fluffydelusions
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Hey Seattle-GAF quick question, if you had to choose between Olympia and Tacoma to live, which would it be? Why?
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Blindly choosing with no other factors I would pick T-town.
For people more familiar with the areas, providing more information will yield better answers: rent/buy? Single or whole family moving? Will you be commuting somewhere? Driving, biking, mass transit? What are your interests? Do you need nightlife and city hustle/bustle, or quiet suburb like setting? etc
fluffydelusions
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Renting. Just me and my fiancee. Work from home so no commute. Don't need hustle/bustle (lived in NYC and NJ for long enough) but it's nice to be around stuff for convenience. Would like to be around somewhere closer to outdoor activities e.g. hiking, places to ride bikes etc. From my research I know Tacoma is the bigger of the 2 and probably more stuff to do but we also found a pretty cool apartment in Olympia with a bunch of amenities that are all included in rent which is also located right down the street from the mall. I haven't been to either area in person yet but from watching youtube videos that Point Defiance Park in Tacoma looks amazing. It looks like the best park in Olympia is Priest Point Park? No idea how they compare to one another but I also hear Olympia is closer to more outdoor stuff?
Olympia is cooler, more beautiful, safer.
Also a great gateway to the Olympic peninsula and Columbia river valley and Oregon coast.
If you were seriously considering Tacoma with those criteria you'd be better of in Seattle tbh.
There's no hustle and bustle unless you seek it out.
I like Olympia but I also have always found it a little depressing. It's surrounded by badly organized strip-mall suburbs and the core always seemed a bit dead to me. It's been a while since I've spent a lot of time there though; a decade or so ago I stayed there about 2 months spread across a year for work.
Greenwood is great. Quick to Ballard, quick to 99, quick to 5. A few city-class restaurants, some great views. NO problems with Greenwood. Although to me, it's the "top" of Seattle and everything north of that is Meth, Sailors and Canada.
distantmantra
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Greenwood is great, just don't head north of 90th or so.
Greenwood is awesome. It's very family friendly with lots of good restaurants. Close to Ballard/phinney ridge/greenlake/ravenna
I resemble this remark.
distantmantra
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If you want to live in Greenwood proper, you don't want to get much more North than 95th-100th. If you want to live in Shoreline, live in Shoreline.
Greenwood is lovely.
MisterNugNug
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If you want to live in Greenwood proper, you don't want to get much more North than 95th-100th. If you want to live in Shoreline, live in Shoreline.
Suh' Dudes.
fluffydelusions
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Thanks for the info guys. So what do you think are the first things we should check out? We are driving in at the end of June from NJ. We are both life long east coasters btw. Both of us have never seen mountains apart from on TV so that should be pretty cool lol!
Edit: can someone also tell me how the healthcare compares between Tacoma and Olympia?
Edit: can someone also tell me how the healthcare compares between Tacoma and Olympia?
Greenwood is expensive, if you're looking for a house... Shoreline is generally gorgeous, and more reasonably priced.
The wife and I are actively looking for a place, and we're strongly considering Shoreline. Most of the stuff in our price range (below 500-600k) is a condo (sell price, not list price - list prices are way under sale prices right now, somewhere on the order of 50-200k).
We bid on a place in Ballard that was listed for 550k and it sold for 722k... So, fuck us, right?
Definitely a seller's market - be careful out there.
The wife and I are actively looking for a place, and we're strongly considering Shoreline. Most of the stuff in our price range (below 500-600k) is a condo (sell price, not list price - list prices are way under sale prices right now, somewhere on the order of 50-200k).
We bid on a place in Ballard that was listed for 550k and it sold for 722k... So, fuck us, right?
Definitely a seller's market - be careful out there.
Never understood West Seattle on that map (I've seen it before); I know the words but not why they put Alaska Junction all over the place and Vashon Island in the center. Are they just saying that nobody cares about most of West Seattle other than "The Junction"?
California part I get.
California part I get.
distantmantra
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distantmantra
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Heh. That's where my wife lived when we started dating. And she loved wine.
Now she's married and loves bourbon.
You've never met a doctor?
Not like while I'm just out in my neighborhood or randomly on the street.
jediyoshi
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Study names Tukwila 'most dangerous city in America'
http://komonews.com/news/local/study-names-tukwila-most-dangerous-city-in-america
Woo, take that east coast.
http://komonews.com/news/local/study-names-tukwila-most-dangerous-city-in-america
Woo, take that east coast.
I love that the city spokesperson defended it by saying it's only dangerous if you go there.
I'm looking for an extended weekend getaway for the wife and I while the grandparents watch the kiddo. We're looking for something relaxing and low key. My wife is preggo so unfortunately that rules out the Chelan, Walla Walla/Yakima, and Willamette wine areas. We're looking mostly in WA but could go to BC or OR as well.
I am considering Friday/Roche Harbor and Port Townsend/Ludlow right now. The Sunshine coast in BC (Sechelt area, decent drive tho) is an option too. We've been to Orcas Is, Port Angeles, and Canon Beach; wife has been to Victoria. We're trying to avoid large cities and places we have been already. Any ideas on other places?
I am considering Friday/Roche Harbor and Port Townsend/Ludlow right now. The Sunshine coast in BC (Sechelt area, decent drive tho) is an option too. We've been to Orcas Is, Port Angeles, and Canon Beach; wife has been to Victoria. We're trying to avoid large cities and places we have been already. Any ideas on other places?
Big asterisks there; any city with incomplete crime stats due to being under-policed doesn't make that list. lol
So basically "the most dangerous cities in America that also have lots of cops."
And Tukwilla makes it mostly for property crime not vioelnt crime; I do always warn people before moving to the Seattle area about property crime. Violence isn't as much of an issue, but you are incredibly likely to get your car proweled or your home burglarized.
I've had my car proweled 3 times, my car stolen once, and was robbed at gunpoint. I don't know many people that lived actually near the city who haven't at least had their car fucked with.
Bellingham?
Yeah that's an option, thanks!
Frankenstrat
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Anybody else driving down to Vegas for EVO this year? We could totally make a GAF convoy
Yeah, sounds huge on Twitter. Would just go get lunch but no one will have power to make food or run transactions 😂
Yeah wi-fi went out so I bailed myself; not really a big plus as I prefer working from the office but with wi-fi out and whatnot it was pointless.
Lights were out all the way up to 6th; I think 7th was the first light on.
Madness out there; everyone wandering around doing the aimless Seattle crosswalk thing, people blasting through the lights that are out not respecting the "power out = stop sign" concept.. others blocking intersections instead of letting the other directio move, etc.
Was a relief to get out of there lol; home in 10 minutes once I was on the freeway.
Lights were out all the way up to 6th; I think 7th was the first light on.
Madness out there; everyone wandering around doing the aimless Seattle crosswalk thing, people blasting through the lights that are out not respecting the "power out = stop sign" concept.. others blocking intersections instead of letting the other directio move, etc.
Was a relief to get out of there lol; home in 10 minutes once I was on the freeway.
Yeah. Good food though.
There's one of those near the regrade dog park. I only ever walk past there when I have my dog, who's bad with crowds, so I've never gone in. Worth hitting up?
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