Edgewood, WA Real Estate Blog

Ask different people and you’ll get different answers. Like everywhere else, Edgewood has grown rapidly over the past several years.

Edgewood used to be an unincorporated oasis of rural farmland, a plateau of undeveloped land in close proximity to suburbia. Lack of sewer service made development sparse and expensive. Lots of small farms (where I live) and acreage. Things have changed now – not all for the better.

When I used to walk across the street to get the mail, I could stand for half an hour before a car came by. Now I have to wait for half an hour for a break in the traffic to get across the street.

One thing that hasn’t changed is the water. Edgewood has some of the best tasting water available anywhere. Mt. View Edgewood Water Company (this link is temporary) is owned by the residents  of Edgewood (you have to be a shareholder to obtain service)  and maintains its own wells. (click here for service area map – 2+MB file)

Best of all, there’s no chemicals added to the water.

A couple of years ago the county or state – I’m not sure which, wanted to force the addition of fluoride so as to comply with some regulation. There was practically an armed uprising and the water remains chemical free.

Be careful when you purchase a home in Edgewood. There’s always a transfer fee for the water share. But most importantly, some water shares are not “attached” to a property and can be sold separately. You could end up buying a home in Edgewood and then have to spend $7000 for a water share that you didn’t count on. Be sure to check your purchase and sale agreement addresses the water share.