Seattle Pros: * Mild Weather * Very few mosquitos * Proximity to water, mountains, desert, wine country (we have it all.. even a rainforest!) * UW is a top university. Good private schools. Well educated population. Good, high-paying jobs. * Good food/entertainment options in and around the city. * Proximity to Vancouver BC and Portland, OR Seattle Cons: * You have to live in the right areas to avoid hookers, drugs, crime, homeless camps/garbage. Police is under-staffed, over-extended, and extremely ineffective. * For the amount of money they collect, Seattle government does some of the least. Very poorly managed. * Public education is terrible (see above about private schools) * Smoke from fires every summer. Often unhealthy to be outside part of every summer. * As mentioned, it's expensive. No Income Tax, but 10% sales tax, high property taxes, high gas taxes... * Other than Vancouver and Portland, it's pretty isolated from the rest of the country. Especially compared to the northeast. * Lots of rats and good-sized spiders... just sayin.

Because the people have 0 warmth

I love Seattle, and hate to see such a beautiful city, with beautiful views fall victim to the crime, drug use, and homeless issues. My question is, what is Bellevue doing so drastically different to stay so clean and safe in comparison? Seattle has such potential to be such a wonderful place, from what I hear the most, is the leadership needs to change.

The last thing we need is more tech workers.

I don’t know how people can afford to live there. Crazy

What about the reverse? What if you live (or plan to live, like me) in downtown Seattle, what are the easiest/fastest burbs to commute to for jobs there?

I'd rather not be neck deep in homeless feces and antifa terrorists. There is a very real possibility that as things continue to degrade a lot of the tech jobs will be moving away from the West coast.

lmao....tell the truth bro. They gentrified the Seattle black neighborhoods and pushed everyone to South King County and Pierce County aka "the least common destination". It used to snow a lot more back in the days when I was a kid (70s & 80s), but climate change has now made snow a rarity here.

median home price in snohomish is a little misleading- I feel like the desirable areas in snohomish are closer to 1 mil average home.

When I live there , it was nothing but gravel roads. Except when you headed into Kenmore , it was red brick. The only asphalt, was highway 99...California to Canada. There weren't any free ways.

Too many dudes and too many lesbians.

I have lived all over King and Pierce counties and my #1 issue is traffic. I don't care about anything but being close to work. I can deal with everything else. I am from Texas and have lived her for 18 years and the traffic here is a nightmare and one of the worst in the nation.

Early 1900's homes are the most beautiful people buildt amazing things back there

As a person born and raised in Seattle, the one thing I can note is that Germany is a breath of fresh air in comparison.

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Moved here from south Florida and have zero regrets!

i wish this video talked about access to public transit

snohomish looks like an old person town

Want to move to Seattle? Don't. This place hasn't been the same since the tech bros. relocated here from Silicon Valley during the 2010's, and y'all ruined my hometown, f'ed up housing prices, and destroyed the gay scene on Capitol Hill. Artists and musicians used to have a thriving scene here, that's where grunge came from, but they are all gone now because housing and the cost of living caters to tech bros. making 6-figure salaries. The "Seattle Freeze" didn't exist until everyone from CA and NY decided to start moving here in the late 80's when Seattle was voted "Most Livable City". Suddenly housing prices skyrocketed and locals started getting priced out, and my school was full of kids from out of state. THAT's what caused the "Freeze"; having people move here hasn't done anything good for this city and the locals are VERY aware of that. You have NO CLUE how many wonderful businesses and funky hangouts have been torn down for ugly apartment housing. This city gets more generic and less interesting every year. The weather here isn't the same as it used to be either. Our garden zoning got changed from 8b to 9a this year because of climate change. We used to NEVER get weather above 90 and now it happens every summer. Much of the housing here has NO A/C because we used to not need it, and now every time it gets hot people struggle to stay cool. The wildfire thing is very, very recent for this area BTW. We also have one of the most regressive state tax systems in the country. High sales tax means lower income folks pay a higher percentage of their income in tax, and anything that needs to get done tends to raise property taxes. The fight to tax large corporations like Amazon that have had a massive impact on the region keep getting blocked, so gradually people have been getting priced out of the area so only the wealthy can afford to live here. Anyone working-class that is employed in the area has to live where it's affordable, generally in places south of Seattle that have a long-standing violent crime problem, and commute an hour+ to work.

Redmond's Goodwill really the best world class fashions for the ladies in Washington (Bel-Red road)

Not a bad list. I would add: 1. Cost of living vs wages (the middle class has really taken a huge hit) 2. Crime (it's gotten out of hand) 3. Homelessness and drugs are rampant up and down the I-5 corridor. This wasn't much of an issue a decade ago.

What about the so-called "Seattle freeze"? How are the people there? How are race relations compared to open minded LA for example? Is that something for new people to consider?

Expand the roads -- not a mind blowing idea. Been here 10 years & no regrets.

Me too

You've got good info, but the POP POP WHOOSH sound effects and bad porn music that's too loud make your videos hard to watch. I didn't even get a quarter of the way through before I gave up.

Be sure to get the housing that comes with Kevlar insulation. Siding is easy to patch. You are not.

They are doing a bunch of bridge repairs/construction, I'm basically going to avoid that area this summer. Daughter lived in Duvall years ago love that area, but its going to slowly get ruined like the rest of King County.

Much more economical to rent right now

SEATTLE IS A LIBERAL SHIT HOLE, EVERYONE AROUND HERE HATES TO HAVE TO DRIVE THERE. SMART BUSINESS IS MOVING OUT.

Great video, my only suggestion would be an idea of how much the HOA fees are at each building. Sometimes they can be 1k+ per month.

It's amazing. I grew up there. Almost drowned in that lake. Lol

I live in Arlington Washington and I can confirm it is a great little town with a bunch of antique stores. Arlington also has a couple restaurants like the bluebird cafe and the stilly dinner. Sadly they are building a bunch of apartment buildings taking away from that small town feel.The population hear is about 25,000 I hope this info helps

Is there any video focusing on townhomes on the east side?

Hello! Did the King County video ever come out?

ISLAND LIFE, YOU WILL SPEND A HOUR IN TRAFFIC EVERYDAY.

I need a house in Lynwood city , can you rent a house for me?

THIS GUY IS CLUELESS ABOUT THE LOCAL LAWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FROM THE PEOPLE THAT GROWN UP HERE, LIBERAL DOUCHES STAY AWAY.

HE GOES TO THE PARK THAT NEVER GETS USED!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

It's been mentioned before, but the "Seattle freeze" and the passive aggressiveness of people. I've spent time in Boston and NH, along in Los Angeles, and my New England accent has come out a LOT more since I've been up here, which has been off and on for a few years now. That said, I can't STAND passive aggressive people and I make it well known, so, I throw on my BAWston accent and my strong assertive behavior let people know that if they TRY being passive aggressive with me, I'll call it out. Being anything than passive aggressive will make you ZERO friends, but that would require what people think. I know people here say that people from the East Coast are "rude", but in actuality, we're not. We're blunt and forward. We have zero time to deal with bs or mind games. That said, I'm stuck here for another two years and I hope those two years fly by QUICK!

Cost of living in Washington is broken.

Dangerous drivers, traffic etc. I don't even like visiting there.

How abt Shoreline?

Bryce is absolutely The Best realtor we’ve worked with over our many home purchases. He’s attentive, thorough and helpful. He takes the time to really understand what we need. He is familiar with man areas, not just Seattle-proper, allowing us to consider the pros and cons of various areas - without being restricted. He knows the market and takes the time to understand our specific likes & dislikes. He also helped us find competent inspectors, mortgage brokers and got referrals from other customers of his for other trades. He was always looking out for our best interests and went above and beyond on several occasions throughout our home-buying process. If you want someone you can trust and who really knows the area - not just Seattle-metro - Bryce is the guy!

The people are rude, the food does suck, and the driving is bad.

A great video. Kindly please tell me about the affordable and cheap homes with public transportation in Seattle. Thanks

Referring to SF as "the pacific northwest" is such a Californian thing to do.

Cali transplant, classic, but I love the rain and long cold season. I would never live in Seattle proper but Kirkland/Redmond/Bellevue/Ballard/Bothell/Lake Forest Way/Shoreline are all awesome suburbs IMO. You can be 30-45 mins away from everything in the city (which isn't a ton tbh, Seattle lacks nightlife and real attractions outside of Pike Place) and not be affected by the drugs and crime (which isn't a ton either tbh). I prefer a sleepy city so I enjoy Seattle, I like the transit options as they've always gotten me where I needed to be :) Excited to see how the light-rail expands and improves in the next 10-20 years.

Yes, it's terrible here! Whatever you do, don't move here. Stay in your amazing home, especially if you are from California.

Live here all my life. I really hope people not from this area leave. These people have brought their shitty attitude here.