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| Surroundings | |
Your back yard is a playground with infinite possibilities. You are literally just steps away from the water-front park, marina, downtown market, theatre, restaurants and local spas. Stay close to home with more public golf courses than found in any other region in Oregon, Washington or Idaho. Or catch the walk-on ferry to treasure hunt at any one of the San Juan Islands or explore nearby Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia which are just a quick trip by train, plane or automobile. Here are some additional sites to learn more about your surroundings:
Recent Publications and Organizations Favoring Region |
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| · May 2007: Wiley Publishing releases "Cities Ranked & Rated: More Than 400 Metropolitan Areas Evaluated in the U.S. & Canada" ranking Bellingham WA second overall in the nation and first in the nation for "empty nester" baby boomers. |  |
| · December 2006: Third Annual Most Secure U.S. Places to Live rankings from Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, Bellingham ranks 4th in the nation in metropolitan areas of 150,000-500,000. |
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| · April 2006: the League of American Bicyclists lists Bellingham as a "silver" level Bicycle Friendly Community. Bellingham is the only city in Northwest with that designation. |  |
| · May 2006: Inc magazine rates Bellingham as fifth hottest boomtown under 150,000 in population, based on recent job growth. |
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| ·May 2006: Bellingham is among 11 cities with the cleanest air nationwide in a study by the American Lung Association (sixth year in a row). |
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| · September 2004: National Geographic Adventure magazine names Bellingham in the top ten "Adventure Towns" in the nation. |
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| · CNN and Money magazine rates Bellingham among the eight best places to retire. The online article says Bellingham offers "the great outdoors and a sophisticated community all at your doorstep," and has "metropolitan ambitions without big-city hassles." |
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| · September 2001: Outside magazine calls Bellingham one of its 10 "Dream Towns," noting its close access to shorelines, rivers, the San Juan Islands and the Cascade Mountains. |  |
