Redmond
Downtown
Redmond's new walkable core: light rail, Town Center, lattes on foot.
On the map
Boundary is approximate — refined per neighborhood over time.
Pacific Relocation's take
The only walk-and-train Redmond zip code, and it just arrived.
Downtown Redmond is the placement we reach for when a Microsoft family or single hire wants Eastside life without a car commute — the 2 Line opened here in May 2025 and reshaped the math overnight. We put clients in the new mid-rise lease-ups around the station and Town Center, where groceries, restaurants, and the train are all a flat walk away. East-of-166th buildings sit closer to the quieter Connector greenway, while the Cleveland Street blocks are louder but liveliest. Brand-new lease-ups still cycle concessions — four to six weeks free is common in winter — so flexible movers do well between November and February. Schools are the trade-off: Redmond High is a genuine 10/10, but downtown skews young professional and the elementary assignment is good rather than blue-chip, so true family searches usually drift to Education Hill. Budget honestly — parking is unbundled in nearly every new building.
Lifestyle figures
Best of Downtown for you
Walkable / key streets
- Redmond Town Center0.5 km
Open-air shopping, dining, and a cinema that functions as downtown's living room — all reachable on foot.
- Downtown Redmond Station0.3 km
The 2 Line's elevated Eastside terminus (opened May 2025) — Bellevue in ~20 min, Microlink to Seattle building.
Cafés
- SoulFood CoffeeHouse0.6 km
Beloved Redmond Way institution pairing serious coffee with live music and a back-room bookshop.
- Qamaria Yemeni Coffee0.7 km
Buzzing Yemeni coffee house pouring pistachio lattes and qishr late into the evening near the core.
Directions ↗Pinned on map
Urban / nightlife
- The Redmond Connector (Redmond Central Connector)0.3 km
Rail-trail greenway and art corridor cutting straight through downtown toward the Sammamish River.
Directions ↗Pinned on map - Matador Redmond0.5 km
Lively Town Center Tex-Mex and tequila room that anchors downtown's after-work scene.
Directions ↗Pinned on map
To buy (USD)
| Type | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BR | 460,000 | 560,000 | 715,000 |
| 2 BR | 590,000 | 720,000 | 920,000 |
| 3 BR | 810,000 | 990,000 | 1,270,000 |
Estimated from local rents — placeholder, pending verified sale data.
Rent ranges (USD)
| Type | Low | Median | High | Δ 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BR | 2,100 | 2,450 | 2,900 | ↑ 5.0% |
| 2 BR | 2,700 | 3,150 | 3,900 | ↑ 4.8% |
| 3 BR | 3,600 | 4,350 | 5,400 | ↑ 4.0% |
Source: Rentals.ca + Zumper Q1 2026, refreshed weekly via our rent worker.
Our advice
Before you sign a lease
- Lease-up concessions are amortized — your renewal is quoted at face rent, so negotiate a renewal cap in writing before signing
- Parking is almost always unbundled in the new station-area buildings ($125–$225/mo); confirm whether a stall is even available
- Several downtown blocks are still active transit-oriented construction sites through 2027 — check the pipeline next to your unit for early-morning noise
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Last reviewed 2026-06-11.