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The cost of living in Seattle, WA is, uh, not insignificant, to say the least. And if you move to Eastern Washington then you're in a whole bunch of GOP-voting

The cost of living in Seattle, WA is, uh, not insignificant, to say the least. And if you move to Eastern Washington then you're in a whole bunch of GOP-voting counties with a hell of a lot less in the way of jobs a rich techie would be interested in.

abecedarius 8y ago
How about Vancouver, WA? (Across from Portland, not the city in Canada.) I’m thinking of checking it out.
- tjr225 8y ago
  Vancouver is most notably home to white supremacy/far right groups. Also, the very thought of commuting across the Columbia river is enough to drive me crazy.
- canhascodez 8y ago
  There's not a lot of "there" there, in my experience. What do you think you'd like about the place?
  - abecedarius 8y ago
    Several double negatives: 1. No state income tax. 2. Not-preposterous rents. 3. Not-terrible climate? 4. It's still an actual city, I guess? What I'd ideally want is Los Angeles weather with something like New Hampshire government. Doesn't seem to be on offer.
    - canhascodez 8y ago
      Classifying Vancouver as an "actual city" makes me wonder about that qualification. I think that in many ways it's simply a suburb of Portland. The climate isn't that bad, but it's a lot closer to Seattle than Los Angeles. Alaska's a pretty cool place. Just as long as I don't have to live there, I mean.
- sunstone 8y ago
  Vancouver not BC, Washington not DC
poulsbohemian 8y ago
For what it's worth, I'm a techie that thought Seattle was too expensive... ten years ago. So I moved to eastern Washington. Yes, it is very small town and very republican. But, every house on my block has Democrat political signs in the front yard and I think there's a very real possibility we're going to see our state legislative district and our congressional seat go Democrat. Likewise, depending on where you are there's more here than you might expect - short flights or ~4 hour drive to Seattle and Portland. Close hop up to BC for skiing, etc. Affordable housing. Reasonable public schools. It's not all mad max here in flyover country.

abecedarius 8y ago

How about Vancouver, WA? (Across from Portland, not the city in Canada.) I’m thinking of checking it out.

tjr225 8y ago
Vancouver is most notably home to white supremacy/far right groups. Also, the very thought of commuting across the Columbia river is enough to drive me crazy.
canhascodez 8y ago
There's not a lot of "there" there, in my experience. What do you think you'd like about the place?
- abecedarius 8y ago
  Several double negatives: 1. No state income tax. 2. Not-preposterous rents. 3. Not-terrible climate? 4. It's still an actual city, I guess? What I'd ideally want is Los Angeles weather with something like New Hampshire government. Doesn't seem to be on offer.
  - canhascodez 8y ago
    Classifying Vancouver as an "actual city" makes me wonder about that qualification. I think that in many ways it's simply a suburb of Portland. The climate isn't that bad, but it's a lot closer to Seattle than Los Angeles. Alaska's a pretty cool place. Just as long as I don't have to live there, I mean.
sunstone 8y ago
Vancouver not BC, Washington not DC

poulsbohemian 8y ago

For what it's worth, I'm a techie that thought Seattle was too expensive... ten years ago. So I moved to eastern Washington. Yes, it is very small town and very republican. But, every house on my block has Democrat political signs in the front yard and I think there's a very real possibility we're going to see our state legislative district and our congressional seat go Democrat. Likewise, depending on where you are there's more here than you might expect - short flights or ~4 hour drive to Seattle and Portland. Close hop up to BC for skiing, etc. Affordable housing. Reasonable public schools. It's not all mad max here in flyover country.