The property is located in a rural area of low-density housing, just outside the City of Ferndale (population: 10,000). Neighborhood schools are: Eagle Ridge Elementary, Horizon Middle and Ferndale High. Six miles south, Bellingham (population: 90,000) has an international airport and an AmTrack station. The city is also the southern ferry terminus for the Alaska Marine Highway system and the location of Whatcom County Community College and Western Washington University. St. Joseph’s, Bellingham’s hospital, receives high ratings, especially in cardiovascular care.