Snoqualmie is a city of small town charm, historic landmarks, scenic beauty and community growth is located about 28 miles east of Seattle in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains just north of Interstate 90. World famous Snoqualmie Falls attracts visitors from around the world with its 268-foot cascade over granite cliffs into the lower Snoqualmie River. It is a spectacular experience year-round that can be enjoyed from the observation deck or standing at the foot at the falls, which can be accessed by the Snoqualmie Falls River Trail.

Founded in 1889 and incorporated in 1903, the City of Snoqualmie was one of the area’s most active lumber milling towns and a transportation hub for those crossing the Cascade Mountain Range by rail, wagon and motorized vehicle. The population as of 2005 was approximately 6,300. Historically, growth in the City has been limited because of its location in the floodplain and regulations that limit new residential construction in flood prone areas. Because of its proximity to Seattle, the areas around the City have experienced significant growth, in large measure the result of the City in 1990 annexing about 1,300 acres of undeveloped land outside of the floodplain.  With the current development of Snoqualmie Ridge other proposed development, the City has projected its population will increase to about 14,000 by the year 2014.

Logging and Weyerhaeuser’s milling operations were the historic mainstay of the local economy, until 2003, at which time Weyerhaeuser closed their Snoqualmie mill.  With the completion of I-90 in the 1970’s, Snoqualmie became quite accessible to Seattle and the Eastside, resulting in more residents working in the communities to the West.
Today the Snoqualmie Ridge Business Park  employs close to a thousand people, and continues to expand.