Bellevue

"Not really sure that there’s anything special about BellevueIt’s safe to walk at night not many restaurants around and the food is lameThe best thing about it is very quiet and less hoodlums running around"

"I lived in Bellevue for over 20 years and moved away in 2013. In the past five years, there are increased home break-ins mostly due to heroin abuse in the area. The school district needs improvement. It seems as if singles or young couples buy a home here, and then when they have kids, they move to a better school district. And, the pollution is getting very bad. The coke plant and other factories downriver on Neville Island spew very toxic fumes all over Bellevue and Avalon. It worsens asthma and there really isn't any relief from the odor and the daily headaches. Because the EPA is moving slow on this, and because my home was burglarized and I no longer felt safe, I had to move. It was a great neighborhood for a while, though. Good walkability, easy commute to downtown, helpful (but overworked) police officers, and fairly quiet if you don't live near any rental properties. Parking is mostly on both sides of the street, so if you have more than one car, you might have problems finding a space. There are street sweeping days where you can hardly park anywhere without getting a ticket. "