5 neighborhoods to discover

Redmond

City Snapshot

Metro population

80K city · 4.0M Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue metro (2023)

Average commute

25 min (2023)

Climate

Mild wet winters · Warm dry summers · ~150 rainy days/yr

Cost of living (NYC = 100)

Top industries

Tech (Microsoft HQ · Nintendo of America · SpaceX/Starlink · Honeywell · AT&T) · Gaming · Aerospace

Currency

USD

Time zone

PT (UTC−8 / −7 DST)

Languages

English · ~45% speak another language at home (Mandarin · Hindi · Telugu · Spanish · Korean)

Best move season

May–Sep

Sources

US Census ACS 2023 — city population, metro population & mean commute
Zumper Redmond rent report May 2026 (citywide studio ~$1,900 · 1BR ~$2,280 · 2BR ~$2,780 · 3BR ~$4,300) + neighborhood averages
RentCafe Redmond average-rent market trends, Feb 2026 (median ~$2,457, +4% YoY)
Numbeo Cost of Living index, Q1 2026
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals (SeaTac station)
GreatSchools 2025 ratings — Lake Washington School District
Sound Transit — 2 Line Downtown Redmond Link extension opened May 10, 2025

Pacific Relocation's take

Campus town with singletrack out the back door.

Redmond placements are mostly Microsoft families, and the calculus is simple: Education Hill for schools, Downtown for the new walkable core on the light-rail extension, Overlake for shortest-possible commutes. The Sammamish River trail network is the lifestyle bonus nobody prices in until they live here.