Living in Seattle, The PROS & CONS
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- Опубликовано: 3 июн 2024
- Living in Seattle, The PROS & CONS of 2023
If you're thinking about moving to Seattle or the surrounding suburbs, these are some of the most important upsides and drawbacks you should know about living in this area.
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00:00 - Intro
01:05 - Pro: Job Market
02:42 - Con: Lack of AC
03:48 - Pro: Outdoor Recreation
04:34 - Con: Traffic
05:13 - Pro: Mild Climate
06:13 - Con: Home Prices
06:49 - Pro: Variety in Housing/Neighborhoods
08:22 - Con: Gloomy Weather
09:13 - Pro: Public Transportation
11:18 - Con: Homelessness Issues
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I celebrated Christmas with my uncle this year we did a bunch of things I met a bunch of nice people and places we were in port Townsend maybe I might consider moving here in the future I have a couple other places In mind
haha the con of gloomy skies is the reason i came 😃 idk i have always hated super hot weather and too much sun since i was a child
same i love it, i wish there was more snow though
Me too, that's why I am considering it
Me too. I live in Florida. I hate Florida for this reason. I'm very much a vamp
I moved to Seattle 34 years ago, but I no longer have a love affair with the area. The high cost of living, traffic, and homeless encampments have me eager to leave upon retirement.
The SeaTac area is wonderfully diverse; I’ve lived here for four years and absolutely love it ❤️(moved from New Mexico)
diversity is not a strength
What do you do for a living ? I’m from Texas !!
An honest pros and cons of Seattle and he included homelessness. This video deserves a like.
I moved to Seattle 25 years ago, and it was wonderful then. That Seattle doesn’t exist anymore. We moved to the Bay Area 2016-2022, and moved back to Washington, summer 2022. However, the Seattle Metro area was not even on the list. Moved to Whidbey with a view of the Sound, and really love being back. When we run errands across the water, Can’t wait to get back.
Quality of life has gone down dramatically in the metro area.
You left out that hot weather doesn’t usually last more than 1-3 weeks, and it’s low humidity.
Houses in the Seattle area suck. There is a lot of crappy construction or very outdated homes.
The long grey winters are real. Get a light therapy box (medically rated) - they work!!!
Great video! Thanks for the info!
Great video man thank you
Great video! Love the detailed breakdown you give for each area
Thanks man!
Appreciate the video 🙏
great video! I wish we could see more tech expansion at even a fraction of what you have in Seattle. Perfect breakdown of the traffic situation with the comparison to LA. When visiting Seattle I've typically thought the traffic could always be worse...
I live near Seattle. I never go to Seattle unless I have no other choice. It once was great. Not anymore.
Nice video
*has moved to the KP South of Gig Harbor* *works in Bellevue* A bit of rural forest and a bit of city with a train that runs from the Tacoma dome... Heyyyy it's beautiful everyone
Biggest con in Seattle if you are single guy is that there's too many dudes here. Most attractive girls leave for somewhere warm as soon as they done with college.
i'll consider transit good when east link is done
hi sir im going to move to tukwilla or kent but I'm still confused which one is better for living and work and cost of rent?
Is there any public transportation going to hiking trails?
I moved here from Houston. Its expensive but such a better place to live. Yes it's not what it once was but where is. Places like Fayetteville Ashville will have these problems as growth continues
I AGRREE, & HOPEFULLY NOT.
LOL. The median price for a house in Seattle is now a million dollars which means that, unless you get a high-paying tech job ($500K/yr or higher,) the only "living in Seattle" you'll be doing is at the end of at least a one-hour one-way commute from an ex-urb like North Bend or beyond.
This might be the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Someone that pulls in 500k per year can afford well beyond the median home in any Seattle area outside the very wealthy areas. Realistically to afford a $1m house you need around $250k which is a lot, but no where near what you claim. Many non tech jobs pay well above $100k, so it's feasible for plenty of people not in tech. Maybe not with interest rates as high as they are right now, but this is only a recent development and is by design meant to limit purchasing power
It’s it possible to get a free acres within a commutable distance to down town Seattle?
okay, how are heavy traffic and the lack of AC cons XD? I lived my whole life without AC and with the stress of bustling traffic! I cannot wait to move to this great city, thank you for the effort you put in the video man!
there are no pros living here anymore. as soon as my Dad passes, im gone
I live in Galicia, in the northwest of Spain, a few years ago I met a girl who worked as an English teacher's assistant, she was from Seattle and during her first time here, she couldn't stop cursing her bad luck... coming to sunny Spain and falling into a region that has a climate similar to that of Seattle and where instead of playing the guitar we play the bagpipes... in the end she ended up liking Galicia but she convinced her Galician boyfriend and now they live on the Mediterranean coast and They only come to Galicia in summer to cool off...
Recently moved away from the SeaTac area. I spent my time split between SLU and Tacoma. There is a lot to love about the PNW, but what you're trying to sell is the Seattle from five years ago. The massive tech boom that was spurred further by the pandemic took a swift downward turn in January. Massive layoffs coupled with a (currently) horrendous job market have added to the already pervasive issues with drug abuse and property crime. Camps of the unhoused are unavoidable for all but the richest neighborhoods in the greater metro area, including the suburbs you glossed over. While there are plans for affordable housing, most of the high-density development is the typical 5-over-1 "luxury" apartments cobbled together with scotch tape and glue sticks and rented to transient, contracted tech workers at obscene rates. I understand that you have a vested interest in "selling" Seattle as a place to live, but cherry-picking details and smoothing out edges is false advertising.
Who are the "unhoused?"
More than a quarter-million residents of greater Seattle have considered leaving the Emerald City due to rising crime - the highest percentage of any large metro area in the country, according to a new national survey
This is demonstrably false but it's still a reliable made-up "fact" parroted by the local right-wing radio and TV.
I was born and raised in Seattle in the 40’s thru 60’s but after my college and military years I moved out of Seattle to the suburbs. The best move ever. Housing prices were still decent and living conditions haven’t deteriorated anywhere as bad as in Seattle. The problem, “the city council”. A bunch of inapt and idealistic people that think Seattle should be run as a Utopian society that will operate without guidance or any type of social and moral boundaries.
comunists is what they are
Utopian?! lol, Seattle is ruthlessly capitalistic with a very thin veneer of liberalism. Always cracks me up how many people who don't live here claim to understand the place and then get even the most obvious fundamentals wrong.
Considering moving all the way from east baltimore..just need a new fresh start and scenery
I think you will like it. If you have the money and can afford to live in a nice neighborhood away from the ugly parts of Seattle then go for it. But be aware they have a gloomy climate. But they have a great variety of entertainment, and food choices. Just make sure you get a.c.. Summers are getting warmer. I grew up in Washington state. Born on the East side. Me... I prefer the Spokane area. Much cheaper housing, traffic is much better... Lots of stuff to do and we get all 4 seasons and many more sunny days and a drier climate. Choose Seattle for a temperate climate and if you do not like snow. But boy howdy is the traffic, bums, housing costs bad, and costs for pretty much everything is high(like $8.00 for a Latte'). Maybe live in the suburbs there? 👍We do get a ton of people from the Seattle area move over here. I guess having a major airport here helps. Just wish they would not bus their bums over here. 🤦♀️ I would choose Bellevue instead...
Dont😂
I hope you like homeless people insane cost of living and poverty!
Wow! This guy sure glazed over the drugs and homelessness is this state, not just Seattle proper as he tries to lie about, the entire state has skyrocketing numbers of homelessness and drug abuse. We live an hour and a half north of Seattle, trying to escape all the sickness, but Inslee has destroyed this once beautiful state, giving the homeless a free pass to do everything from deficating on the streets to shooting up in public. There is no safe place in Washington, the enitre state has panhandlers on every corner and tent cities in every town, even small towns that were rural only a few years ago. We pay more than 5 bucks a gallon for gas when the rest of the country pays 3. Mild weather is not worth the hell here. After 40 years here, my family and I are done.
Been here 8 years and easily my 2 biggest cons you didn’t touch on are:
People are unfriendly, introverted and non-caring. Very difficult to establish friends.
The restaurant scene is very underwhelming for the size of the city. You would expect much better, but largely it doesn’t attract too chefs and people just accept average to bad food. Chicago was 1,000x better food for every type of cuisine. Barely better than Indiana where I’m from. Other midsized cities are better.
But the city is charming, the views just driving around are amazing, the outdoor activities are incredible, awesome day trips to the islands, Canada, Rainier, etc. A nice summer day in Seattle is tough to beat.
PLEASE GET BETTER CHEFS!!
Been there, done it, no more Seattle for me
Why?
Where are affordable sub cities surrounding Bellevue or Seattle?
Nothing affordable
I'm pretty much sure there no house crisis like others countries I'm homeless last 25 years yes job is not the issue its accommodation
How are the schools and the best places to raise children?
Bellevue is great, where I grew up, arguably best schools in the state. I'm in Everett now but spent first 30 years there.
LOL, dont let the schools teach your kids, they'll be getting a state sponsored sex changed behind your back....yep thats what they do around here.....
lol. was just in downtown Bellevue a few days ago. There were definitely a non-zero number of homeless people.
Cons might include but are not limited to : getting knocked out by a homeless man, getting robbed and shot, waking up and seeing your car is missing.
Pros: feel free to use any hard narcotic of your choice without any consequences.
You're not wrong at all. I lived in Capitol Hill area and my apartment got broken into by a homeless person. They stole my belongings and laptop. The homeless problem has gotten worse in recent years. There are more problems to Seattle too that isn't discussed in this video.
Omg
The light rail is SO SLOW. It’s crazy the distance they are planning to cover with such a slow system. BART in the Bay Area is so much more superior.
why am i watching this i already live here
Pro: Public Transportation - LOL, Do you even live here?!
no kidding, they are wasting billions on this rolling meth den and homeless refuge. its funny they are building alll this infrastructure that is not going to be used effectively. total racket
Cascadia fault line is and always will be the biggest con
It's dark,wet and full of mold.
What about biking?
Great place to bike, in my 40 years here in near-in neighborhoods, and into downtown.
It’s fantastic - I bike 5,000 miles a year in and around Seattle. Hard to beat
You look like a NBA basketball player named Gordon Hayward.
planning on moving to the area or close to it from Florida. Do not move to Florida people.
Why not? It may be a place I'm going to but the pestilence there is an issue for me.
Florida > Seattle
Frasier
Im from Los Angeles. I think Seattle is cool, pretty and the chicks are pale and hot.
All of that cost money and Seattle is expensive
Did you mention them all the homeless people and the drug dealers and all the fentanyl on the streets? Okay you did mention Homelessness but the crime is at an all time high!
Violent crime is like 14 percent lower then national average. Property crime is through the roof. Dont own a nice car in the city. Please though. Tell me a major desirable city that doesnt have homeless or drugs? Yeah... news flash. It doesn't exist. Come to Chicago, LA, Miami, Houston. Where people will actually stick you up and run your pockets... and take all your shit. Seattle is a cake walk.
To be fair, he seems to be talking about the whole metro area, not Seattle proper specifically.
Try Guy video?
Seattle sucks which is why I moved away.
"summer is very pleasent in the seattle area" my brother in christ the air is liteally poison for months at a time
Stay away from Seattle trust me
Where to go in WA then?
Gaslight much???
There is no homeless issue, it's all about the drugs, and the use on ALL public transportation, bus and light rail.
I know it's your job, soi boi, but please be more honest.
RUN do not WALK from Seattle. It's becoming a 3rd world hellscape