Mill Creek

Mill Creek is a city in Seattle’s North Country that began as a 1970s master planned community. For most of the 20th century, the area was farmland, growing apples and pears, but developers saw its potential for housing due to its proximity to the then-newly constructed Interstate 5. By 1976, the first residents had started moving into the houses and socializing and golfing at the Mill Creek Country Club. The city incorporated in 1983 and has slowly annexed neighboring areas before settling at its current size of 4.68 square miles. Unlike other suburbs, Mill Creek has more than just single-family houses, with quite a few new development condominium buildings, as well as older townhouses that were part of the original master plan. Residents enjoy walking on the North Creek Trail, which runs the entire length of the city, connecting Mill Creek to the neighboring towns of Bothell and Everett.

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Living in Greater Seattle

The splendid natural geography of the Seattle suburbs, which are surrounded by lakes, mountains, and fog-covered evergreens, defines the scenic string of towns that form Greater Seattle. The cities across Lake Washington are collectively known as the Eastside and mainly located in King County, while the North Country encompasses the towns in Snohomish County. There’s a deep concentration of tech companies in the region and many of these cities serve as economic hubs in their own right, including Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, outposts of Amazon and Facebook in Bellevue, and a new Google campus in Kirkland. Each town has a distinct personality and there’s a perfect Seattle suburb for almost everyone, whether you prefer an apartment in an urban core, a lakefront estate, or a rural farmhouse. Locals love to embrace the outdoors, with plentiful hiking, biking, swimming, and boating opportunities wherever you go.