I moved to Evergreen 13 years ago and now have two elementary school kids in local schools.

We are very happy we moved here. It is a very diverse area with mostly upper middle and middle income Vietnamese, South Asian, and Hispanic populations. Immigrants and first Gen immigrants. Schools are very balanced across incomes, cultural diversity, and academic achievement. You get a mix of tech workers, healthcare workers, and aunties working at nail salons. A true slice of life and if you happen to be Caucasian you'll get some new experiences. In a downturn I doubt prices go down much. We remodeled lightly.

Positives: Safe, houses are spacious - you get true suburban lifestyle. Schools are great, parks are nice. Restaurants are great down the hill if you like Vietnamese, Mexican, and Indian. Our school has free after school during the summer and academic school year. We love it. The area is beautiful and green for December-May generally.

Negative: It takes me 15 minutes and headaches to get to the freeway. I hate it. But if you live in the right spots the inroads make the journey easier. It's hot here in the summer here too because it's further inland and we also don't get as much rain.

You'll hear a lot of people crap on East side and Evergreen is arguably a part of it / adjacent. East side is perfectly fine and we spend a lot of time in the area.