Moving to Seattle, from So Cal, Would like some advice.?

Don't do it.

That's the advice I can give you.

I was born in Seattle, raised in Boston, lived in the LA area for five years and the Bay Area for one, and have been in Seattle for the last year and a half. I'm going to be moving back down there in about ten days, and am almost ashamed to admit that I was conceived and took my first breaths in this place.

People in Socal complain about fakeness - that everyone is so over the top and acts waaaaay cool and sophisticated and socially aware, but is actually just a talentless bumpkin from Tupelo trying to get a rich boyfriend or a career in acting. People are just as fake in Seattle, they just come across as an intellectual, green, friendly, politically and socially aware and open person, and they're really just a libertarian, selfish blowhard with social anxiety disorder from somewhere else in the US.

People here are polite, not friendly. There's a difference. They will smile at you on the street. They may even ask how you are doing. But that's about it. Anything more, and they will get really freaked out and scared, and carefully extract themselves from the situation. It's NOT easy meeting people here. They don't want to be met. Since it's you and the Mrs., you'll have someone to hang out with at the bar... people do not go out to bars to meet new people, just to socialize with those they already know, and getting to this point can take years.

Bellevue, Mercer Island, and Redmond are plenty nice, but are costly. If the two of you are making about 30k you could definitely do it; if you're making 20k each, then you probably could. The cost of living in Seattle is, in all truth, comparable to Los Angeles. You tend to get paid better down there, and food is cheaper (seriously). Car insurance is, shockingly, more expensive up here, because we're worse in terms of car theft than Socal (amazing, isn't it?).

You can come here with the sweetest attitude possible: doesn't matter. You're a Californian. Californians aren't actually people from California, they're people who came to Seattle from anywhere else in the US, and have "ruined" it in the minds of the "locals," most of whom are ALSO from elsewhere! It's absurd.

Do yourself a favor and don't come here.

I love Seattle. Its one of the most beautiful places in the US especially if you like thunder and lightening. The people here are really nice and different (in a good way though) Out of the 7 cities I have lived in I would choose Seattle over any of them. I would recommend living in Mill Creek, its smaller and really nice! Also, I would recommend living North of Seattle rather than South... in my opinion its just nicer. If you visit before you move up here you need to see Snoqualmie Falls! It is gorgeous and you will love it.

Good luck with whatever you decide

our tax rates are 7.8%-8.2% lower than yours? our housing is cheaper too! but we do get a lot of rainy days here! i live south of seattle in the olympia area and west toward the ocean? our housing starts at 150,000-250,000 that is normal for here? jobs are hard to find here too! most places is best to have a car? but downtown living is the most expensive! i am not shure how much of what you need will be in one area or place? we get a lot of people from california to get away from the high living costs and all the millions of people? life is a little slower here!

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