One of the best things about living in the Highlands is its accessibility to everything, particularly to downtown Kirkland. Kirkland’s Parkplace is in easy walking distance to many of The Highland’s homes. It’s great to be so close to so many things here and this is one of the top selling points of the neighborhood.

How walkable is your home? There’s a new website, Walk Score, which will tell you. Here is how it works: plug in your address including city and zip code and a map showing the location of your home will appear. The site will then calculate how close you are to entertainment and services. My home is located .48 miles from 24 hour fitness, the west side of Parkplace,

and .52 miles from the movie theater. However, walking around the corner of Parkplace to go to QFC or Starbucks is .57 miles away.

My home in The Highlands came out with a total score of 49. What does that score mean? According to Walk Score:

90-100 is walking nirvana, with everything really accessible. I would imagine the Tera Apartments across from Parkplace would fall in this category.

70-90 very walkable

50-70 some walkability with the need for a car for some basic services

25-50 a more limited walkability

0-25 Get in your car now!

I still think being 1/2 mile from Parkplace is pretty terrific and I believe many home buyers who want convenience will agree that the location of The Highlands is a strong selling point to living here. So check out the walkability of your home, print out your walk score, and use that data as a marketing tool when selling your home.