Great views bless this rural country along with many lakes and ponds, and a protected farming district. Development has exploded in the past 10 years. Enumclaw One of the last places with a real small-town feel in King County, Enumclaw was built on level to rolling land in the path of an ancient Mount Rainier mudflow. It has awesome Mount Rainier views. The houses are relatively new with 40 percent built in the past 20 years.
Prices have a small-town feel as well.
The price paid per square foot has risen only 26 percent in the past five years. This pretty rolling country is at the farthest edge of the wave of suburbs radiating southeast from Kent. There are lakes everywhere, and it's near the Green River parks. There's plenty of recreation in the neighborhood with Lake Meridian. Appreciation has been much slower than the King County average, perhaps because of the availability of new construction.