Not sure of your breakdown on salary/options/whatever. On a $170k salary I had no problem with a wife staying at home and 3 kids but we weren't living downtown,

Not sure of your breakdown on salary/options/whatever. On a $170k salary I had no problem with a wife staying at home and 3 kids but we weren't living downtown, we were in a suburb a few miles east. $1400/mo rent isn't too bad for that part of town, no matter the square footage. It's not a steal, but I've had friends pay double for 2 bedrooms that were awful. No state income tax which is awesome- moving back to Oregon was a real kick in the tax bill after being away for a few years. Seattle is a fun city that doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg to live well in. But you can make it as expensive as you want it to be. I've only been gone a few months and miss all the meetups for any tech you might want to talk about.