Here's a closer look at a few neighborhoods you might hear mentioned around town.
Southridge
Southridge sits at the fast-growing south end of Kennewick, near where Highway 395 meets I-82. It's anchored by the Southridge Sports & Events Complex, a 52-acre facility that draws well over 100,000 visitors a year, along with the Numerica Pavilion indoor sports center and the Gesa Carousel of Dreams.
It's also just minutes from Canyon Lakes Golf Course — one of the region's highest-rated public courses — plus a growing lineup of shopping and dining as new development continues to fill in the area.
Broadmoor
West Pasco's Broadmoor area is one of the fastest-changing parts of the Tri-Cities, anchored by the 1,200-acre Broadmoor Master Plan and the Road 100/I-182 interchange. New retail, restaurants, and housing continue to fill in as the Broadmoor Boulevard corridor develops.
The Pasco Aquatic Center is a newer addition nearby, and continued road work — including the Sandifur Parkway extension and Road 108 — is aimed at keeping pace with the area's rapid residential growth.
Badger Mountain & South Richland
South Richland has grown up around the Badger Mountain Centennial Preserve, a network of well-maintained trails leading to sweeping views of the Columbia Basin and the whole Tri-Cities skyline. Trailhead Park and the Westgate Trailhead both offer easy access for hikers, trail runners, and cyclists.
It's a quieter, established part of Richland with easy access to Queensgate shopping and the rest of the city, while still backing right up to open desert hillside.
Lewis & Clark Ranch
West Richland has been one of the fastest-growing cities in Eastern Washington, and Lewis & Clark Ranch is a big reason why — a 7,600-acre property northwest of downtown now beginning its first 770-acre phase, expected to bring roughly 3,800 homes plus retail and commercial space over the next two decades. The land is bordered on three sides by the Yakima River.
It's also a short drive from the Red Mountain AVA wine country, and the city's continued growth — including the Yakima River Gateway park with its paved trails and riverfront access — points to plenty more development ahead.
Zintel Canyon
Right in the middle of central Kennewick, Zintel Canyon is a wetland greenway carved by a seasonal creek, with a paved and natural-surface trail winding past the Zintel Canyon Dam, playgrounds, and picnic areas at both ends. It's an unusual bit of green space to find tucked into a dense residential neighborhood.
The city and neighborhood volunteers have put steady work into the canyon over the years — trail upgrades, cleanups, and wildfire mitigation — keeping it a walkable amenity for the surrounding homes.
Horn Rapids
Horn Rapids is an 835-acre master-planned community northwest of downtown Richland, built around a public 18-hole golf course that opened in 1994. It's grown to more than 1,400 homes, with several community parks, two pools, and a network of trails woven through the neighborhood.
Its location near Rattlesnake Mountain and the Yakima River gives it a more open, desert-course feel than the older, established parts of Richland.
The Alphabet Homes
The Alphabet Homes aren't one single neighborhood — they're spread across many of Richland's older neighborhoods, built almost overnight in 1943 when the federal government brought the Manhattan Project to Hanford. Architect Gustav Albin Pehrson designed roughly two dozen distinct floor plans, each assigned a letter, which is where the nickname comes from. Many are still standing today and remain a defining part of Richland's character.
One pocket stands out on its own: the Gold Coast Historic District, about 160 homes near the Columbia River built in 1948–49 for the community's upper-income families and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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