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Renton is a city in King County, Washington, United States. Situated 11 miles (18 km) southeast of downtown Seattle, Washington, Renton straddles the southeast shore of Lake Washington, at the mouth of the Cedar River. While long an important salmon fishing area for Native Americans, Renton was first settled by people of European descent in the 1860s, and its early economy was based on coal mining, clay production, and timber export. Today, Renton is best known as the final assembly point for the Boeing 737 family of commercial airplanes, but it is also home to a growing number of well known manufacturing, technology, and healthcare organizations, including Boeing Commercial Airplanes Division, Paccar, Kaiser Permanente, IKEA, Providence Health & Services, and Wizards of the Coast. As of 2016, the population in Renton is 101,300, up from 90,927 at the 2010 census. Renton currently is the 8th largest city in Washington State, and is the 4th largest in King County. The National Football League's Seattle Seahawks have a training facility in Renton. It is the second-largest facility in the NFL at 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2).
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Renton is very age friendly. There are beautiful surroundings like close lakes with parks and boat lunches. Also the mountains like Cougar mountain with its small zoo and the possibility of hiking, is less than an hour away. A river crosses the center of the city beside a small airport ran by the Boeing company. There are many school even a high school downtown.
A modern hospital is only 10 minutes away, and the bus station is right downtown.
I think Renton is very age friendly but also it's a nice city to live in with her diverse population, her proximity of Microsoft and Seattle and of lakes and mountains.
It is a community that takes the elderly for who they are, respects and ready to work with them ensuring that their comfortability comes first.
Lots of benefits for seniors; special shopping days, shuttles, discounts.
My particularly address is on the top of the hill. I moved here two weeks ago and ave no idea the friendliness of the neighborhood.
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There seems to be quite a bit of senior care and affordable housing in the area. There are plenty of bus lines, and other froms of transportation.