The Mount Baker neighborhood is a mix of parklands, lakefront, wooded hills, and quiet residential streets.

The homes are a vibrant range: multi-story brick, Tudor, modern architecture and modest all-American bungalows. The gardens are well-tended, some of them quite big, many of them overflowing with plants and flowers. While there are still some fixer-uppers around, this is a neighborhood of the fixed-ups. Mount Baker is also a neighborhood of long-timers.

This is a busy neighborhood. Mount Baker is the local host for the yearly hydroplane races and the Blue Angel air shows; it's a main thoroughfare for bicyclists, joggers and triathlon trainers. It's the host to rowing regattas and clubs. Mount Baker Beach comes with a bathhouse, a sandy beach with a floating dock and lifeguards. In the winter, there's a parade of Christmas ships

Median Prices: Homes $563,500; Condos $405,000.