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West Renton Highlands is convenient to parks, highways and jobs
Home to the Jimi Hendrix Memorial, final resting place of the late, great Seattle-born rock star, the residential King County suburb of West Renton Highlands is also famed for its convenience and access to local open space. “This is a fantastic location for commuting to Seattle and Bellevue, with an outdoor playground all around you,” says Realtor Dea Church of Real Estate by Dea, a longtime area resident. “Boeing is right next door, and with access to major roads, it’s easy to travel to local parks with lots of fabulous, well-maintained trails, plus large and small lakes and rivers.”
Folks love to take leisurely strolls with their dogs year-round in West Renton Highlands.
Folks who take the bus can access many options in West Renton Highlands.
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A wide variety of housing options in northeast Renton
Housing in West Renton Highlands is a mix of condos, mansions and even retirement homes. Within well-manicured gated communities and along leafy, sidewalk-lined streets, Craftsman-style model homes from the mid-1990s through 2000s are 2,000 to 5,000 square feet with four to six beds, up to four baths and an attached garage for up to four cars; prices range from $700,000 to $1.5 million. Traditional mid-size two-story homes with four beds, up to three baths and a one-car garage on a large grassy lot are about $800,000, while small and mid-size midcentury modern ramblers average $675,000. Within small, tree-cushioned complexes from the 1990s and 2000s, a two-bedroom, two-bath apartment condo with a patio averages $425,000. In 55-plus communities like the 1980s-era Leisure Estates, double-wide units with two or three bedrooms average $120,000.
Luxurious Pacific Northwest-style homes are common in West Renton Highlands.
Some two-story homes in West Renton Highlands use wood siding and have two car garages.
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Above-average Renton School District serves West Renton Highlands
Local kids may attend Renton School District, which earns a B grade from Niche. The neighborhood’s Sierra Heights Elementary is rated C-plus by Niche, with robust, fee-based before- and after-school programs and a student-teacher ratio of 15-to-1. Rated a B-minus, McKnight Middle hosts student activities like Gay Straight Alliance, Robotics Club and Spirit Squad; the latter perform at school basketball games. Hazen High earns an A-minus from Niche, with a comprehensive sports roster that includes swimming, volleyball, golf, tennis, track and wrestling.
Sierra Heights Elementary School. offers education to local students.
Hazen High School sits nearby.
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Outdoor recreational amenities at Kiwanis Park, Heritage Park and more
In the heart of town, the 9-acre Kiwanis Park was completely renovated in 2023, offering new and accessible play areas, playing fields and sports courts. Farther south at the forested Heritage Park, there’s a basketball court, an exercise circuit, playgrounds and a rock-climbing area. Wide, flat, gravel-packed trails follow Honey Dew Creek and May Creek through a cool, green canopy of mossy, old-growth trees and ferns. Lake Boren, about 3 miles northeast, there’s a fishing pier where anglers can cast for largemouth bass and rainbow trout. And 5 miles northeast, 3,000-acre Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park features over 30 miles of trails.
Kiwanis Park is it a perfect place to take a walk in West Renton Highlands.
Leisure Estates in West Renton Highlands has many amenities, including pickleball courts.
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West Reston Highlands’s locally owned shops and restaurants
Most neighborhood shopping and dining spots are locally owned. Start the day with a seasonal latte and pesto croissant at cozy Refuel Café, then later enjoy Vietnamese soups, noodle bowls and bubble tea at Pho Hien Trang. Café Sabah serves authentic Turkish cuisine for breakfast, lunch or dinner, including omelets, kebabs and pides, a type of flatbread. Safeway, Albertsons and Los Jalapeños, a Mexican food store, are nearby options for groceries. Viet Wah Asian Food Market and Grocery Outlet are also close by. The Landing is a mixed-use development with dining, including Just Poké and WildFin American Grill, plus big-box retail like Target and a Regal Cinemas movie theater.
West Renton Highlands has a somewhat robust retail core for folks to shop for goods.
Residents can shop for all their grocery needs at the Safeway in West Renton Highlands.
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Interstates 405, 90 and State Road 900 connect around King County
Twelve miles southeast of Seattle and 10 miles south of Bellevue, West Renton Highlands sits east of Lake Washington and the junction of Interstate 405 and Washington State Route 900, with easy access to Interstate 90. RapidRide’s F Line runs to Downtown Seattle in 20 minutes, and Sound Transit’s Stride bus will begin traveling the I-405 corridor in 2026.
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West Renton Highlands Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in West Renton Highlands, Renton sell after 32 days on the market compared to the national average of 53 days. The median sale price for homes in West Renton Highlands, Renton over the last 12 months is $725,000, down 2% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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