7 Reasons Everyone is Leaving TACOMA WASHINGTON... And They Increasingly Get WORSE!

7 Reasons everyone is leaving Tacoma Washington and they are just getting so much worse!
Tacoma Washington is one of the most affordable Washington cities it is a world of its own and a vibrant, diverse city. However, in recent years, an increasing number of residents are packing their bags and saying goodbye to this once-thriving Tacoma and moving away from Tacoma Washington.
In this video we dive into the real pros and cons of living in Tacoma Washington and we delve deep into the 7 key reasons the question comes up, why are people leaving Tacoma Washington? the Living In Tacoma Washington team is shedding light on the challenges that are causing residents to seek greener pastures elsewhere.
From the escalating cost of living in Tacoma Washignton to the persistent traffic congestion and environmental concerns like the weather in Tacoma Washington. we explore the factors that are making life in Tacoma increasingly difficult. We'll also discuss how these issues are evolving, potentially affecting the city's future.
Join us in this eye-opening analysis of why everyone seems to be leaving Tacoma WA, and why some believe things are getting worse. Whether you're a current resident or just curious about the state of the city, this video is a must-watch. Don't miss out on understanding the changing dynamics of Tacoma Washington !
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[@livingintacomawashington]

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[@terriesteve]

Thanks for your video. Your evaluations seem pretty spot on. We moved from Alaska 6 years ago. We love it here. Traffic sux though.

[@TamraBunn]

I love my little corner of East Tacoma! 😂

[@TheGioalexb]

I am so glad I came across your channel! My ex and I were stationed at Ft. Lewis in 1993 and I LOVED Washington! Lived there for 9 years and I had no intentions of leaving but had to for family reasons. But... I'm finally returning in 25 days for a job at one of your hospitals and I cannot wait!!! I'm coming from NJ so your cost of living is a dream compared to what we pay for ($3100 for an 850 sq ft, 1-br apt in the middle of nowhere), along with a host of other issues Tacoma residents contend with so I think I will be okay. Weather? We've had more rain than you the past few winters. I need a rudder for my car! The only difference are the people. Not everyone is abrupt and angry of course, but most. Still, it will be a relief to be able to talk to people again without them thinking I want something from them. I will be scheduling a zoom meeting with you in a day or so. Looking forward to more of your inside tips for a smooth transition! This is great!

[@livingintacomawashington]

I am super excited to meet with you! I can’t wait to help you guys get back!

[@IMPULSOESTATICO]

that super loud sound at 10:33 almost gave me a heart attack 🤣

[@livingintacomawashington]

That cash register goes hard lol. Its even mixed in. Honestly I jumped

[@EmilyChandlerj]

same!

[@user-uw9by1kd4i]

I just moved @ living in tacoma for 2 years, 4 times my Truck was vandalized, 1x attempted car jack ! I witnessed a Murder on the sidewalk 1st & tacoma ave. 95 shots !

[@timothythompson8129]

Kuwait's 122°F humidity @ 60% with 5mph wind in August by 3pm... Chicago's -3°F humidity @ 72% snowing with 35mph wind in January by 5:30AM I got this... Lol

[@livingintacomawashington]

Never been to Kuwait but I’m a Midwest kid so I get that Chi winter

[@modooz8641]

The weather sounds like Amsterdam in the Netherlands where I am now. I guess when I move to Tacoma it will be cake walk, weather wise😂 We have dark days here from November to early April. And lots of rain, cloudy, and gray days in Amsterdam😢. How is public transport in Tacoma? Thanks for this video.

[@livingintacomawashington]

Let me know when you’re ready! We help people move to the Seattle area from out of the country! It’s good to start the process early because so much goes into it. Public transportation is great in Tacoma, honestly overall in the entire Seattle area but it’s still a good idea to grab a car short of living in downtown and wanting to stay in downtown

[@loriwhinery3210]

I’ve lived here since 1968 most of my life I’m 65, we are leaving for port Ludlow, over by port Townsend. We are selling our tacoma home even though we love our home., a cute mid century. They are planning on building 50 single homes off of McKinley and pacific ave. It’s crazy over there and crowded don’t know where the people are going to go. And then they are going to 150 townhomes by blueberry park by McKinley ave. This city has changed so much since I was a child, the crime, drugs, graffiti, pot holes, drug houses that they let stay open. Don’t get me wrong tacoma is a beautiful city but we can’t take the traffic anymore and other reasons.

[@loriwhinery3210]

As far as weather goes over 90 degrees happens from time to time it’s not global warming it’s pretty natural for here from time to time which doesn’t last very long being here most of my life.

[@ronsanchez4366]

Tacoma is growing just avoid the southside and the eastside if you can get a place on the waterfront

[@shermangoering]

Gee...i wonder if there is a connection to the heat and all that driving, huh?

[@colleeneaster1221]

Im a bit confused...you say people are pouring in but you also say people are leaving en masse...?

[@livingintacomawashington]

Yep. It’s about a 1 to 1 ratio. A lot of turnover out but a lot transplants in.

[@MarkSmith-vm3cs]

I have a home on Fox Island and one in Orange County CA. Your idea of traffic and construction is cute. Try LA for a month.

[@robertr6825]

He's talking about washington state not some commiefornia cesspool

[@rl2117]

Exactly, this guy needs to see California to get real scared 😂

[@shericreates]

So how long have you lived here? I have lived here almost all my life. I have lived here almost 64 years. It’s not what it used to be. Like you said. I have to say I can’t wait to leave. I’m working on it. You forgot to mention all the theft! My car? Stolen three times. My bike? Stolen. You can’t leave anything out in your yard. Your car has to be totally empty! And please get an AirTag or some kind of tracker. I dismantle mine now as well. Housing cost is insane. It’s a beautiful City - but you have to take protection to go for a walk. And don’t go alone or after dark. Garbage is everywhere. Construction? Yea road construction but I had construction on my house and they destroyed my home. But no one will honor warranties, no building permits, didn’t know what they were doing. It’s a mess. On and on. Oh yeah. And this was a loan through our City. This is why I am leaving. I do not feel safe and you are on your own.

[@gamdore]

Wow. That's crazy. I heard that Seattle was bad, so was looking at Tacoma Washington..

[@shericreates]

@@gamdore Check some KZbin videos. It is beautiful but I would rather live out farther. I’m torn because of my kids being here but they are grown. I know I need the mountains. Whatever you do you can look up crime in the area you want to move to. Before here I was going to move to Buckley. I really wanted the house out there . But then I saw all the homicides, assaults, thefts, and molesters. That changed my mind. So I’m here in the “good” part of Tacoma, North End on a golf course. Doesn’t matter. Crime is everywhere. You just have to be defensive and protect yourself. But not give up living!

[@brianjohnson9473]

Seattle and Tacoma are dumps

[@SuckerForASkittle]

What about taking public transit to the north/Seattle? It is helpful? Does it ease the commute?

[@livingintacomawashington]

Absolutely! Sound transit and Pierce County do a great job with public transport. In fact almost anytime we have a single event (Seahawks game, concert, ect) we taking the light rail.

[@TeckGamingOfficial]

I lived in Tacoma for 16 years and moved out two years ago. I have to say, Tacoma is one of the worst places to live in Washington State. There are a lot of horrible drivers out there, crimes being committed 24/7. In my old house, we had a couple of intruders stealing our stuff from the property, but luckily, we were armed and had licensed pistols. In our old neighborhood, a young couple was shot near their house and killed before we moved out, which was very sad. There are a lot of homeless people wandering around. The only good reason to live in Tacoma is if you're very poor and don't have much money; then this is a place to be. All I have to say is that I am happy that we moved out, and it's so peaceful and quiet finally. It's a place where our kids can go out, enjoy, and play with other kids in the community.

[@dl4201]

I was born and raised here and this place is Satan's property no joke. The city is ran by corrupt people that do some of the most insane shit you've ever seen. In talking civil rights infringement on steroids crack. Invasion of privacy, gangstalking, electronic harassment, sabotage, legalized assault . .yeah its real talk. Unfortunately there's nobody here anymore or with the cojones and clout to make a stand against these ev il tyrannical spineless little wlhimpls. 2.5 years of this, destroyed my business, stole from me, lied on me, POISONED ME!, 24hr stalking, driving by my places of work and storming IN PUBLIC places. All I got to say is FughQ Tacoma. FUQ

[@Strange_amore]

Prices per square meter there are the same as in the center.

[@joeblow1942]

How is Spokane?

[@mrphalysir]

I was getting defensive but then came to the realization that you're right.

[@joeblow1942]

Is Spokane as commie / authoritarian as Seattle?

[@jaxong.2701]

We t there in 2005 w an ex. Everyone there ended up being horrible into crime. So much crime, every single dude was abusive, MAD tweakers... Was there October to April 2006. It was a BEAUTIFUL place tho. Never saw that color green before and I'm from Vermont. I would love to visit one day and create good memories to go with the beautiful nature.

[@brianjohnson9473]

It is not the same . They have destroyed 😔 the fun

[@anshumansindhwani2858]

How long is the gray winter?

[@livingintacomawashington]

Really, it’s not to bad. The bulk of what stinks for me anyway is the thanksgiving- Christmas it’s just dark SO early, after that the sun stays out longer. Yesterday was also 60 degrees

[@anshumansindhwani2858]

@@livingintacomawashington how many days is it gloomy each year?

[@Five-Star-General]

Bro i have lived here 21 years and its depressing, applying to grad school for this upcoming fall. Washington is 46 out of 50 for worst roads in 2022, probably worst for 2023. This place is trash.

[@jenniferbarton2424]

Oct-may

[@QueenReina6419]

FOREVER!!!!!! I HATE THE WEATHER HERE. Massive depression from it. Lack of Vitamin D.

[@blackcat6356]

Like anything else as soon as community takeovers take place it bring its own BS.

[@magnus5356]

Moved to Tacoma late -19, so managed to get house bound by Covid almost instantly and hence never been able to get to know people or 'the community'... The two things people mention and driving them away is definitely #1 The increade crime! Here is shootings daily! If you have anything visible in your car, independent if its at a grocery store or outside your home, it will get broken into. #2 the cost of living.

[@robertr6825]

It used to be decent but now we have too many indoctrinated and californians destroying western washington

[@LaurenLane4815]

Everything you listed is why I'm leaving Denver for Tacoma, Denver is worse with all of that in every aspect

[@livingintacomawashington]

When are you headed this way?

[@LaurenLane4815]

@livingintacomawashington maybe in a year or so, looking to rent though, not buy just yet!

[@GreenIronFist]

Dude I lived in Denver and Aurora. Tacoma makes them look like paradise.

[@Daddynfhjncftv]

Olympia was is the best area now. Has everything and low crime with it being more affordable.

[@robertr6825]

We are full sorry

[@fjbltysuc]

I ran 6 years ago from that shit hole!

[@livingintacomawashington]

Lets connect and start your move! 253.225.2395 [e-mail] EVEN BETTER LETS HOP ON ZOOM scheduler.zoom.us/livingintacomawashington/moving-to-tacoma

[@w6341]

Seattlites: Who the F' is moving to Tacoma? LOL

[@MikP86]

Its a great city to live in.

[@fortunateforester778]

Nothing compared to Oregon of California

[@positiverefuge6638]

🙏Dear God, Please don't let me die here🙏

[@tedgemberling2359]

Thanks for the excellent video. I am from Tacoma but now live in Birmingham, Alabama. I wanted to talk a little about what I've learned from living in Birmingham. I think it gives some lessons for Tacoma or comparisons. You mention that traffic is getting worse and it's too hard to build more roads. Birmingham has better traffic and there is a new freeway under contruction north of town. It's just an awful thing for the region. What it will mostly do is promote the building of more suburbs. It will make a lot of money for road and real estate developers but do no one else any good. A big advantage Tacoma has is a better public transit system. Here in Birmingham we have a really poor one. Buses only run every 60 to 90 minutes and stop about 7 pm. Low income people try to buy cars because that's the only way they can reliably get to work. Tacoma should concentrate on being a more transit-oriented city and give up building more roads. The last thing I wanted to mention is real estate values. You mentioned that Tacoma is getting too expensive for people. In a way that's a nice problem to have. Some parts of Birmingham are considered so undesirable that you could not give away property for free. We have a history of racial conflict, and areas that are mainly black in population are often really depressed. To give you an example, an entire apartment complex in one of those areas was offered for $10,000 a few years ago. In a more prosperous part of town an apartment complex was offered for $1.6 million.

[@livingintacomawashington]

Man! Thank you soooo much for being authentic and taking the time to write all this out. It was a wonderful read. Sorry it took me a second to get back go you

[@tedgemberling2359]

@@livingintacomawashington no problem! Thanks for reading.

[@jaxong.2701]

Everywhere in USA is getting too pricey. Which sucks. USA is deleting middle class and making it rich and poor. Not much time to go. Be safe

[@tedgemberling2359]

@@jaxong.2701 yes a place like Tacoma might not be best for someone who doesn't make a lot of money. It's better than Seattle, though. Birmingham might be better. I understand Topeka, Kansas will pay you to move there to work. Oh, I heard Spokane is affordable.

[@garthinflorida5124]

Looks like the weed is pretty good

[@DebitAdams]

Tacompton 😆

[@nickcrill7718]

I’m trying to move here so idk if I’ll like this video 😂

[@robertr6825]

We are full

[@livingintacomawashington]

lol, well my job is relocating people here but I always want to be honest and up front that there are downsides

[@nickcrill7718]

@@livingintacomawashington I’m definitely planning on making the move to the greater Seattle area. For the affordability I’m thinking Tacoma. My mom lives there. My family in Bonney lake tell me not to move to Tacoma at all costs…

[@livingintacomawashington]

@@nickcrill7718 I get that, I actually live in Tehaleh outside of Bonney Lake. It’s beautiful and quiet. BUT nothing to do. We help people move all over the Seattle area. Tacoma was rough back in the day but it’s pretty tame now compared to even the town I came from in MO you have to remember Tacoma was a gang ran city for a long time. People don’t adjust easily. Family means well. Here is what I know, Every client I relocate from KZbin has an “idea” of where they want to live and basically all of them end up buying somewhere else. Really until your here and your mission is to find the community to live it it’s not as serious. Once you’re focused we will figure it out quickly

[@Justaddsaltt]

I have a question what about Racism does the only concern that I used to live in Bellingham. And it's not as easy as this

[@livingintacomawashington]

Feel free to shoot me a text or a call. Be happy to chat.

[@robertr6825]

Contrary to belief racism is bad here its just well hidden or more said in tones or semi condescending manners that most folks do not catch

[@rl2117]

Tacoma is fine, try San Jose California to see real crimes 😂😂😂😂

[@joshjosh8301]

If you live in Tacoma, but work outside of Tacoma, the commute is really your decision. If you are going to be a native, do native shit.

[@livingintacomawashington]

Its way easier to live and work in the same area. I have people moving in here from out of state all the time and they are cool driving an hour plus each way. Its wild. Like thats 4 hours out of your day in the car. No way.

[@enabledintergers9372]

how can you live in the state of washington in JOE BIDENS AMERICA!!!!???????

[@robertr6825]

We have too many leftist and nazi lover from Cali coming here that's 1 problem. Next is all the pushed indoctrination. And lastly no police presence or ability to do there job

[@loriwhinery3210]

It’s hard, the Democrats have literally destroyed this beautiful city that I’m leaving in for Port Ludlow. It makes me sad but we can’t fight them so we are leaving!

[@robertr6825]

@@loriwhinery3210 that's the truth with the invasion of indoctrinated and damn californians this state gets worse and becomes more of a sht hole every election. My family has been here since 1909 and I'd love to break the cycle if being controlled by these nazi lovers

[@936anyst]

How long have you lived here? You talk like an outsider... hmmm

[@GreenIronFist]

LOL folks this all you need to know about this city.

[@robertr6825]

That's the truth

[@ShannonKelly-iw6lb]

I've been here almost 50 years and nothing has changed. Same issues different decade. The city doesn't want to fix the problems because it generates income they are using for God knows what...😢