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

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.