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Contents Welcome 2 Community Stats 3 Foundation for a Healthy Yakima 4 Your Backyard Playground 5 The Health of the Valley 6 Recreation & Activities 8 Your Home for Arts & Culture 10 Treating Brains and Minds 11 Serving Communities Through Health 12 Economic Snapshot 13 A Place to Call Home 14 Your Educational Utopia 16 Your Destination for Sports 17 Events 18 WELCOME TO THE YAKIMA VALLEY!

Sit back, relax, and discover a sampling of Valley Life. You’ll find a welcoming community where you can shape the world around you and have a role in building In Yakima County you will enjoy four seasons, great the community in which you want to live. Residents weather, plenty of scenic vistas, and numerous of this Valley make an impact – each and every day. outdoor amenities. These natural assets are complemented by a robust job market, strong growth Whether you’re interested in having an active role industries, enviable housing options, wellsprings in the continued growth of the Valley, or yearn for a of cultural diversity, and growing educational more private lifestyle surrounded by rolling hills and opportunities for you and your family. a peaceful environment, we welcome you to our little corner of the world.

Photography courtesy of: • City of Yakima • Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce • SOZO Sports • Thane Phelan • Yakima Sports Commission • Yakima Valley Tourism 10 North 9th Street, Yakima WA, 98901 • Image West Photography (509)575-1140 chooseyakima.com 2 LABOR FORCE 2016 300 ANNUAL Sunshine 122,052 Labor Force POPULATION 2016 8.0% Unemployment $42,009 Average Wage ANNUAL 250,900 Yakima County Snowfall 93,410 City of Yakima 32.5 Median Age INCOME 85.0 SUMMER 2.99 Household Size $20,887 Average High 40.3 WINTER Per Capita Income Average High Cost of Living Index $45,828 Median Household Income 96.1 of the National Average $62,121 ETHNICITY 1.5% 1.7% Average Household Income 6.2% Median Home Cost Hispanic or Latino $192,200 TAXES 48.3% 0% Personal Income Tax 44.3% White American Corporate Income Tax 0% Indian Sales Tax 7.9% to 8.2% Asian, Native Hawaiian, Average Commute Time: Pacific Islander 20 MINS 50% of the County African American population lives within a 20-minute drive of downtown Yakima

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YAKIMA COUNTY’S COST OF LIVING IS ONE OF THE LOWEST IN THE NORTHWEST The city of Yakima’s cost of living is Yakima, the tenth largest city in State, THERE ARE OVER 10-20% contains over 35% of the population. , Spokane, LOWER and Portland are all within 250 a three-hour drive from than larger Yakima. Yakima is served by CHURCHES metropolitan areas! bus, air, and highway. IN YAKIMA COUNTY

3 Virginia Mason Memorial

2,800 employees 130+ employed physicians 300+ volunteers

$38 million in direct community benefit, including charity care, Serving this community for over 60 years... community health education and services, health professional education, clinical research, and As the healthcare industry evolves, “I was born at Memorial Hospital, contributions to community groups. Memorial continues to build upon and here I am–years later– its history of partnership and coordinating care for our patients collaboration to shape models of and employees. I’m connected to 5 Primary care clinics care for the future. In an effort this community, and I’m honored to better serve our community, to play a role at Virginia Mason 3 Convenient care clinics in 2016 Yakima Valley Memorial Memorial to improve health.” Hospital and its affiliates partnered – Cyndi Byrne, Care Coordinator Numerous specialty care clinics, with Virginia Mason Health including high-quality cardiac System to become Virginia Mason care, a continuum of cancer care, Virginia Mason Memorial nationally-recognized home health Memorial. Joins Downtown Core and hospice care, and advanced February 1, 2017 | Yakima County services for children with special Founded more than 60 years ago health care needs. as a small community hospital, Virginia Mason Memorial Virginia Mason Memorial has purchased an 85,000-square- evolved through innovation and foot building located at 15 W. teamwork into the healthcare Yakima Avenue with the intent to system of choice in the Yakima relocate 200 employees and help yakimamemorial.org Valley. create a more vibrant downtown corridor. “Our mission and vision are to “After a year of planning and achieve health with you in new preparation, we are excited to /yakimavalleymemorialhospital ways and to create healthy bring our business office and communities, one person at a time,” other support service operations says CEO Russ Myers. “Through to our downtown location,” said Jim Aberle, Virginia Mason expertise, volunteerism and Memorial’s chief operating /yvmh philanthropy, we are committed to officer. “This new location strengthening our community.” provides us the opportunity to consolidate services and allows Memorial envisions a future that for future growth. The move will /yakima_memorial ties better health to a stronger help free up space and parking at future for its communities, with the hospital and at our Memorial improved social, environmental, Physicians administrative economic and physical health. building at 3800 Summitview 2811 Tieton Drive | Yakima “These concepts are connected Ave. We also believe this move 509.575.8000 – to realize success, to see our is good for both Virginia Mason communities truly thrive, we need Memorial and the vitality of not just one but all,” Myers says. downtown Yakima.” 44 YOUR BACKYARD PLAYGROUND

Share the joy of tubing down the river in the Yakima Canyon on a hot summer afternoon and witness the magical hush of a luminaria-lit December evening at the Yakima Valley Arboretum. You belong in a community where world-class snowboarding, golfing, fishing, hiking, and rock climbing are all available at your family’s doorstep.

5 100 providers including family practice, pediatrics, OB/GYN, internal medicine, nephrology, and orthopedics

serves more than 80,000 residents of the Yakima Valley. Located in the 18 clinics including two Urgent Care clinics heart of country, and nine specialty clinics the hospital takes pride in providing in the communities of the absolute highest standard of Sunnyside, Grandview, care with world-class services. Prosser, and Yakima

New and enhanced services: • Single-port laparoscopy and Sunnyside Community Hospital & Clinics With increases in technology, general surgery (SCH) has been serving patients in the cyber security and protecting patient • State of the art MRI: Yakima Valley for over 50 years. SCH’s information is a top priority at Sunnyside one of only five hospitals commitment to meeting the healthcare Community Hospital. in the Northwest needs of the community is driving the SCH has been making great strides in • Seven ICU beds hospital’s growth in the region. With ensuring hospital technology is • 3D obstetrical ultrasound • Cardiopulmonary services 18 clinics and over 100 providers, SCH up-to-date. In 2015 and again in 2016, • Registered dietician is expanding the breadth of services SCH was awarded as Most Wired by • Full-time orthopaedic services available locally, so individuals and the American Hospital Association in including an anterior approach families can access high quality care recognition of their performance and for hips and shoulders close to home. capabilities in telehealth and cyber • Interventional radiology security. • Swing bed program “Healthy individuals and families • 24-hour in-house hospitalist make communities better, not only In late 2016, the Family Birth Center • Hearing and speech therapy physically, but emotionally, mentally and at SCH was awarded the highest level • Cardiac echo services • Expanded physical therapy economically,” says CEO John Gallagher, of recognition by the National Cribs • Nephrology who recently was named one of the for Kids organization, and is Safe • Inpatient dialysis nation’s Top 50 Rural CEO’s by Becker’s Sleep Certified. This recognition is • Sleep disorders Hospital Review. awarded based on the quality education • Neurosurgery and training of the nursing staff and • Urology In December, SCH also announced additional education and resources • Vascular surgery that they will be purchasing Toppenish provided to patients with newborns. • Ear, nose and throat Community Hospital and Yakima • PET scan Regional Medical Center and Cardiac “It’s a great time to live here and • ENT • Endocrinology Center. The SCH team is proud of experience the exciting healthcare • Rheumatology the hospital’s roots in the Valley and changes in the Yakima Valley,” says Dr. • Plastic/reconstructive surgery optimistic about the area’s future David W. Shoemaker, Interventional • 3D mammography growth. For this reason, the hospital Radiologist. “I am proud to work for • Respiratory therapy is bringing in more service lines and a hospital that truly is committed to • Athletic training specialty providers to keep pace with providing the highest quality of care to • New C-Section Suite • Wound Care the growth of the Valley’s healthcare patients throughout the region.” needs. Examples include the SCH • SCH Cancer Center As more people move to the Valley and Cancer Center offering compassionate their needs grow, SCH is committed to care and treatment for patients who sunnysidehospital.org grow with them. would otherwise have to travel to Seattle to receive the kind of care now “The people who live here are the provided locally. Valley’s most valuable asset,” Gallagher /sunnysidehospital says. “It is through our community “We are here to provide the most members and their commitment to comprehensive healthcare to our enriching the Valley that makes this a 1016 Tacoma Ave | Sunnyside region’s individuals and families,” great place to live and raise your family.” 509.837.1500 says Gallagher. 6 Yakima Regional Medical & Cardiac Center

YAKIMA REGIONAL MEDICAL & CARDIAC CENTER’S ACCREDITATIONS & AWARDS Yakima Regional Medical & Cardiac designation, and is committed Center just celebrated 125 to state-of-the-art technology. Joint Commission Certified years of serving our community. Yakima Regional is in the top 90 Specially trained investigators A longtime pillar in Yakima’s percent in our national database assess organizations to see if healthcare community, we’re proud for length of hospital stay and they follow strict guidelines to offer the Valley’s only open- returning patients to home after and standards. Yakima Regional heart surgery, advanced imaging, joint replacement surgery. demonstrates effectively comprehensive robotics, state-of- managing and meeting the unique Our healthcare network in Central the-art neurosurgery, and our CARF and specialized needs Washington extends to include accredited inpatient rehabilitation of patients. Toppenish Community Hospital and program, which ranked in the Top Medical Group, 10 percent in the nation. CARF Certification for our which is made up of fourteen Inpatient Rehabilitation Floor Did you know that Regional Primary, Specialty, and Urgent Care Providers that meet standards provides one of only two single Clinics. have demonstrated their stay cardiac units in the state of commitment to being among the If you or loved ones need care, Washington? best available. you can count on Yakima Regional Yakima Regional is a Level I Cardiac Medical & Cardiac Center to deliver LifeCenter Northwest Organ Center and Accredited Chest Pain expert, compassionate care right Donation Achievement Award Center, with a Level III Trauma here in the Valley. Dedicated to saving lives through organ and tissue donation.

Mission Lifeline Accreditation Proactive system of care that saves and improves lives— from symptom onset through cardiac rehabilitation.

Yakima Regional Medical & Cardiac Center has been an accredited Chest Pain Center since 2007. The hospital’s “ comprehensive cardiac care full and includes the area’s only open 750 part-time employees heart surgery program. “All staff excelled in every possible way! The nurses and The ONLY hospital in my doctor were fantastic.” Washington State to receive -Yakima Regional Patient 214 beds the Mission Lifeline Accreditation 7 Seattle

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8 71 LAKES

Spokane 14 RIVERS 42 CAMPGROUNDS 9 GOLF COURSES 67 PARKS 14 SWIMMING POOLS 63 HISTORIC AND CULTURAL SITES 200+ TRAIL MILES Columbia Gorge 9 Chief Industry-Agriculture Yakima County is Washington State’s number one producer of apples, hops, corn, spearmint, peppermint, and grapes, and one of the top producers of sweet cherries. Yakima produces: 70% of the nation’s apples 42% of the nation’s pears 38% of the nation’s concord grapes

YOUR HOME FOR ARTS & CULTURE

Yakima’s rich cultural heritage is celebrated year-round with events like free live music downtown, a traditional Japanese community dinner, and a weekend-long Cinco de Mayo party. The Yakama Nation is our neighbor, as well as a major contributor to our history and diversity. Yakima Valley harvests 40 million pounds of hops annually... Celebrate the culture of the area at many family-friendly events hosted 77% of US hops and 20% by the historic Seasons Performance Hall, Larson Art Gallery, Yakima Symphony, and the Capitol Theater. Take your family to see the murals of the world’s supply. in downtown Toppenish, explore the 15-acre Agriculture Museum and be inspired at the Yakama Nation Cultural Center. Yakima’s wine industry has gained While you’re out and about, don’t forget to explore the tiny town in the national awareness, producing blue Children’s Underground at the Yakima Valley Museum or to sign your kids ribbon varieties of Riesling, Merlot, and Syrah wines. up for a 3-D printing class at the Yakima Maker Space.

10 Comprehensive Healthcare was founded in 1970 with the mission of bringing access to quality mental health services to Eastern Washington. Since then, they have grown to 10 counties, with over 644 staff members who treat more than 20,000 patients each year. National Geographic “Behavioral healthcare is healthcare,” says president and CEO Rick Weaver. recently published their He adds, “Treating patients’ brains and minds is just as important as treating list of dog-friendly cities. the rest of their bodies.” Behavioral health issues can have negative impacts on many aspects of a patient’s life and can affect their relationships, so it’s With a blog “written” by a important to treat these issues in order to have a healthy life. dog, dog parks, 5Ks for you and your dog, pool days, That’s why Comprehensive provides a wide range of services—from therapy and a website devoted to to substance abuse disorder treatments to special programs for veterans and visiting Yakima with your victims of crimes. Their highly-trained and caring staff helps to ensure that access to care is available for all those in need. dog, it’s no wonder they included Yakima in the list! Comprehensive works hard to meet the needs for healthcare today. They partner with other organizations to improve access to care, use an integrated winedoggies.com model of care to treat the whole person, and have added new healthcare services to provide the right kind of care to help everyone in our community.

Weaver states that the number one reason preventing people from accessing behavioral healthcare is the stigma associated with it. Comprehensive Healthcare envisions a future without that stigma, where no one is afraid to seek the help they need in order to live a full and happy life.

Comprehensive Healthcare’s “ Labor Force 644 Employees “Comprehensive has always 7 Physicians been ready to step up to 18 Facilities/Clinics meet community needs. First and foremost, we are about meeting the needs of patients with mental health comphc.org or substance use disorders. We are also about helping our communities and partners to do the same. That is who we are.” /comprehensivehealthcare

Rick Weaver Comprehensive CEO 402 S. 4th Ave. | Yakima 509.575.4085

11 Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic The Health of One Person is the Health of Humanity

Established 1979

Staff: 136 Medical providers 24 Dentists 25 Pharmacists 1,317 full-time + 1,121 other staff members (part-time, residents, students, and volunteers)

Services: • Medical and dental • Optometry When a small clinic in Toppenish first opened its doors in 1973, not • Pharmacy even its visionary founders could have imagined where we would be • Lab today. Forty-three years later, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic has • WIC grown into the largest community-based health center in the Pacific • Behavioral health Northwest. With 22 clinics across 13 northwest communities, YVFWC • Various residency programs provides unparalleled medical, dental, and social services to thousands • New Hope AIDS clinic of patients each year. • Parenting education We believe in treating the whole person because medicine goes beyond • Employment/training programs the walls of our clinics. Every interaction with patients is an opportunity • Mentoring and tutoring to touch a life. When we take care of those most in need and treat them • Rental assistance program as valued members of society, we can change the world. The health of • Home weatherization program • Energy conservation education one person is the health of humanity. The things we do each day reflect • Case management our commitment to making this world a better place—one patient at • Referral programs a time. Our patients’ health is complex, so their treatment involves an entire team of www.yvfwc.org physicians, nursing staff, behavioral health consultants, nutrition specialists, and community health workers. Everything we do reflects patient centered care, and our newest clinic in Toppenish embodies this philosophy. There are color-coded areas (dental, pharmacy, radiology) to help patients easily /yvfwc navigate the clinic. We’re also adding our first ever optometry clinic on the same campus so patients can receive all the care they need in one location. This model of care brings better health outcomes for patients and a greater level of support for our providers. /YakValFWClinic Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic envisions a world where everyone has access to quality healthcare, whether or not they can afford it. It is our responsibility and privilege to provide care to those most in need, /YVFWC and we will work tirelessly to bring equality and compassion to the lives of our patients.

12 ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT 2016 Employment Breakdown REAL ESTATE Agriculture, Local Active Listings 678 Forestry & Fishing Government Existing Home Sales 1,579

Median Home Price $192,200 27.8% 15.6% COST of 2,200 sq.ft. Other than Health Single Family Home “Top Five” Services Industries 2016 AVERAGE COST BY AREA 110,188 13.7% $294,058 Yakima Total Jobs $563,432 Seattle 25.9% $339,166 Tri-Cities 9.5% Retail Trade $308,221 Spokane 7.5% HOUSING Manufacturing AVAILABILITY TOP 15 January 2017 PRIVATE EMPLOYERS Qty Description Avg Price 2500 Virginia Mason 1023 Monson Fruit 50 1-2 Bedrooms $128,741 Memorial Hospital 1006 Yakima Valley 1700 Wal-mart Farm Workers Clinic 208 3 Bedrooms $246,040 Yakima/Sunnyside/Grandview 900 AB Foods & Washington Beef 1500+ Zirkle Fruit 644 Yakama Nation Legends Casino 132 4+ Bedrooms $396,792 Washington Fruit Tree Top 1500+ 615 10 Condo/Townhouse $169,640 1355 Sunnyside & Yakima 500 Shields Bag and Printing Regional Cardiac & Medical 350 Costco 390 All Homes $282,012 1212 Borton Fruit 340 Comprehensive Mental Health 330 Seneca Foods 59 Manufactured $175,126

RENTAL YAKIMA IS A THE INDUSTRY INFORMATION GROWING CENTER HAS GROWN 17% 2017 OVER THE LAST Type Description Avg Price FOR HEALTHCARE 1 Bedroom $450-700 DECADE AND Home 2 Bedrooms $600-1,200 ADDED OVER 3 Bedrooms $900-2,000 1 Bedroom $595-650 3,500 JOBS. Duplex 2 Bedrooms $659-895 3 Bedrooms $895-1,350 Studio $350-600 Apartment 1 Bedroom $525-650 2 Bedrooms $625-750

13 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

1984 Founded Drive through any neighborhood in emerging opportunities just 52 Agents the Yakima Valley and you’re likely surfacing in the Valley. 382 Active Listings to see the now familiar Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices real “I think one of the things that I estate signs around every find most rewarding about this community is the ability to really Your Yakima Real Estate Insider corner. That’s because Berkshire participate in molding and shaping • Home search Hathaway HomeServices lists how this community grows,” says • Save favorites and/or sells more than 30% of the Pauling, referencing all of the • Search agents properties in Yakima—the most for • Virtual home tours any single agency in the Valley. philanthropic work done by local • Community insights families, civic groups, and non- • Featured properties “I think it’s because of the values profits. • Q&A’s for buying/selling homes we bring to our work,” says Chris As for Berkshire Hathaway, • Yakima Market Report Pauling, Designated Broker and • Client testimonials Owner of Berkshire Hathaway Pauling attributes their success to • Sign up for listing alerts HomeServices Central Washington the relationships they’ve built with Real Estate. clients—understanding not only what kind of homes they want, but yakimarealestate.com “We are genuine, also what kind of lives they hope to live in those homes. accountable, and we work hard for our clients.” “We often try to talk people out /yakimarealestatehomes of homes that we feel might not That hard work has paid off. Long be the right fit,” says Pauling. known as one of the top real “Because when people find that estate firms in Yakima, Pauling right community, that right @bhhscentral humbly notes that over 75 percent neighborhood, that right home, it’s of their clients are either people really rewarding to be a part of it.” they’ve worked with before or referrals. “I think that says a lot “We are definitely good to know Blog: about the job we do,” says Pauling. when folks relocate to Yakima Yakimarealestatehomes Valley,” Pauling says, “and I Pauling moved to Yakima in 2008, encourage anyone looking at the originally from the Seattle area. Valley as a potential home to visit 4112 Summitview Ave | Yakima He was drawn to the strong us at yakimarealestate.com.” 509.966.3030 feeling of community and the

Travel and Leisure list Yakima as one of It’s a Great Time To Buy in Yakima! the coolest desert Business Insider ranked Yakima one of the top five towns in America. housing markets in the country over the next five years. 14 15 YOUR EDUCATIONAL UTOPIA

Yakima Valley School Your family will have access to a complete range of educational resources from K-12 through Master’s degree levels, as well as a number of dynamic programs offering unique educational opportunities. Some of these include the International Baccalaureate Program, Discovery Labs Innovative Learning program, the YV-Tech running start program, and the prestigious Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine from Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences.

Higher Education & Technical Institute Enrollment 2015-2016 Central Washington University 10,912 Yakima Valley Community College 8,149 total; 4,289 full-time equivalent 1,219 total; 819 undergraduates, 347 gradtuates, and 53 non-degree Washington State University Education Center 1,300+ Perry Technical Institute 710 Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences569

Educational Attainment Persons 25 years and older 2016 High School Graduate or Higher 71.9% Bachelor’s Degree or Higher 15.7%

A+ FOR TWO YAKIMA VALLEY EDUCATORS OUTSTANDING Toppenish High School’s STUDENT Principal has been the IMPROVEMENT National High School Principal of the Year and Eight Yakima Valley schools Zillah’s Science Teacher was were honored with the 2016 National Teacher of the Year School of Distinction Award

16 YOUR DESTINATION FOR SPORTS

You’ll enjoy a championship level complex for football, soccer, lacrosse, baseball, and basketball. The largest indoor/outdoor sports complex in the Pacific Northwest is being developed right here in the Yakima Valley by SOZO Sports. In three months of operation, thousands participated in 163 soccer games, 110 football games, three soccer tournaments, and one lacrosse tournament.

In addition to team sports, you can also participate in a variety of other athletic activities. The Pirate Plunder is our very own “mud run” with 16 obstacles. Cycling events, races, 3-on-3 basketball, wrestling, karate, golf, swimming, yoga... the list goes on and on.

17 YAKIMA FEBRUARY JUNE Red Wine and Chocolate Yakima VALLEY Yakima Valley Pippins Baseball Yakima Central Washington Home and Garden Show Yakama Nation Treaty EVENTS Yakima Day Commemoration Toppenish

AT A GLANCE Mural in a Day Brought to you by Yakima Valley Tourism APRIL Toppenish Sunshine Days Parade Spring Barrel Tasting Sunnyside Yakima Valley Scottish Fest and Highland Games Prosser MAY Gap to Gap Dash Yakima Cinco de Mayo Downtown Yakima Sunnyside

Roots and Vines Festival Yakima Yakima Fresh YEAR ROUND Lunchtime Live Yakima Hop Ale Salsa Festival The Seasons Yakima Farmers Market Performance Hall, Yakima Downtown Yakima has been

First Friday Yakima Community Days named as one Downtown Yakima Zillah Selah of the Ten Best

Memorial Day Parade Brew Festivals Downtown Yakima in the nation!

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18 JULY SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER

Toppenish Rodeo Annual Rail Show Winter Market Toppenish Northern Pacific Railway Prosser Museum, Toppenish Thanksgiving 4th of July Celebrations Yakima Skewered Apple in Wine Country Yakima Valley Toppenish BBQ Championship Zillah Tree Top, Selah Prosser Selah Tour of Homes Yakima Valley DECEMBER Yakima Folklife Festival Chinook Fest Yakima Naches Selah Lighted Parade Nile Valley Days Central Washington Selah Jim Sprick Community Park, State Fair Naches Yakima Annual Sunnyside Lighted Farm Naches Valley Implement Parade Sportsman’s Days Sunnyside Naches AUGUST Downtown Yakima Fashion Front Lighted Christmas Downtown Yakima Moxee Hop Festival Parade Moxee Annual Great Downtown Yakima Prosser Balloon Rally Granger Tour Yakima Valley Fair Prosser and Rodeo of Lights Grandview Prosser Granger Farmers Market Luminaria Zillah’s Prosser Bluegrass Festival Arboretum, Yakima Yakima Indoor Zillah Union Gap Christmas Farmers Market Parade and Festival A Case of the Blues Downtown Yakima and All That Jazz Union Gap Yakima Santa Trolley Highland Yakima Valley Trolleys, Community Days OCTOBER Downtown Yakima Tieton 11th Annual Toy Hot Shots 3-On-3 Yakima Fresh Hop Train Christmas Basketball Tourney Ale Festival Northern Pacific Railway Museum, Downtown Yakima Downtown Yakima Toppenish

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