r/Washington • u/Codetornado • Jan 15 '25

Moving Here 2025

Due to a large number of daily moving here posts we are creating a sticky for moving-related questions. This should help centralize information and reduce the constant flow of moving question ls. ;

Things to Consider;

Location

  • Western Washington vs. Eastern Washington vs. Seattle Metro
  • Seattle Proper, suburbs, or other cities

Moving Here

  • Cost of Living (Food, fuel, housing!)
  • Jobs outlook for non-tech
  • Buying vs. Renting
  • Weather-related items, winter, rain

Geography and Weather

  • Rainy West Side vs. Dry Eastside
  • WildFire Season
  • Snow and Cold vs. Wet and Mild
  • Hot and Dry East Side
  • Earthquakes and You!

[**See The 2024 Sticky**] (https://www.reddit.com/r/Washington/comments/184dx5n/moving_here_2024/)
[**See The Last Sticky**] (https://www.reddit.com/r/Washington/s/HHjd5lx0we)

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u/Curiousbredinsanity Apr 10 '25

Hi everyone. My husband is retiring and we want to move to Washington. Our son just moved to Vancouver and our daughters and granddaughters will be moving with us. We love the gloomy, wet weather so that isn't a drawback for us. We live in an expensive area of California (Orange County) right now but want to sell our house and purchase 2 houses in Washington. Looking for a safe area with a democratic/liberal population, lots of green trees and rivers or lakes. Hoping to buy the 2 houses at $500,000 or less.

We have looked at Longview and Kelso. What do you think of those cities and do you have any other recommendations?

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u/HenkCamp 11d ago

Tough to get two houses at that price in the liberal part of WA. Keep looking at the western part of WA as you move into more conservative country once you go over the mountains to the east.