of housing units are owner-occupied (57.1% in King County)³
Housing density: 1,214 houses/condos per square mile
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $526,200 (median in King County is $493,500)³
Median gross rent: $1,358 (median in King County is $1,494)³
Attractive neighborhoods, many with lake views and mid-century architecture

Accessible by vehicles, buses, boats, seaplanes or bikes
Fewer than 15 miles to downtown Seattle or Bellevue
No bridge toll fees required to reach Seattle, Bellevue or Redmond via I-405 or I-5
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
Less than 15 miles to Paine Field or 30 miles to Sea-Tac International Airport
International air travel directly from the waterfront through Kenmore Air
Less than 10 miles to University of Washington Seattle campus and 4 miles from the University of Washington Bothell campus

Business and citizen-friendly, award-winning City Hall, anchoring a walkable downtown core
Innovative Town Square and Hangar community building
Qualified Bronze Level "Walk Friendly Community"
Designated as a "Playful City USA" since 2010
Seven city parks with open space, picnic areas, and play structures, with major improvements underway through 2022
Burke-Gilman Trail, a regional 20-mile paved, off-road walking, running, and biking path
Saint Edward State Park, a 316-acre day-use park, which features Saint Edward Seminary, listed on the National Register of 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

20 elementary schools, six middle schools 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 94.2 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

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

Active economic development program recruiting technology, healthcare, natural health and startup businesses to an enhanced downtown core
New businesses supported through city-led Business Incubator Program
Newly built LEED-Certified Gold Kenmore City Hall, Kenmore Library and Northshore Fire District Headquarters
$80 million invested in major streetscape and intersection improvements along SR 522