Aberdeen WA Real Estate. Aberdeen WA Living

Aberdeen WA Real Estate. Aberdeen WA Living

Those interested in residential real estate in Aberdeen will find many types and styles of homes for sale in Aberdeen, as well as community events of interest and local amenities unique to the Aberdeen area. Others may enjoy outdoor activities and family friendly atmosphere of Aberdeen, WA.

If you are considering buying or selling property, planning to relocate, looking for Aberdeen homes for sale, or looking for any other information about real estate in Aberdeen, or the surrounding areas, you have come to the right place.

Acres of trees encircle Aberdeen WA, testimony to the area’s timber-oriented history. Hoquiam River edges the west side of the city and separates it from Hoquiam, Aberdeen’s small neighboring city, just across the water. The Chehalis River runs along the south side, and empties, like the Hoquiam River, into Grays Harbor, which in turn empties into the Pacific.

Gray’s Harbor, however, has several attractions to offer the growing influx of tourists. In the summer, a replica of an old sailing ship stands in the harbor, manned by sailors in period costumes and open for tours. Historical buildings in Hoquiam are worth a tour, and there are two museums with exhibits featuring old area artifacts.

If you think charming architecture is for the birds, wander around Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge. Here shorebirds wade in 500 acres of estuary. Or, join locals at Lake Sylvia State Park, to do your own wading when the weather permits. Temperatures in Aberdeen peek in the low 60’s in summer, so don’t expect a warm swim if you decide to jump in.

Aberdeen is located 82 miles southwest of Seattle and 44 miles west of Olympia.

Aberdeen WA is proud to offer a wide variety of big-city services and attractions with a small-town atmosphere. In addition to a number of national and local retail businesses, we have a fine hospital, beautiful parks and athletic complexes and some of the friendliest people in the United States. We have some beautiful neighborhoods with housing prices that are extremely reasonable and a freeway that connects us to the I-5 corridor, which is the main north-south route in the State of Washington. We have little traffic congestion, we have excellent water and clean air and dozens of outdoor activities for everyone to enjoy.

Aberdeen is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington. Aberdeen was founded by early settler Samuel Benn when he had a plat filed in 1884. The population was 16,461 at the 2000 census. The city is the economic center of Grays Harbor County, bordering the cities of Hoquiam and Cosmopolis. Aberdeen is sometimes called the "Gateway to the Olympic Peninsula," though it is more widely known as the "Birthplace of Grunge," due to being the hometown of the founding members of Nirvana, Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic.

Aberdeen WA Industry

Despite attempts to diversify the local economy that stretch back decades, Aberdeen and the rest of Grays Harbor remain dependent on the timber industry.

On October 21, 2005, Weyerhaeuser announced that on December 19 it would close the Aberdeen large-log sawmill and in early 2006 the Cosmopolis pulp mill. This was expected to result in the loss of at least 342 jobs. Many employees were not told by Weyerhaueser management, but learned about the closures from local radio stations, who had received a press release early in the morning prior to a scheduled press conference.

Top employers on the Harbor include locally owned Grays Harbor Paper L.P., The Westport Shipyard, Sierra Pacific, The Simpson Door Co., Hoquiam Plywood, the Stafford Creek Corrections Center, a state prison which opened in 2000, and Safe Harbor Technology, a technical support center.

Other major employers include cranberry-growing collective Ocean Spray, Wal-Mart and Washington Crab Products.

Imperium Renewables of Seattle has begun construction on a $40 million dollar biodiesel plant at the Port of Grays Harbor in the Aberdeen area. It is estimated the plant will produce as much as 100 million gallons of diesel fuel made from plants and vegetable material annually. This is a vast increase in the state's production, and a boost to the Grays Harbor economy. When completed it will be one of the largest plants of its type in the United States.