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Renton
Lake life, Boeing, and a downtown on the rise.
Lake Washington's south end · Gene Coulon Park · The Landing · I-405
Renton wraps the south end of Lake Washington with a working waterfront, the Boeing assembly line, and a downtown that has spent a decade rebuilding itself with restaurants, a performing arts center, and new residences. It offers lake access and affordability that the north Eastside cannot match.
Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park is one of the region's great lakefront public spaces: a mile of beach, a fishing pier, a boat launch, and summer food trucks that draw families from across the county. That is the Renton life: water and runway views, jets overhead, and the county's biggest lake at your feet.
Downtown Renton is the city's new chapter, with a lively stretch along South Third Street: breweries, a restored theater, and the plaza outside the performing arts center. The Landing, on the freeway side, bundles shopping and dining, while the highlands above the lake hold the city's family neighborhoods and newer construction.
Renton splits commutes cleanly: I-405 north to Bellevue, the airport about twenty minutes south, and downtown Seattle about thirty minutes north. For buyers priced out of Bellevue and Kirkland, Renton offers the same lake and most of the access for meaningfully less.
Places you will love
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Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park
The region's best lakefront park, with a pier, beaches, and summer food trucks.
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Downtown's Third Street
Breweries, cafes, and the plaza around the performing arts center.
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The Landing
Shopping, dining, and the big-box convenience of the freeway side.
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Cedar River Trail
A paved path that runs from downtown out toward the mountains.
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The Boeing waterfront
Watch test flights take off over the lake from the park lawn.
Good to know
- Best for
- Lake-living families, airport and Boeing commuters, and buyers who want the most water for the money.
- Getting around
- I-405 and I-5 give 25 to 35 minute drives to Seattle and Bellevue; Sound Transit buses and the south Link line connect to the airport and downtown.
- Official site
- City of Renton →
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