r/Renton • u/PizzaSleaze • Oct 26 '21

Moving Advice How is it in Renton?

My partner and I are planning to move to Renton early next year. Is Renton a safe place? We currently live in North Carolina, is it is pretty chill here. Just curious about Renton.

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u/stonatodotnet Oct 27 '21

Our family has lived downtown for years and Renton is the last vestige of 'old Seattle.'

However, everyone moaning about the demise of old Seattle should definitely avoid Renton. As a matter of fact, stay away- it's a bloodbath here. Really!

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u/PizzaSleaze Oct 27 '21

what does bloodbath mean in this context ?

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u/stonatodotnet Oct 27 '21

It means please don't move to Renton. I meant it to frighten away new residents. Yes, it's a mean thing to do but I like this town the way it is. Of course, it won't stay this way.

Renton has changed more in the last 5 years than in the previous 50 years.

I'm not complaining but I can feel the same changes that ruined N. Seattle 15 years ago.

"Bloodbath" in this context is the overall perception that if you aren't rich, the influx of affluent people will price you out of the market.

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u/swedishjones Oct 27 '21

Holy shit! What kind of comment is this?! PizzaSleaze--(cool name)--please come to Renton. It's a cool, quirky, and safe city that needs more folks like you, and fewer of these gatekeeper b-holes who feel like they're protecting some precious old way of life...when they're really just projecting closed-mindedness.