Mill Creek Washington Real Estate

Mill Creek is planned community with Mill Creek Golf & County Club as its centerpiece. From the 164th exit on I-5 go east for a few miles and Mill Creek is quietly nestled in off the main highway but it is still close to major cities, south of Everett, north of Lynnwood and is connected to Bothell through the Bothell/Everett Highway.

Subdivisions & Communities

Mill Creek is primarily zoned for Low Density Residential with a mixture of Medium, High, Mixed Use High Density Residential as well as Open Space (private and public). The neighborhoods of Low Density are in close to the city making getting to and from shopping services and freeways easy to negotiate. In addition to inner city living Mill Creek is planning for long-term growth but defining five major Urban Growth Areas, West Neighborhood Planning Area, Northeast Neighborhood Planning Area, Southwest Neighborhood Planning Area, Northwest Neighborhood Planning Area and East UGA Planning Area. These areas have been defined and expanded to anticipate the growth projects of Mill Creek.

Landscape & Surrounding Areas

In its early years, Mill Creek was densely wooded with very few roads. These days it retains some of that heritage with Mill Creek (the actual creek) running through downtown and towering Evergreens bordering streets, highways and neighborhoods. Mill Creek is also in excellent proximity to many outdoor activities like snow skiing, hiking, camping and fishing. By taking a short drive residents can experience some of natures most beautiful landscapes.

General Demographics
– 3.6 square miles
– Population 17,460 (2006)
– Dwelling Units 7,796 (2006)
– Major Employers/Industry

Mill Creek’s History

Officially incorporated in 1983, Mill Creek is one of Washington’s youngest cities but it has a deep history. Local lore has many stories but the most interesting one is of the Garletts.

“They owned 50 acres, sold off ten to pay back taxes, and then moved deep into the woods. There they built a cabin on what today is the 13th tee of the Mill Creek Golf Course. Access was over a rugged trail through the property that is now Larry’s Smokehouse. The depression was a lean time; the family raised chickens, pigs, gardened and even did some logging; anything to survive. The family of five lived in a cabin that measured 15 feet square and stood about 5 1/2 feet high. It had a crude door, an opening that passed for a window, a wood stove that supplied heat and cooking and a dirt floor, which was later planked over. Water came from a spring in the winter. During the summer the spring dried up and they had to carry water from Penny Creek. The cabin is long gone, replaced by the Laurel subdivision.”

Shortly after the turn of the 20th century, Mill Creek started to develop as a supporting suburb of Everett but it wasn’t until the 1950s that it has turn into a thriving young city.

Information Links
– City Website
– Mill Creek School District
– Chamber of Commerce
– Parks and Recreations