Port Ludlow :: a Master Planned Resort Community for All Ages :: Birding, Boating, Golfing, Hiking, & More

Port Ludlow has been rated one of the best places to retire. Busy professionals who telecommute also appreciate the natural beauty, low-stress environment, and easy access to golfing, boating, hiking, and other activities. Port Ludlow is a beautiful and unique place, situated around Port Ludlow Bay at a latitude where tall evergreen trees come right down to the water's edge.

A marine influence moderates the climate in Port Ludlow so the temperature is never too hot or too cold:

Port Ludlow is primarily residential, with no industrial areas and only a small commercial center:

Port Ludlow is an unincorporated area in Jefferson County which has been designated as a "Master Planned Resort" to reflect the fact that it is an area of urban growth outside any of the designated urban growth areas.

Port Ludlow has the best of both the rural and urban worlds. It has all the amenities of more developed areas, such as city water, sewer, and roads, plus resort amenities such as pools, tennis courts, an extensive trail system, and access to the marina and golf course. Traffic on the roads is light. The water and air are clean and sweet. There is easy access to fresh locally grown produce. Tall cedars and firs are abundant. Bald eagles, herons, kingfishers, hawks, ducks, and song birds make Port Ludlow their home. A short walk takes you into the woods. A short drive will take you to the edge of pristine wilderness. A short sail will take you to the San Juan Islands.

Most of the homes in Port Ludlow are custom. A few tracts in the South Bay area have been built using the same floor plan, but they are the exception. There are several condominium complexes, but most of the homes are single family residences. Home prices range from the somewhat affordable high $200k's to mansions of over $2 mil. Homes with views are abundant. There are waterfront, waterview, mountain view, golf course view, forest view, and garden view homes.