East Renton Highlands is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States, located between Issaquah and Renton. The population was 11,937 at the 2020 census.
History
In 1996, the city of Renton proposed an annexation of the Maplewood Heights area, part of the plateau's western edge, but it was rejected by voters. A competing proposal to create a new city named Briarwood was also rejected by voters in a March 1998 election.
East Renton Highlands is part of the potential annexation area (PAA) of Renton, but in February 2007 voters defeated a annexation proposal 3 to 1. In January 2008, the Renton City Council accepted a petition, using the 60% Direct Method, for the proposed Liberty Annexation: located in the vicinity of 156th Avenue SE, SE 144th Street, and SE 134th Street.
Geography
East Renton Highlands is bordered to the west by the city of Renton, to the east by the Mirrormont CDP, and to the southeast by the Hobart CDP. To the south is the Cedar River. East Renton Highlands is southeast of downtown Seattle.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.57%, are water.