Bellevue, Washington

Bellevue is an Eastside city within King County, located across Lake Washington from Seattle. It is the third-largest city in the Seattle metropolitan area with a population of approximately 145,300 . The city is named after "belle vue", the French term for beautiful view.

Job Market

Bellevue is home to some of the world's largest technology companies (number 1 being Microsoft, followed by T-Mobile and Amazon), with 1,300 businesses, 45,000 employees, and 10,200 residents.

Bellevue Neighborhoods

Bellevue includes Bellecrest, Bel-Red, Bridle Trails, Crossroads, Eastgate/Cougar Mountain, Enatai, Factoria, Lake Hills, Newport, Newport Hills, Northeast Bellevue, Northwest Bellevue, Overlake, Sammamish/East Bellevue, Somerset, Sunset, Tam O'Shanter, West Bellevue, Wilburton, and Woodridge.

There are four main public high schools in the Bellevue School District– Bellevue High School, Interlake High School, Newport High School, and Sammamish High School.

Living

2006 - Bellevue was rated one of the 25 safest cities in America.

2014 - Bellevue was ranked as the second-best place to live by USA Today.

2018 - the city's estimated median household income was among the top five cities in the state of Washington.

While business booms downtown, much of Bellevue retains a small-town feel, with thriving, woodsy neighborhoods and a vast network of trails. With nearly 100 parks, Bellevue is known as "a city in a park."