Happy Valley Neighborhood is diverse with College students and the elderly, families and bachelors, homes and apartment buildings, residential and commercial - this densely populated neighborhood is incredibly diverse.

Smaller homes are positioned closely together on smaller lots and large apartment complexes surround Western Washington University's campus. Many of the larger houses have been converted into duplexes and one portion rented out to college students. Home buyers can search Happy Valley homes for sale on our Bellingham wa neighborhood property search pages.

There are families living here as well and their childrengo to the three public schools in the neighborhood: Larrabee and Happy Valley Elementary Schools, and Sehome High School.

A large section of the Happy Valley neighborhood is reserved as the Connelly Creek Nature Area, and the Connelly Creek trail runs the length of the neighborhood.

The Fairhaven business district is close by, and Sehome Village and the Viking Plaza provide many shopping amenities. Some businesses line Old Fairhaven Parkway and spread into the Happy Valley neighborhood. People walk around the neighborhood, although many of the streets do not have sidewalks.