The #1 Reason to Live in Kennewick
There are lots of reasons to live in Kennewick: the weather, the schools, the shopping, the sports and recreation, and much more. Someday we’ll do a big post here on the Kennewick Real Estate Blog about all the reasons why living in Kennewick is so great.
But at the moment, probably the No. 1 reason is … the economy. I’ve done a lot of traveling this year, and friends always seem to ask how things are going in our area. And the answer is always the same: The economy is solid, the housing market is chugging along, and we’re not seeing the same things that are happening elsewhere.
Our local newspaper talked about this in an article two days ago about how we’re bucking employment trends in the Tri-Cities:
Even if there’s a national recession, the Tri-Cities won’t be affected too much, Schau said. With agriculture booming, the local food processing sector will do well, and work on Hanford’s vitrification plant can be expected to generate more construction jobs as long as the federal budget remains solid, Schau said.
So, I’d say that’s the main reason why it’s great to live in Kennewick, WA, at the moment. No guarantee it’ll always be good like this, but we’ve been fortunate so far in the Tri-Cities to avoid a lot of slowdown issues that are hurting other communities.
