Information Links

Checking out Seattle area real estate is more than looking at what is available for sale. There is a ton of information available online about a variety of subjects. Here are some that we think you might find useful. If you know some good ones we don't have listed...share the wealth and send us an email so we can post it here!

This page just links to websites, so depending on what you're hoping to find you might want to check our FAQ page for answers to common questions on a variety of topics, the glossary, or the opinion pages of the site: Alex Says (for videos) or Kathryn Explains (for written articles) .

Here's a list so you don't have to scroll all the way down the page to see what is here. Just click on a subject to go to that section on the page.

• Government
• Maps
• Schools
• Partners

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• Government [back to top of list] There's a whole lotta government out there, so there are a whole lot of government sites you can peruse.
  • Washington State - Portal site that directs you to a number of different agency sites and useful stuff - http://access.wa.gov
    • Secretary of State - Register to vote, find election dates & polling places, learn about candidates - http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/
    • Department of Licensing - Drivers licenses, vehicle licensing, business licensing...if it has to do with licenses this is a good place to start - http://www.dol.wa.gov/
    • Department of Revenue - Tax issues and information - http://dor.wa.gov/
    • Board of Education - Find out what's going on in education in Washington State - http://www.sbe.wa.gov/
    • Tourism - Neat information on things to do - http://www.experiencewa.com/
    • Census Information - Washington State
  • County Sites
    • King County - http://www.kingcounty.gov/
      • Census Information - King County
    • Snohomish County - http://www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/
      • Census Information - Snohomish County
    • Pierce County - http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/PC/
      • Census Information - Pierce County
  • City Sites
    • Cities in King County - list from King County's website
• Maps [back to top of list]
  • Google Maps - Seattle Area
  • Yahoo Maps - Seattle Area
• Schools [back to top of list] There are now so many websites about schools online it can be hard to sift through them. Here are a few that we've heard are useful.
  • State of Washington - http://www.k12.wa.us/
  • Seattle Times School Guide - http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/schoolguide/
  • Ratings Sites
    • GreatSchools.net - http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/go/WA
    • SchoolMatters.com - http://www.schoolmatters.com/
  • Washington State School District Maps
    • Superintendent of Public Education - statewide view including King, Snohomish and Pierce
    • Puget Sound Educational District Map - includes King County
    • King County Composite Map - big file - click to view
    • Individual Districts in King County - list compiled by King County
• Partners - From time to time people as us, "Do you know anyone that [insert service here] in [insert place here]?" Of course we know people! See our list of partner links on our Frequently Asked Questions page.