Your Guide to Buying a Home in Burien, WA

Buying a Home in Burien, Washington

Burien is located in King County

Population: 31,881 A great place to live, work and raise a family
Home to over 31,000 people of diverse cultures, Burien retains the friendly atmosphere of a small town. Residents are connected to the community. Friends and business associates meet at small cafés or deli's to discuss local events. Many business owners are on a first-name basis with their customers. This feeling of connection makes Burien an attractive place to work, live and raise a family.

Housing
Residences with sweeping views of the Cascade and Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound, waterfront homes, moderately priced houses and condominiums and senior housing all are a part of Burien. Homes range in price from $160,000 to estates worth millions of dollars.

Arts and Culture
Cultural and recreational opportunities abound. Burien has an excellent county library, orchestra, band, community theater, and several dance performance groups. Combined with the professional dance, music and theater offerings in Seattle, there is something for every taste.

Health Care
Highline Community Hospital offers acute care and specialty care campuses featuring a medical staff of more than 200 physicians and healthcare practitioners. The hospital admitted 8,857 patients, delivered 1,320 babies, and served 52,283 patients through emergency departments in 2002.
Highline Community Hospital offers the people of southwest King County quality health care close to home. From its state-of-the-art Family Childbirth Center to the nationally accredited Cancer Care Program, Highline provides for the whole family. Highline is Washington's only Planetree hospital, providing advanced medical technology with compassionate, respectful and personalized health care for patients and their families.

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