# Redmond SE / Education Hill — Seattle family neighborhood fact pack

Source: https://familyhomefinder.com/places/seattle/redmond-se-education-hill
Last updated: 2026-05-03

## Headline
Rank #1 pick in our family home-search sample report for this metro.

## Schools (NCES Common Core, NCES CCD 2022-23)
- John J. Audubon Elementary (Elementary, grades K-5, 517 students, 9% free/reduced lunch) — https://familyhomefinder.com/schools/seattle/john-j-audubon-elementary-0657
- Benjamin Rush Elementary (Elementary, grades K-5, 631 students, 6% free/reduced lunch) — https://familyhomefinder.com/schools/seattle/benjamin-rush-elementary-0659
- Horace Mann Elementary (Elementary, grades K-5, 305 students, 6% free/reduced lunch) — https://familyhomefinder.com/schools/seattle/horace-mann-elementary-0667
- Redmond Elementary (Elementary, grades K-5, 542 students, 22% free/reduced lunch) — https://familyhomefinder.com/schools/seattle/redmond-elementary-0678
- Redmond High School (High, grades 9-12, 2,218 students, 15% free/reduced lunch) — https://familyhomefinder.com/schools/seattle/redmond-high-school-0679
- Redmond Middle School (Middle, grades 6-8, 943 students, 17% free/reduced lunch) — https://familyhomefinder.com/schools/seattle/redmond-middle-school-0680

## Climate (NOAA 1991-2020 normals at SEATTLE SAND PT WSFO, 7.9 mi)
- Annual mean: 53.2°F (low 46°F / high 61°F)
- Precipitation: 37.8 in/yr
- Snowfall: 3.8 in/yr

## Seismic (USGS NSHM)
- 2%-in-50yr PGA: 0.56g — High band (NSHM E2014B)

## Flood (FEMA NFHL)
- Zone: X (AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARD)

## Census ACS (ACS 5-year 2023)
- Median household income: $164,848
- Median home value: $1,107,900
- Family-with-kids share: 61%
- Population (ZCTA): 79,074

## Sold comps (top 3 by recency)
- $1,565,000 · 4/3.5 · 2,684 sqft · 2026-01-02 · 7982 170th Ave NE (Homesite #11), Redmond, WA 98052 (https://www.redfin.com/WA/Redmond/7982-170th-Ave-NE-98052/home/)
- $1,650,000 · 4/3.5 · 2,683 sqft · 2025-12-22 · 7988 170th Ave NE (Homesite #14), Redmond, WA 98052 (https://www.redfin.com/neighborhood/736/WA/Redmond/Downtown-Redmond/housing-market)

## Verdict
Best overall fit. Rank #4 WA middle school, lowest Eastside HS pressure, real in-budget comps, Microsoft-proximate, light-rail accessible. Why this fits you specifically: the parents-grew-up-in-moderate-suburbs framing maps almost exactly onto Education Hill's character — ranch homes on tree-lined streets, walking-distance schools, no urbanist intensity. The 12-year-hold school continuity question has the cleanest answer here: Rosa Parks/Baker → LWSD MS → RHS, all without a single boundary risk.

Pros: Best school pipeline match for a low-pressure-tolerance family on the Eastside; Median $1.4M (Mar 2026) means budget is at the market center, not the floor — real choice, not edge-case shopping; Microsoft-adjacent: shortest Bellevue commute of any zone.
Cons: 98052 is up 11% YoY — momentum is against the buyer; homes sell in ~13 days; Tiger/Cougar Mountain hiking is 25–30 min, not at-the-door like Issaquah; Education Hill specifically has older housing stock — turnkey 4bd/2,200+ comps cluster at $1.5–1.6M, just above bullseye.

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