Most Affordable Places to Retire in Washington State

[@waggingtailsdogwalkingofwi5696]

Washington state is crazy expensive

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[@Janie77-2]

Yakima there yesterday horrid. Not safe. Could not wait to leave.

[@kennethfreeman4041]

Centralia was a good place in the past. It's a mining and forestry community that shut down the forest and the mine. Now it's a broken city.

[@dugfriendly]

Interesting list 😄 Ocean Shores, Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Longview, Vancouver is the area I'm focusing on if I retire in the states (having been raised in the South Puget Sound). While I lived in Spokane from 2003-2014, it's too far from the salt water for my retirement.

[@FiddleCat999]

Born & raised in WA. This is like a book report done without reading the book. Very tough to find affordable place to retire that is close to good health care.

[@john-js7db]

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[@PatrickBarr-dy3dk]

Would the two of you retire in these cities? Over half of these cities are not safe, especially at night. I don’t think you would let your parents retire in any of these cities.

[@PatrickBarr-dy3dk]

Also, the medical care in these cities is terrible.

[@zenwilds2911]

Washington is too expensive to retire. Everywhere is too expensive until the state lowers property taxes. Rent won't go down until property taxes and sales tax goes down. The cost of upkeeping a home is insane. Washington needs an income tax for people making over $100,000/year. And to relieve the burden of property taxes.

[@dq7143]

The suggestion sounds logical but in reality, a state income tax will just make total taxes go up even more. The problem is the WA government is deliberately limiting condo, townhouse and single family home development in favor of allowing massive apartment complexes in major communities. Taxpayer subsidies will pay for the new residents from....

[@digitraxanr]

The largest affordability problem with Washington is Property Tax. Homes are assessed every two years and property taxes are based on that assessement, not on how much the homes originally cost. Next is the enormous sales tax charged on most purchases.

[@dq7143]

Not to mention their state estate tax. The inflated property values will make it hard for your heirs to avoid paying them.

[@spoonman4024]

I'm a born & raised Washingtonian and I will tell you this list is way off base. Maybe these gals are new to the state or just learning their business but the places you are recommending are either 1- in the boonies, or 2- run down and in major need of a refresh/crime control. These are not places I would recommend any of my friends or family retire. You need to visit these places, meet the local (which I have over several decades) before recommending them. Reading off a spreadsheet or big data charts is a poor reflection of the action location. There are still reachable places to retire in WA, but I wouldn't venture to call them affordable. Very little of anything I would consider retirement worth is affordable in WA right now.

[@adventureswithfrodo2721]

You give rental prices but there is NO qualification on what the size of the rental.

[@spinsandneedles]

Very informative - thank you!

[@oceanedgepnw]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jlwaltosz]

Grays harbor county population is 77,038 in 2022.

[@ronmargheim589]

1:12 where did you get the population of Aberdeen from? The entire Gray's Harbor county has less then 77,000 people. Aberdeen in Scotland doesn't have that many people either.

[@susansmiles2630]

Great job!

[@oceanedgepnw]

thank you!

[@got2surf90]

Grays harbor was livable but we’re getting priced out now 😠

[@headshotdave]

Two people just reading on-camera. How engaging.

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

Why do all these small towns have just average crime? I’d think it’d be at least B.

[@KelleyKat]

Because of the drug-related crime in Eastern WA.

[@natalieahlstrom4045]

Please forgive me, as I don't usually post comments. As per a recent survey from AARP the average income of retirees is 75000 per year which I think would limit them being able to buy a home in the price range you mention of 300000 plus. I would love the opportunity to move to Washington State But it would seem impossible to afford To live there.

[@pamcaldwell7055]

I left Washington 6 years ago. Too expensive for retiree. Move to the Midwest where property is still reasonable.

[@elleshock4571]

They're "affordable" for a reason

[@melodeelucido1446]

sorry ladies, I don't know many people that would consider those cities affordable for retirement! And the way you describe Spokane is ridiculous. I live just outside the city. I haven't spoken to one person----of any age---that thinks it's a good place to live. This video gets a thumbs down for sure

[@999montanaguy]

The population of Aberdeen is 17,000 not 160,000.

[@deerhaven3350]

They stated that it's 213K, which is even worse!

[@shamainhussain5909]

I disagree on half the city mentioned . What about the northwest cities like Blaine, Bellingham, Lynden, anacortes, La Conner? Come on up I would love to give you a tour !!

[@KelleyKat]

Anacortes is great for retiring...as long as you have a big bankroll!

[@stephaniewencek6618]

You know the real deal. It is extremely expensive to live in WA.

[@ReDNeckRoY]

I live in Spokane Valley and can tell you this video is not accurate!

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