Klahanie Dr Southeast, Washington

The Klahanie neighborhood of Issaquah is a nice, big planned community that gives it's residents all the comforts they could want.

There is plenty of shopping nearby, including a QFC grocery store, many restaurants and take-out places, and lots of other small specialty shops. One of the best things about Klahanie is that even though the streets are quite wide and not organized in a predictable way, it is easy to get around, even by foot, because of the trails that weave between the smaller individual neighborhoods within Klahanie.

Klahanie is full of families of all ages. Originally appealing families when it was built, many of the teenagers living there now have grown up in this safe, cozy neighborhood, while the neighborhood is still growing and attracting families with young children today.

A system of parks is interspersed throughout the development. These parks include play structures for young children as well as preserved natural areas for connecting with nature and wildlife. There are also two swimming pools in the development that serve the community with swimming lessons and regular free-swimming times for those hot summer days (which are more frequent than you might expect in this Pacific Northwest location.)

There are many schools in the area including the highly-acclaimed Challenger and Endeavor Elementary and Beaver Lake Middle School. High school students attend either of the two high schools -- Issaquah High School or Skyline High School -- both of which are ranked in the top ten high schools in Washington state. Perhaps the highly-ranked schools are what attract so many families to Klahanie.