Sequim WA is a lot of things, but one of the great attractions for so many retirees to the Sequim WA area is the beauty of the country.  I love the history of the Sequim valley and the surrounding mountains.  Sequim has a rich agricultural and farming history.  In this first photo, an old farmhouse approaching 100 years old still stands proud in the mountains between Sequim and Port Angeles.

Sequim WA Country Homes

Sequim WA Barns

Sequim WA and the surrounding area has several hundred old barns, many of which are falling apart as age catches up with them.  In this photo above, I marveled at the barn in this field as well as the incredible mountains that were the backdrop for this farm.  As I like to say, “If this old barn could talk what stories it would tell.”  I love history, and when you stand in a field looking at one of these old barns, you can’t help but meditate on the family and work history these barns must have seen.  For most farms like this, there have been not just one generation that was raised on the farm and worked it, but two or three generations.

Sequim WA Country Homes

Many newer Sequim WA homes are country style homes or craftsman style homes.  This home is what you might think of as country style architecture that is sturdy looking with large beams and primarily a wooden look.  There are not many contemporary style homes in the area as most people are looking for homes that are considered more consistent with farm country.  Of course, you can buy a small subdivision lot in the city of Sequim and build any home you want if you prefer a low maintenance yard.  Sequim WA is a lot of things, but it surely is a country setting way outside the hustle and bustle of the metropolitan areas.

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Sequim WA is one of the most peaceful retirement communities on the west coast.  [I love typing "Sequim WA" because so many people write "Sequim WA" when they are emailing or searching the Internet, so I cannot resist typing Sequim WA in this article.]  There’s something special about living in western Washington, and especially on the Olympic Peninsula.  Sequim and Port Angeles are on the Olympic Peninsula in a peaceful setting on the shores of the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the north and the natural beauty of the Olympic Mountains to the south.

Sequim WA is Farm Country

Sequim WA is Between Sea and Mountains

Sequim WA has a long agricultural and farming history.  I lived on a small farm in Sequim when my children were young.  In fact, my youngest daughter who is now 14, was born in a 100 year old farmhouse with the help of a midwife.  This farm was a cattle grazing farm for over 100 years.  In the beginning Sequim WA was a big source of milk and other dairy products for the Seattle area when Seattle was a thriving new community on the west coast.

Sequim WA Became a Retirement Destination

As retirees discovered the Sequim valley, the demand for homes and land grew slowly over the past several decades, and more rapidly in the 1990s.  In 2006 the real estate market around the country slowed down, but retirees have not stopped moving to Sequim and Port Angeles.  Even as the rest of the country suffers from the devastating high foreclosure rate, which we do not have in Sequim WA, retirees who have been planning to move to Sequim for years are no longer putting their lives on hold while the economy stumbles around.

As in many agricultural rural areas of the country, farms were slowly subdivided and sold to developers and builders who met the demand from California, Arizona, and from retirees all over the country who heard about or read about Sequim WA as one of the 10 best places to retire in America.  Development has slowed as the market has cooled off.  Of course, they don’t make water front and mountain view land any more, and government restrictions have increased to make it much harder and much more expensive to develop land.

Sequim WA is a peaceful country setting with an amazingly low crime rate (almost none), with a famous rain shadow or blue hole in the sky (we get 1/3 the rain of Seattle), with more recreation than you can name from mountain hiking to fishing to kayaking to sailing to surfing to bicycle riding (the Discovery Trail runs for many miles) to golfing, and more volunteer clubs and associations than any town I’ve ever lived in.

Sequim WA is a beautiful and peaceful place to live.

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Relocating to Sequim, Washington is not a hard decision if you’ve been to Sequim many times, or if you have family here.  This is one of the best kept secrets for retirees, and if this is where you’ve been planning to move for years, it’s an easy decision. 

If you haven’t lived here or spent a lot of time here, you might need to do some research to find out for sure if this is to be your next home.  To make your research a little easier, here are some great links about Sequim, the climate, the real estate market, the John Wayne Marina, recreation, and articles on Sequim. 

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