Sammamish Real Estate & Sammamish Homes for Sale
Sammamish, WA is located in between Redmond and Issaquah, and nestled on a plateau overlooking lovely Lake Sammamish. Nearby, he Sammamish Plateau neighborhood is truly the ideal place to live when seeking comfort and beauty. Many of the homes situated on the hills rising up from Lake Sammamish offer deck views while lakefront residents enjoy fishing and water sports.
Just minutes east of the Sammamish shopping center, country roads lined with farmlands and nurseries offer scenic views. The Cascade Mountains and Evergreen foliage provide a nice backdrop as you make your way out east for a relaxing Sunday in Carnation, Fall City or beyond. Many of the homes situated on the hills rising up from Lake Sammamish can offer territorial and lake views. Lakefront residents enjoy fishing and water sports.
Some interesting facts for Sammamish, WA:
- Total land area: 18.1 square miles, water: .3 square miles.
- Became a city in 1999, and in 2009 celebrated their 10th birthday.
- In 2007, CNN Money ranked Sammamish as the 11th Best Place to Live in the United States.
- The population of Sammamish at the 2000 Census was 34,104, yet the number of residents was expected to pass 40,000 in 2007.
- Young with a median age of 35.3 years old,
- Median household income $101,592.
- Median price of $569,000.
- Sammamish boasts 9 parks/playing fields: Beaver Lake Park, Beaver Lake Preserve, East Sammamish Park, Eastlake Community Fields, Ebright Creek Park, NE Sammamish Park, Pine Lake Park, Sammamish Commons, and Skyline Community Fields.
Sammamish is offers a variety of small business community-plazas. Pine Lake Village, Sammamish Highlands Shopping Center and Saffron Plaza are all located along 228th Ave., the street running through the heart of the city. The Sammamish Highlands shopping center goes above and beyond meeting the needs of Sammamish residents. A newly-remodeled Safeway, a Bartell Drugs, and Ace Hardware provide for basic food and care. There’s also the Mail Post and a new library, Hollywood Video, several gas stations, banks, coffee shops, and many more amenities.
Sammamish Restaurants
The dining options offered are quite rare in their variety and quality. Select fast-food shops are scattered throughout the center, including a Taco Bell/KFC and Starbucks drive-through located on the property of Eastlake High School. Top Asian, Thai, Italian and Mexican restaurants garnish the center, as well as a popular ale house. Across the street in the newly-built Saffron Plaza is a Coldstone Creamery; just two doors down is a bike shop and a Columbia Fitness.
Both Beaver Lake and Pine Lake share the Pine Lake Village for their shopping needs. The plaza includes a QFC and Rite Aid for groceries and other amenities. Starbucks, Subway, Expose salon, Columbia Fitness, and other shops also compliment the plaza. Restaurants offered include August Moon Chinese restaurant and La Casita for Mexican eats. Across the street is a wonderful family pediatric grouping of specialized medical offices
Sammamish Golf Clubs
This Eastside neighborhood offers both luxury and convenience. Sammamish is home to two private golf clubs: The Plateau Club, and Sahalee Country Club, the latter of which hosted the 1998 PGA Championship and 2002 World Golf Championship-NEC Invitational. It also has its own Sammamish Symphony, which was formed in 1994, and has since become an integral part of the community playing at public gatherings, and encouraging youth involvement. The Sammamish Farmers Market is available during the summer months every Wednesday starting at 4 p.m. which many residents enjoy. And a variety of public transit options to Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, and Issaquah are available, with most routes beginning at the Sammamish Park & Ride.
Lake Sammamish
Originally a summer vacation spot for Seattle socialites in the 50’s and 60’s, now in the southeast part of Sammamish lies 85 acres of a beautiful evergreen park. Much of Beaver Lake Park is taken up by the beachfront and swimming area, its 3 playing fields, playground, and a large wooden jigsaw lodge that is available for private parties and events. However, 54 of its acres are still wooded, and this area is veined with hiking trails that offer a variety of scenic lookouts.
The newly renovated, 16-acre Pine Lake Park is the premier location for families in the summertime. With a brand new pier for fishing, a variety of improved playing fields, a climbing wall, BBQ grill and picnic shelter, and a freshly landscaped beachfront (lifeguards on duty), residents are drawn to this lovely lake surrounded by tall pines and evergreen trees. During the summer, every Thursday evening PLP, with its idyllic, wooded setting, hosts Summer Nights in the Park—a community event that features music concerts, plays, and outdoor movies.
Sammamish Schools
Beaver Lake and Pine Lake teens can attend Skyline High School—a beautiful, fairly new, 3A high school that is scenically located on the top of a hill, and known for its high-class education and solid sports program. However, both Lake Washington (serving Northern) and the Issaquah School District (serving Southern) are within city limits. Both school systems are highly rated, having active parents and educators. Eastlake High School belongs to LWSD, and Skyline High School to ISD. The newly built Eastside Catholic is located in between the two public high schools, and provides families with a private education option. There are 4 middle/junior high schools: Inglewood Junior High, Beaver Lake Middle School, Pine Lake Middle School, and Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning, as well as nearly a dozen elementary schools.
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