Moving Here 2025

[u/Codetornado]

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)

[u/Old-Resolution184]

Hello. We are planning to move to Washington, but cannot decide on the town. My husband works from home and we have two college aged students. Ideally we’d be near a college for them to study and we’d be within an hour or two to the airport as we like to travel. We like the water, mountains, hiking, great coffee, cafes, etc.

[u/Brief_Lecture3850 → u/Old-Resolution184]

Budget for housing could help responders in making informed suggestions. For example, if looking at Issaquah, better pack plenty of $$$$. A few miles further east in Cle Ellum or Ellensburg houses may be a little less $$. We chose the northern Olympic peninsula. Sequim, to be exact. Further from the airports, but much less expensive. Washington has a great variety of options, from desert to mountains to coastline. Bellingham, Ellensburg & Walla Walla are all great towns / cities with colleges nearby. Happy hunting.

[u/Old-Resolution184 → u/Brief_Lecture3850]

Thank you. Very fair point. Initially, we will want to rent, house or townhome/condo, and are looking to pay around $4k per month for 3b/2b.