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kane · 09-12-2018, 04:24 PM

I live in Portland now and lived in Seattle for a few years in the early 1990's so I'm a little out of the loop but I can tell you a few things about Seattle.

1. When I lived there I lived right downtown. Don't do that. It is expensive and if you own a car it is a pain to find parking. If I were to move there again I would likely move more out in the suburbs where it is more affordable, however, I know housing costs are rising fast everywhere in the area.

2. Taxes. There is no state income tax which is nice, but there is a sales tax and there are a ton of other small local taxes and individual taxes on items that more than make up for the lack of a state income tax. All that said, the taxes are still going to be less than San Fran because they have all of that plus a state income tax.

3. Driving. Traffic in Seattle is horrible. Rush hour downtown is just as bad as it is in places like Los Angeles. If it were me and I was setting up an office and a separate place to live, I would do a lot of homework as to what the commute will be like because if you live in the suburbs and need to commute into downtown during rush hour, you are going to be pulling your hair out.

4. Fun. The negative stuff aside, Seattle is a great place to live. If you like sports they have plenty of pro and college sports in the area. The music scene is great as is the art scene. They have a couple of great film festivals and every year they have a big art/music festival called Bumbershoot. There is a ton of great outdoor stuff to do. You are only a few hours away from Canada and the food scene is crazy good. Weed is also legal, if you are into that.

09-12-2018, 04:24 PM
kane Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: portland, OR Posts: 20,684	I live in Portland now and lived in Seattle for a few years in the early 1990's so I'm a little out of the loop but I can tell you a few things about Seattle. 1. When I lived there I lived right downtown. Don't do that. It is expensive and if you own a car it is a pain to find parking. If I were to move there again I would likely move more out in the suburbs where it is more affordable, however, I know housing costs are rising fast everywhere in the area. 2. Taxes. There is no state income tax which is nice, but there is a sales tax and there are a ton of other small local taxes and individual taxes on items that more than make up for the lack of a state income tax. All that said, the taxes are still going to be less than San Fran because they have all of that plus a state income tax. 3. Driving. Traffic in Seattle is horrible. Rush hour downtown is just as bad as it is in places like Los Angeles. If it were me and I was setting up an office and a separate place to live, I would do a lot of homework as to what the commute will be like because if you live in the suburbs and need to commute into downtown during rush hour, you are going to be pulling your hair out. 4. Fun. The negative stuff aside, Seattle is a great place to live. If you like sports they have plenty of pro and college sports in the area. The music scene is great as is the art scene. They have a couple of great film festivals and every year they have a big art/music festival called Bumbershoot. There is a ton of great outdoor stuff to do. You are only a few hours away from Canada and the food scene is crazy good. Weed is also legal, if you are into that.