Here is an insider’s view of why Sequim is such a wonderful place to live. I’ll share seven reasons I love Sequim, and why you might love it, too.
1. Sequim is a beautiful and peaceful community with water views, mountains, and old growth forests;
2. Sequim has retirement communities, lots and homes built to suit retirees in close proximity to shopping and community activities (but you can also buy a farm or 5 acres outside of town);
3. Sequim’s school district is one of the best in the country, and the children are all above average (4 of them are mine);
4. Sequim has an extremely low crime rate, and you’ll feel like you went back in time 30 years;
5. Sequim doesn’t suffer the traffic nightmares of most cities (do you love the country?);
6. Sequim has great weather and is popular for its rain shadow, meaning it gets about a third of the rain fall of Seattle; and
7. Sequim has an amazing variety of recreational activities, such as fishing, boating, bicycling, hiking, flying, marathons, dog shows, farmer’s markets, boat races, bird watching, hikes into the Olympic National Park, skiing at Hurricane Ridge, short ferry rides to Victoria, B.C., horse riding, lavender farms, great motorcycle rides around the Peninsula, more volunteer activies than one can list here, dozens of hobby groups and clubs, and just about anything you can imagine for every age group.
[Photo by Chuck Marunde, John Wayne Marina in Sequim]
Last Updated on October 2, 2008 by Chuck Marunde
Great post and great site, the Sequim Real Estate Blog. Packed full of a lot of information about Sequim. Thank you.
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Sequim is a beautiful and peaceful community with water views, mountains, and old growth forests;
Wonderful information, Thanks for sharing.Good job.
I’ve been looking for somewhere like this to retire, my first thought was Victoria or somewhere in BC. But this may be just the place since it isn’t far from there. What kinda lifestyle is it? I’d like a relaxed yet active one if possible.
Yeah, passed through this area during my college years as well. Likely the next visit to the region will start with a cruise out of seattle up the coast to alaska.
I drove through this area on a road trip in college. It was very nice.
I also vacation in the Oregon/Washington region, although we usually hover around Newport. Do you have stats for the crime rate in your area?
I just took a trip around the Olympic Peninsula and it was gorgeous. Highly recommended. What a wonderful place to live! And you’re only an hour and a half from Forks, a tiny town featuring a pretty great logging museum and the setting for the extremely popular “Twilight” series of fantasy novels.