Uniquely located in the northwest corner of Washington at the Canadian Border, Vancouver, British Columbia, lies 35 miles to the north, while Seattle is 110 miles south. Blaine, the Peace Arch City, is situated on the banks of Drayton Harbor and the foothills of the Cascade Mountain Range are 25 miles east with easy access to the Mt. Baker wilderness and Mt. Baker Ski Area.

Blaine offers a mix of housing opportunities ranging from low income to quaint nineteenth century homes to luxury waterfront homes surrounding the Arnold Palmer designed, Semiahmoo Golf Course near the four-star rated Semiahmoo Resort & Spa. The average home price is $240,000. The harbor reflects the diversity of the town with a mix of watercraft ranging from workboats to yachts. East Blaine features rural residential with mostly 5 acres or more homes and mini farms. South Blaine includes the family resort community of Birch Bay. The population of the entire Blaine area is approximately 11,000, including 4,115 within the city limits. There is no State income tax in Washington and the state sales tax rate is 8.4%. 

Blaine city contains about 3.3 square miles of land sited along the broad sweep of Drayton Harbor, with marinas located near downtown and on the Semiahmoo Spit. Drayton Harbor provides 8.7 miles of shoreline within the city limits - a haven for multiple species of shorebirds. From downtown Blaine, the harbor sweeps around in an almost full circle to the Semiahmoo Spit, which features miles of clamming and fishing beaches.

• Mean high temperature - 62 degrees
• Mean low temperature - 40 degrees
• Rainfall - 36 inches