Is Kent, WA a good/safe place to live?
The southern suburbs are more prone to crime, including Kent. A friend of mine owns a townhouse in Kent and in just the last two weeks, he's had to call the police twice. Once because someone was breaking into their car (right in their driveway!) and another because there was some strange person sitting out in the wooded area of their house at 2am. If you really want to live in the suburbs and want a reasonable commute to downtown, I'd suggest living north of Seattle in Edmonds, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Mountlake Terrace, etc. I would even recommend Bothell or Lynnwood before recommending Kent. Best of luck to you in your search!!
What is it like to live in Everett, WA?
I don’t actually live in Everett, but in nearby Granite Falls. Quora didn’t give me the option to put in Granite Falls. But I can probably shed a bit of light on living in the Everett area.Rents are incredibly high for the type of area. This is due, in part, to the minimum wage hike that King County passed. We don’t benefit from the higher wages but since we’re right next to King County, the cost of living has risen. So yay…As has been mentioned, crime is a factor. Casino Rd is a high crime area and I wouldn’t take it lightly.Being a military town (Naval Station Everett), there are a number of bars to frequent. Many tattoo shops. And just…lots of stuff to do. Malls, ethnic stores, restaurants, parks, there is a lot here.Traffic is a goddamn nightmare. I-5 north to Marysville can be….insane. PM rush hour from Lynnwood to Marysville sucks. There is no other word for it. Trestle traffic in the morning from Lake Stevens to Everett would test the patience of Job. But that’s sorta something you have to deal with living in the Puget Sound area. Boeing really contributes to that. Their weird shifts makes rush hour a 3 hour thing, twice a day.
Everett washington is it a good place to live?
It rains a lot. It's cloudy more than it is sunny and most days it is at the very least misty. Really Hot Summer days don't happen too often or for very long. NOTHING is really open past ten pm unless it's a drive thru Taco Bell or a strip club. There are a lot of Bikini Hut (Coffee hut thingys) where the women are scantilly clad and sometimes use pasties instead of a bra. If your kid is in high school, he will be lucky. High Schools around Everett let out at about 2 pm as opposed to 3 or even 4 when the younger kids get out. Halloween is rarely ever nice. It usually rains and is very icy cold on Halloween. Traffic is horrible because many people commute through I-5. I recently learned that Community Transit (which provides transit connections to many areas in the puget sound region including Seattle) is cutting service on Sundays completely as soon as June of this year. There is a lot to do, but mostly in areas other than Everett or the things are not well known. I know for a fact there is a farmers market along the water but I have never been. If you like the sun, don't move up here. You'll get depressed from all the rain. If you like being able to have really cool places within easy reach (like only needing to take 2 buses or even just 1 to get to Seattle) and don't mind the rain, then maybe you should move up. If you or your hubby can't secure a job before moving up, I wouldn't bother, especially if you and/or your husband already have work where you live now. Honestly I miss California from time to time, but I also like it when it does snow up here.
Is Poulsbo Washington a good place to live and raise a family?
I will be moving from the midwest and am overwhelmed by where to live in Washington. My husband will be working in Seattle, but we don't want to live in a large city. I'm intrigued by Poulsbo because of the beauty, the "quaintness" and the housing market. A conservative community is important, as is a town with some family activities and conveniences. I want to live away from city lights and in the midst of nature! Here are my questions and what's important: What is the commute from Poulsbo (via Bainbridge Ferry) like? Is North Kitsap a good school district? Where are the safe and not-so-safe places to live. Is there a better town to plant roots that will have a reasonable commute to Seattle, has a great school district and not break the bank with housing?
South central LA is it safe to live there? will i be okay there or be killed very fast after i move there?
yeah even there its still pretty expensive if you want cheap and your white go to texas but since you want to live in LA, it depends what part of south central if you move to lynwood or hunington Park. South Central isnt a BLACK ghetto like you see in t.v Itsa HISPANIC Ghetto but its not dirty its just overcrowded, being white wont hurt if your black in a hispanic area than your in big trouble. If you go to Compton or watts some houses threre will be abondend. Anywase south central has its bad times to be out and good time to go out like sundays and weekdays in the day time are the good times to do your buying. However saturday and mon thru friday at night wouldn be smart for you to walk your dog with your wallet or wearing red or having a hat that represent another gang
Is an $60,000 salary enough to live comfortably in Seattle, Washington?
It depends. Do you have health insurance that would cover most of your medication and/or doctor's costs? Are you planning to live in the city (downtown) or in the suburbs? $60K should be enough, but it also depends on your answer to these two questions. Rent in downtown will run $1300+ for a studio/1BR, not including utilities or parking. Gas prices are a little higher than the national average here. You can find cheaper apartments in the suburbs, running closer to $1000/month or less the further away you get from the city. Weather here is pretty mild in general. It doesn't get too hot in the summer (low to mid 70s) nor does it get too cold in the winter (low 40s). It does, however, rain quite a bit. It rains about nine months out of the year, but the rain in Seattle is usually a light drizzle and not a downpour. That said, if motorcycle is your only mode of transportation, you will be wet…a lot. Snow is pretty uncommon here. We only get snow a few days a year, if even that. And Nutella is a great splurge! Definitely worth the extra expense. Even better if you go to Costco and get a giant Costco-sized tub. :)
Point defiance zoo and Aquarium or Seattle Aquarium on water front?
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium is better if you are visiting. The aquarium at the zoo is amazing, with different types of sharks, jellyfish, eels, an octopus, beluga whales, and a large circle tank in the middle that shows what it looks like under the seattle waters. I've loved going there ever since I was a baby. You also, besides the aquarium, get to visit all kinds of animals. There is everything from polar bears to elephants, Tigers and Walruses. There are even red wolves and muskox. The seattle aquarium is great too, but you get to see a lot more at point defiance plus pretty much the same aquarium stuff, too. Our coast does not exactly offer the most "colorful" sea life, so it's nice to have a mix of tropical fish and pacific coast marine life so it doesn't get boring. The only downside to point defiance is that it is in tacoma on the waterfront, which is pretty far from downtown. An hour with traffic at the most. But, as long as you are renting a car and bring a GPS with you, you shouldn't have a problem getting there and back. It takes about 3-5 hours to get through the whole zoo, depending on how fast you are planning on moving through the exhibits. It may also take longer if you have young children, as there are LOTS of things for them to do, like feed goats/sheep at the petting zoo.
What is the best time of day to leave Portland and drive to Seattle on a Friday?
There is no time that is “best” to be on I-5, especially going northbound toward Seattle. You have to contend with early morning rush hour traffic just trying to get out of Portland and by the time you start to approach the Tacoma thru Everett I-5 Corridor (of which Seattle is in the middle), I-5 is already jammed and stop and go and moving at very slow speed. This is probably the worst stretch of Interstate, or any road, in the United States of America.Congestion, construction, overcrowding, homelessness, rubbernecking, etc. The entire situation is just a total FUBAR. I drove from Astoria, Oregon (via 30) through Seattle to Bellingham on I-5 in the middle of the morning and afternoon just this past Friday and it was a mess and it took 5 hours.The best thing is to not leave Portland.
What do people not like about living in Seattle, Washington?
Oh man, where to begin…Horrendous traffic. I live in a suburb of Seattle, and when I worked downtown it took me over an hour to drive 12 miles.Weather. We have 9 months of darkness and rain, followed by three months of 80–90 degree weather in a city where almost no one has air-conditioning in their home or apartment.High cost of living. The median price for a home in Seattle is $700k. The average rent for a two bedroom apartment is $2,109 a month (which is 80% higher than the national average). And although we don’t have a state income tax, we make up for it by having the highest gas tax, the highest liquor tax, a soda tax, a “gun violence” tax, a massive car tab tax, and some of the highest property taxes in the nation.Homeless people and junkies. Seattle has the third largest homeless population of any major city (L.A. and New York are the only cities that beat us). People set up camps on public sidewalks, and openly shoot drugs in public. Businesses downtown have “No pooping” signs in their windows. Seriously.Extreme politics. I’ve lived in Seattle for over 40 years, and it has always been politically neutral (more libertarian than anything else). But in the past few years it has slid into full-blown socialism. Our elected officials are social activists who rule by decree, with no regard for the the law or the State Constitution. If they get their way, Seattle will be the first city in the nation to effectively legalize heroin through so-called “safe injection sites”. One city council member has even suggested providing addicts with free drugs (paid for by the taxpayers, of course).The “Seattle freeze”. People in Seattle are very introverted, and tend to keep to themselves. They aren’t mean, they just aren’t friendly. When I’m traveling, I regularly have great conversations with strangers in bars, coffee shops, Ubers or wherever. If you try to strike up a conversation with a stranger here, they look at you like you’re crazy. I met a young couple from Kansas City on a recent flight home who moved to Seattle two years ago, and they were telling me they don’t really have any friends, because it’s so hard to meet people here.