On the east shore of Puget Sound, halfway between the metropolitan areas of Seattle and Tacoma, the city of Des Moines offers the perfect setting for a bustling boat marina, community fishing pier and waterfront park. In addition, Saltwater State Park nearby is the most-used state park on Puget Sound. And as if that weren’t enough, the Redondo district has a boardwalk with the magnificent Salty’s restaurant.
You have arrived in Des Moines, Washington, former clamming grounds for the Duwamish and Muckleshoot tribes. Additional settlement began in the 1860s, with development beginning in earnest in the late 1800s. Back then the only way to get around Puget Sound was by water, via the Mosquito Fleet. Nowadays you can see all types of water vessels cruising the Sound for business and pleasure.
The town of Des Moines was incorporated in 1959, following the post-WWII building boom. Nearly 30,000 residents now call it home.
The range of home prices here is vast, and dependent largely on location and views as well as size of the home and the lot it rests on. It is not unusual to see prices anywhere from the mid $400,000s all the way up into several million dollars. Des Moines also offers a vibrant waterfront condominium community just steps from the popular Anthony’s Home Port Restaurant. Great location, amazing views, choice restaurants, all in The Waterland City – Des Moines.