Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, located about 15 miles east of Seattle on the Eastside, the region's name for the communities across Lake Washington. Originally a logging and agricultural town, Redmond transformed over the late twentieth century into one of the world's most significant technology centers when Microsoft established its global headquarters here in 1986. The company's campus now spans hundreds of acres, and the city remains central to the Puget Sound area's software and engineering economy. Redmond's population is roughly 73,000, though its daytime workforce swells considerably as employees of Microsoft and neighboring tech firms commute in. The city is laid out along the Sammamish River, with commercial and residential districts stretching from the older downtown core through established neighborhoods and newer master-planned sections on the eastern plateau. Education is a defining theme of the community. Redmond is served by the Lake Washington School District, one of the region's larger districts, and the Education Hill neighborhood takes its name from the schools clustered there. The city pairs its high-tech economy with a strong outdoors culture, anchored by Marymoor Park, one of King County's largest and most popular parks, and the Sammamish River Trail, a paved regional trail that runs the length of the valley. Transit access has expanded significantly with the extension of Sound Transit's 2 Line light rail into downtown Redmond, connecting the city to Bellevue and Seattle. This has supported growth of walkable, transit-oriented development near the downtown station. Redmond appeals to technology professionals, families drawn to its schools, and anyone seeking a well-planned Eastside community with easy recreation and a direct rail link to the broader region. Its neighborhoods vary from the leafy, established streets of Education Hill and the commercial-tech corridor of Overlake to newer communities such as Redmond Ridge in the northeast, each offering a different mix of housing, school access, and commute patterns.