Seattle, WA Suburbs Everyone Is LEAVING

[@z1mzam]

Calling 850k "pretty affordable" is hilarious when most of the people in this state cant even afford an apartment

[@nokateno]

pretty affordable if you work at Facebook!

[@rrconsulting2000]

If most can't afford how are they all sold

[@safeandeffectivelol]

Affordable if you're an engineer at a big tech company

[@user-uo2fn4kk2t]

Affordable for tech bros and other wealthy groups of folks

[@johnhpalmer6098]

Also, think about this from a relative standpoint, 800K is more "affordable" than a 2.5 mil dollar house, even if you can't afford either.

[@GothicCinderz]

Don't move here unless you want to spend about 60 to 70% of your money on rent and the rest of it on food and gas

[@JamieRidge-mi9ck]

More like 110% on rent and the rest of food and gas lol 😂 one bedroom house for 2k per month. NUTS!! lol I'm not even in Seattle- 45 min out!

[@mycatlovesme159]

It’s too expensive in Seattle. King County is made for millionaires and homeless people and no one in between!!

[@ChristinaNguyen-n9g]

You’re absolutely right!

[@gendaminoru3195]

even those of us in the low millions feel the crush and know we are also the target. I would say it's the top .5% and the bottom 20% and no where in between.

[@daisymorrigan]

Welcome to socialism.

[@twostate7822]

@@daisymorrigan Didn't the QOP study history in school? That's basic supply and demand. High home prices is the culmination of pure capitalism. Want to live where it's cheap to live? Move someplace where almost nobody wants to live.

[@carolanderson2773]

And criminals.

[@freesk8]

People are escaping King County because the property taxes and other taxes are too high.

[@Kayak51]

What's wrong with you? How else are they supposed to fund the homelessness and crime going on? You must be one of those self reliant responsible people who works hard to earn a living and don't want your money stolen from you to be given to people who don't want to be responsible for themselves and pull their own wait. If you think taxes are too high and they are wasted you must be an intolerant hater.

[@annsaunders5768]

Because of the drug addicts ruling the areas! Police don't do their jobs because judges won't do theirs.

[@pacopetepnw3434]

@@Kayak51 Nicely written snark.😅 *weight, btw

[@staceyshaffer180]

INSLEE has ruined our state!

[@reagonowmix]

How about people here are too stupid and woke. I am surrounded by idiots, many of them the wealthy.

[@rettwoods]

0:50 - Renton 2:18 - Kent 3:15 - Issaquah 5:29 - Monroe 7:11 - Federal Way 10:03 - Sammamish 12:13 - Auburn 13:40 - Mercer Island

[@glowingclover5283]

Not all heroes

[@franktwarren]

All suck

[@silbertmcg]

Telling people not to move to seattle and claiming everyone is leaving seattle is the most seattle thing ever

[@cgdragneel]

😂 The Freeze is real.

[@livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf]

That’s definitely not what I did in this video. Just sharing some stats that I thought were interesting and giving my input on why people are leaving these areas. I help people relocate to the Seattle area and love living here myself.

[@cgdragneel]

@@livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf Who knew people would be triggered by a real estate video. Nowadays, it seems many peoole want to turn their triggers into politics.

[@miraya999]

Sneaky wash people 😷

[@markrossow6303]

"Lesser Seattle" movement by Emmett Watson needs a #reboot

[@eyeswideopen4]

I moved to the Seattle area from Chicago 12 years ago.I am blown away by the fact that there has been ongoing construction on I-5 the entire time I've lived here!! Worst traffic I've EVER experienced ‼️

[@jennifers6435]

@@eyeswideopen4 there were a lot of vacancies in Bellevue during the last recession..Chinese owners were leaving them vacant until rents went higher….lot of greed going on. I moved to Jefferson county where real estate was cheaper….but…no jobs here

[@ninepeaks]

Yes, and for a city that showcased a monorail in 1962, they are way behind in rail transport, tho making progress now. Probably the reason they operate one of the largest bus systems in the country. No state income tax like Illinois for public work projects. Biden‘s infrastructure law will help accelerate transportation rehabilitation in the WW area.

[@digitalphoenix72]

After a while, it almost seems as if they're creating the traffic problem, not trying to 'fix it'😂

[@digitalphoenix72]

That's right, the solution to all of our problems is doing the same thing Washington has been doing for the last 40 years? I mean if it's been making our state so much better with these policies, shouldn't the last 40 Years of control in our state have made something, anything better? After a while, you have to start thinking common sense. Having a needle delivery service in seattle, to hand out needles and syringes to drug addicts, and the homeless population explodes..... and you can't seem to figure out why? (Not you, commentor, im hypothetically speaking to the people who were supposed to have fixed our problems years ago, but have only made things worse every year). It's maddening when you look at some states and see they're actually making progress, getting a safer, better schools, prices is going down, and yet Washington is going in the opposite direction. There is no such thing as middle class in Washington State, and the politicians in power are doing everything in their strength to make sure there never will be again. What is sad state of affairs in a state that has so much natural beauty. And that's not even mentioning how the forest service has essentially destroyed our natural habitats. Forests aren't meant to be left alone and allowed to grow uninhibited (before you emotionally respond to that comment, actually spend a few hours and research what I'm talking about). That's not how natural habitat works. And maybe if they would clear some underbrush, or get rid of the Dead rotting logs, maybe the place wouldn't go up in flames quite as badly. It drives me crazy when forest fires severity is listed as a symptom of climate change, yet they don't look at what policies have changed since the fires have gotten worse. The primary change has been the forest service iron grip on the forests, and their lack of ability to listen to reason. The forest service is turning Washington into one gigantic Tinderbox. My entire family moved to Washington in 1914 from Europe, and every single elderly relative has said the same thing. 'The foests have never looked like this, theyre overgrown so badly that it doesnt look natural at all. There is too much vegetation in too small a space. This isnt what the natural landscape is".

[@BaronSaturday66]

I'm from Chicago too and the traffic in Seattle is comparable to Houston or something. It's all the bridges and hills and stuff.

[@sierraechopnw4228]

Moved here over 40 years ago. The pristine beauty of this state is now overshadowed by incessant crime, higher taxes, idiotic politics and homelessness and druggies on every corner. Leaving n less than 2 years to retire across country to a different state more in line with my morals, values & beliefs and aren’t going to be taxed to death.

[@pastorquangful]

We did it 3 years ago... after 34 years there, it was time to start new elsewhere.

[@Loady420]

What sucks is that you have to do that. Seems like people leaving California are moving out of state and bringing all the crazy ideas with them. Voting in crazy people

[@schoolingdiana9086]

I moved here in 1985. It’s far safer and cleaner today than it was then. Too bad you have to look at working people who lost their homes because of greedy landlords jacking up the rent.

[@trumpius_maximus47]

@@sierraechopnw4228 Try Kabul, very nice nowadays.

[@bonzocleach2496]

You'll be miserable wherever you go. The libs, illegals, gays, blacks, asians, muslims, transgenders, homeless, druggies, etc. will be in your living room every night as you watch Fox News on your television.

[@exintrovert1337]

I can’t imagine paying $3M to live in Auburn

[@timewa851]

that might be the price of the whole place, minus the Muckleshoot Casino.

[@user-uo2fn4kk2t]

Auburn is a dump by and large. I wouldn't even pay on the low end price range to live there.

[@IsikPalion]

I can’t imagine paying 300k to live in Auburn.

[@brucem.915]

I bought a house on 1 acre in Auburn for $250k in 2015. It zillows for $660k now. I am trying to convince my wife to sell and leave the fentanyl den of Auburn and move elsewhere.

[@user-uo2fn4kk2t]

@@brucem.915 Good luck to you. I am amazed that anyone would pay 660k to live in Auburn.

[@JeffTaylor-tr7my]

His use of the word "riff raff" is carrying a lot of weight here. A more forthcoming way to say this is "homelessness, drug use and crime".

[@user-uo2fn4kk2t]

Yes. My assumption is riff raff refers to homeless, etc.

[@nokateno]

Kia Boys, etc

[@ShireTown1824]

I grew up there and can’t afford to live there anymore, it’s a tragedy. If you ask the people on the streets you’ll be hard pressed to find someone who actually grew up locally.

[@jennifers6435]

@@ShireTown1824 I came up with my own gig selling on eBay….i was desperate to save money for a down payment in order to near seattle…I stayed in the same junky apartment ..watched the rent double…..moved to Oregon and bought when it was the easiest time ever to get a mortgage…my son and I had no jobs and no income tax statement..just bank 6 months bank statements and 20 % down….the value dropped like a rock, but we hung on through the recession…finally, home prices headed up again and we bailed out..moved back to Jefferson Co…in WA……we had to come up with a gig to save….there are a few cheap places to live on the west coast…also, eastern Washington is mostly cheap..do the research.

[@classa21]

They're all california inbreeders.

[@4xtech]

Another tell tale sign in grocery stores, is items misplaced throughout the store, customers grabbing an item and dropping it elsewhere, not giving a shit. I work as a vendor in many stores in WA , the more you see misplaced items indicates the people don’t give a shit about their community

[@jermwerty]

I always say for an individual neighborhood within a city visit the mini-markets. Especially when buying a house, visit the closest minimarkets/gas stations and just people watch for a while. You'll figure out if you can live there pretty quick...

[@kevins8434]

BOOM!!! Im a vendor and former mgr for Safeway. It's not just the tweakers and thugs that don't gaf - it's the whole region. Pathetic. I moved 10yrs ago way north. Best decision ever

[@user-uo2fn4kk2t]

Either that or people walking out and not paying and no one does anything to stop it. Grocery stores have a bunch of stuff locked up. How sad.

[@user-uo2fn4kk2t]

@@jermwerty That is very true.

[@dpdiver1]

​@@kevins8434Safeway is a price gouging dump.

[@ritaj.465]

As soon as i can afford the move, I'm leaving washington. In FW, Too many people, too much crime, too many homeless people, too many people on Drugs. After 30 years I Don't feel safe here anymore. A beautiful western washington.

[@livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf]

I am sorry to hear that! If you don't mind me asking, what parts of Seattle have you lived in? I know some areas could certainly make you feel that way, but there are so many other fantastic suburbs that are very pleasant to live in

[@lorietaylor4665]

@@livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf even if you could find a so called safe spot you still have to leave it to do your business. Thus saying, THERE IS NO SAFE SPACE.

[@wingman416]

@@livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf Mountlake Terrace, just south of Lynnwood. Light rail has made a trip to Seattle take 18 minutes, and 10 minutes to drive to Everett. House prices are fairly reasonable if you can get one. Apartments are springing up all over, though, to take advantage of two light rail access points within 1 mile! Clean, safe as any where else around.

[@claykeough7898]

What a beautiful state getting completely ruined by the worst greedy, reptilian 'leaders'. Our taxes go to nothing towards our quality of life and hard workers get bent over a barrel for everything while our infrastructure crumbles, small business is destroyed and zombies run the streets.

[@milochromaticbeats7628]

Statistically speaking it is MUCH safer today than it ever has been. It has been going down steadily since the 90's across the country

[@redcedar8292]

Seattle native. They have ruined our beautiful state...Inslee and his cohorts. It's horrible!😢

[@Luckyduck10]

Bingo

[@kirklandphil]

Please move. We don't need you anymore.

[@oioiii6271]

Taxs Taxs taxs TAXS TAXS, OH DID I MENTION TAXS for idiots to spend on things people do not belive in!

[@Beginnerreadsthebible]

Vote!

[@redcedar8292]

@@Beginnerreadsthebible Believe me, we do vote. We are outnumbered by King County, and we have strictly mail in ballots. We are involved on the local level.

[@weareorigin]

The remaining people should let King County know....their high taxes should NOT be used to promote more homelessness. The social programs never solve homelessness but burden tax payers.

[@nokateno]

Even Oregon is making doing and selling hard drugs a crime again! I wonder where all those dealers and users are gunna go next??? 🤔🤔🤔🤫🤫🤫

[@dalefrolander3583]

I lived in the South Everett area near Mill Creek. Once I retired, I escaped from there and moved to the Boise area. We really like it here in Boise. Seattle was a great place when I moved there back in 1990, but it's way too crowded now.

[@Westerngirl-z5d]

IDAHO IS AUTHORITARIAN

[@swirvinbirds1971]

Born and raised in Skagit County and lived in Whatcom county for 21 years now... Even up here there is getting to be way to many people for my liking. Ready to head for Alaska maybe... 😅

[@christyviolet926]

@@swirvinbirds1971I hear ya: too many people. I'd love an island to live on. Yeah, it's that bad.

[@christyviolet926]

@@Westerngirl-z5dYeah: especially their libraries now... 😮

[@samsonian]

@@christyviolet926y’know, I am curious: outside of the child grooming literature, what titles have “those pesky conservatives” fought tooth-and-nail against? I’m not trying to be mean, just asking the question from the POV of someone merely seeking the truth. On the other end of the political spectrum, the Leftists are so busy modifying literary classics from such dangerous authors as Roald Dahl; apparently being descriptive is equal to being “racist”, “ageist”, “sexist” or some other dreaded “ist”…and the goal is what? To be the ultimate version of a human that doesn’t exist?

[@jnauttube]

No one can afford it. I'll leave the Seattle area when I sell my home, i couldn't afford my own home if I turned around and tried to buy it back.

[@nokateno]

Yup, it’s a conundrum. Definitely can’t upgrade, or even side grade, even with all the equity

[@cameronbrewer3966]

Retired and leaving Fed Way for NW Montana. Crime, Taxes, and Security the reason for leaving

[@cgdragneel]

If you like peace and quiet then Montana is a good choice.

[@nokateno]

I miss my fav Korean restaurant in federal way. Area is too full of violent drug abusers now

[@Smorss2011]

Hope you don't get pregnant.

[@bretttodd6470]

I've lived in this area for 52 years and the problem lies with leadership. All the crime and lack of roads is a small example. A vote for Bob Ferguson will only make it worse.

[@StationRussification]

BS

[@bretttodd6470]

@@StationRussification Please explain. Which part was BS?

[@StationRussification]

Every part is U crying about how U view your life, pathetic.

[@daisymorrigan]

AGREED! He will continue Inslee's horrible regressive policies.

[@kirklandphil]

Too bad they don't have someone young, smart, and ready to tackle the issues in Olympia. Dave Reichert is too old and has zero real ideas, he says he's going to tackle crime but can't say how he would do that. He was horrible in Washington DC. Sorry @bretttodd6470 there is no choice in this one. It would be great to have a Dan Evans back

[@georgeemeny6123]

Most of the problems in the Puget Sound area started when Hi Tech moved in.

[@ChristinaNguyen-n9g]

@@georgeemeny6123 I don’t think so- It’s been there under a low mind of jay inslee (WA governor), this guy doesn’t know how to run the state - to earn from lucrative resources like salmon, big apples, ect…the state budgets’ always in deficits!! Now getting to the whole big messes! He’s not in touch with reality! Just sitting there and collecting money ( salary )!!! Get out asas! Otherwise, good citizens will be in risk and die for him!!!!

[@jennifers6435]

@@georgeemeny6123 and drug possession and marijuana sales legalized

[@jennifers6435]

@@georgeemeny6123 we can’t turn back the clock..gates and Bezos the American oligarchs

[@daisymorrigan]

The started when we became a one party state.

[@itshadouken]

Lol both wrong, I lived here for 42 years. Most places have massively improved in Seattle. Central District, Queen Anne, Cap Hill, Ballard, Columbia City, Northgate, University District, Ravenna, Roosevelt are all wayyy nicer now than they have ever been by a long shot. Sure, a few blocks downtown are bad but the rest of the city is massively improved.

[@adlwilliams]

Glad to say i finally left seattle a month ago after living there for 3 decades, and i feel so much better. Stress and anger have fallen to almost zero

[@berict]

After 36 years I'm about to dip out of the Pacific NW as well. It's just too much.

[@user-uo2fn4kk2t]

@@berict That's for sure. We are taxed to death and what do we have to show for it?

[@nokateno]

I envy you!! Whereabouts did you end up?? I want outta here!

[@exintrovert1337]

@@adlwilliams congratulations on making it out 🫶

[@adlwilliams]

@@exintrovert1337 thank you. Good luck on your escape! Its worth it

[@librab2497]

I’m in Olympia/Lacey and we do have many homeless now. When I was younger I feel like there were few homeless and everyone knew them. The guy with all of the cats, the guy with long hair by Albertsons, the short guy who wears red. I still love it here. We have so much natural beauty all around us.

[@nokateno]

The short guy who wears red.. is it the Noid?

[@Cleopatragirl12]

I live in Lacey. I love downtown Olympia but it’s getting so crowded in Lacey the traffic is horrible now!

[@stjohnbaby]

I'm from Mercer Island,grew up there,left,came back four years ago,big mistake.Renton and Kent,when I was growing up was a sub par area.Issaquah was alright.Last night five shootings on I5,the crime is out of control.I'm out,asap.

[@milochromaticbeats7628]

Even though crime isn't nearly as bad as 20 or 30 years ago?

[@mattgehringer7292]

@@milochromaticbeats7628 Are you saying there were more shootings 20 - 30 years ago?

[@krakken-]

@@mattgehringer7292 As a percentage of population, certainly so. There are twice as many people in Seattle now as there were 30 years ago, so while the absolute number of shootings are similar, the rate of shootings is less than half.

[@milochromaticbeats7628]

@@mattgehringer7292 per capita yes. Raw number wise there may be more now (like say if there were 50 of any given crime per week in 1990 versus now there may be 60 per week), but the population is roughly twice as much. There has never been a safer time to live in America than today.

[@teekbooy4467]

Move to singapore

[@TheOutside84]

I'm in Bellingham, it sucks now. I lived in Seattle for 5 years ten years ago, it's got way worse too. Homelessness and open air drug use and dealing has screwed this state up.

[@BumHaven]

I have lived in the Seattle area since 1989, first Queen Anne, then Magnolia, followed by Capitol Hill and eventually landing in Kirkland in 2002. Since that time the Kirkland population has doubled and if the proposed density zoning changes are approved it is only going to get more crowded. It will be interesting to see if the cost of living increases and changes to workplace office has any lasting impact on population. Based on how quickly houses sell (typically days) in my neighborhood I expect to continue to see steady if not strong population growth over the next decade.

[@jokerrhe]

Yes there are more people in the entire world

[@nonewherelistens1906]

My daughter and her husband moved to Sammamish 15 years ago and bought a house for about $400,000. They moved out but kept it as a rental. It is now worth at least $1.2 million. The house they bought a few years ago cost $960,000. It is now worth $1.5 million. In terms of real estate holdings, they are effectively millionaires. Prices are crazy up there. I bought my first house in Philadelphia for $6,000 back in 1977. It is now worth $319,000. Buy and hold.

[@geldan]

If they subtract mortgage interest and maintenance costs they would have made way more just investing the money in the s&p 500, buying and holding real estate isn't necessarily the best way to grow net worth.

[@nonewherelistens1906]

@@geldan You don't subtract either of those because you have to live somewhere, either as a renter or an owner. Second, they didn't have the cash to invest in the levels that real estate allowed because of financing. You can't get an 80% loan for stocks.

[@geldan]

@@nonewherelistens1906 of course you do, mortgage + insurance + interest + maintenance is usually way more expensive than renting, and investing the difference can often net more money, especially since the interest rates are no longer insanely low.

[@angelablair1679]

Where do you live? Here in the Seattle area​ you cannot rent cheaper than you can buy. Home owners add tax, insurance, and maintenance to the rental fee.

[@geldan]

@@angelablair1679 I grew up on the Eastside, live 15 minutes from downtown Seattle. You absolutely can rent much cheaper than you can buy

[@GDB_ZERO]

There is traffic everywhere you go now. There isn’t even a time frame like 2-5 or whatever it use to be. Literally I see traffic anywhere at 7-8pm at night. Like wtf ?

[@YoungMaskedRedYoutub]

This is facts! Honestly, it's one of the things I miss about NJ. There isn't bumper to bumper traffic at 6am on my major roadways

[@s.williamc.]

I like to use Pacific Highway to go to Sounders games from Tacoma. You hit a lot of lights so it takes 30-50 minutes longer but it’s way more chill than I5. I also use the Boeing Highway to get into SODO because it’s much more chill than I5

[@Thundarr995]

That's exactly why I work the early morning shift. I really hate starting at 3:45 AM. But I don't like sitting in traffic even worse.

[@HABITZER]

This is true! Even 10pm it can be bumper to bumper! I live north around Arlington. But the taxes are our of control.

[@princelinus8320]

Terrible drivers out here. Brake for everything

[@BANDIT2DAY]

Lived in Seattle in the late 80s and early 90s before things got crazy. Moved to Northern Idaho in 93. Would travel over to Seattle once or twice a year for mariners games but haven’t been back since the craziness ramped up after 2019. Definitely glad I moved to Idaho. Conservative leadership in the state so we don’t have high crime or homeless encampments.

[@sierraechopnw4228]

@@BANDIT2DAY considered Idaho at one time mostly due to reasons you stated. Had property there 30 years ago on Priest Lake. One thing about Idaho is you MUST assume everyone is concealed carrying…love that about their gun laws. I grew up in a southern rural area where everyone carried a rifle on their gun rack in the back window of trucks, left it locked in a high school parking lot and nobody ever had one stolen nor used it for nefarious purposes. Farm boys mostly…different mentality than today’s generation.

[@patriciaellinghausen4365]

I did the same thing. Was inSeattle in the 80s. Spent a few years in southern Idaho- and saw it going the way of traffic etc like Seattle. When i left Seattle. friend thought i was nuts. Moved to North Idaho, and I have been very happy. I could afford a home in Idaho.

[@patriciaellinghausen4365]

@@sierraechopnw4228 its still nice here in Idaho- i'm an agent here.

[@bd12544]

And crappy roads and horrible schools.

[@yordanpopov]

Correct. Seattle has terrible roads and schools. ​@@bd12544

[@debbybernstein30]

Why don’t people ever notice that the problems seen in this area date back to one party rule that has grown increasingly extreme, yet still vote for that party, then wonder why things don’t change?

[@Red13.0]

They don’t want to accept it it like a child throwing a fit

[@leelaural]

Did u notice that they handcounted the rat lands commoner in?..so instead of two pubs facing off we just had to have the rat creep in..until we return to actual voting we r a captur3d state.

[@Sean-e1r]

Mail in boosted for four decades... no Republicans for that long.... Major Local cheating...🙃🤑👍

[@teri7371]

I agree these people are deaf dumb and blind

[@kanenomoja]

🎯🎯🎯

[@esits]

Almost Live told people to leave Kent 30 years ago.

[@hotrox2112]

Ross Schafer?

[@jonwebb6644]

Kent and especially Renton were targets for much of their humor!

[@kanenomoja]

The entire area is overcrowded. Crime is bad and getting worse. Homelessness and open drug use is terrible. Roads are in bad shape. Littering is pathetically bad. Schools are mostly trash and education is poor. The entire area is and has been for decades completely controlled by the far left. Their answer to everything is to raise taxes and throw money at the problem with only problem exacerbation to show for it. Defund police. Over tax businesses and property owners. Allow more and more overbuilding. Don’t enforce laws. Sanctuary city/state. Woke education and hiring. The full list of far left policies has ruined the area. It used to be full of traditional liberals with a smaller number of quirky hippies. That wasn’t perfect, but it was okay. Now the far left has taken over and traditional liberals are either drinking the koolaid or afraid to say anything against the far left narrative. Now, it’s trash. Most of Seattle has been turned into a third world sh*thole.

[@tlc2983]

All of this is true and them some. The liberals and conservatives are afraid to say anything. Why? Because you will get legally harrassed, i.e. dragged into court on heresay and outright lies. Then they'll charge you for the lies, all to get you to shut up and leave the state. They've done this to conservative politicians in Washington, business owners, and anyone else that's made a stand for common sense conservatism. When people are afraid to say anything that opposes the Fuhrer's authoritarianism, we're ALL in danger.

[@nokateno]

They are AFRAID to speak or act due to FEAR of getting judged 😢

[@KjerstinCannell]

We left North Bend 4 years because of the high property taxes. We paid 2K in 2004 and paid 12K in 2018. The community has become transient and has lost its charm. We lived there for 25 years.

[@jennifers6435]

@@KjerstinCannell I dated a guy from north bend in the 60’s…his family owned Ken’s

[@davidcelliott]

All of King County has high property taxes - 1.05%. North Bend property values have gone way up since 2004. You could still buy a nice house on a half acre with a view for under $400k back then. Similar houses are over $1 million now. It sure doesn't help that the SALT limit is not indexed to the house value increases.

[@twostate7822]

And yet, you became a millionaire because of those increasing property values. Tough life.....

[@paullewis2873]

I lived in north bend 30 years. Moved to a farming town in California. Getting ready to move to ocean side. Miss Washington but not the traffic or price .

[@jennifers6435]

@@paullewis2873 I moved to a farming town in Oregon and was surprised how inexpensive and fresh the food was….had to get back to the salt water…. moved back to the Olympic Penninsula 6 years ago…don’t know if inflation hit corvallis, but it is real bad here…everything is more and the seafood is not the quality it was….too many people and more pollution of the water

[@uzzielmantle9011]

35 years living here. Left and came back 5 years ago. In the 2 years I was gone Seattle regressed significantly. Too expensive for what you get in return. Difficult to enjoy the beauty when you cant get anywhere in reasonable amount of time..everywhere you go is packed with people..trash...drugs...not a good place to raise a family or experience a quality way of living...You need to make a reservation just to visit Mt Rainier ...completely ridiculous...very sad to see such a beautiful place turn so ugly...people are rude here too which I think is attributed to the environment.

[@Retr0racin]

I grew up in Auburn in the 60's and 70's before they asphalted over the whole valley and built cheap apartments on every corner.

[@bluered3228]

@@Retr0racin I was born in Kent in the 1970s. Used to go inter tubing at flaming geyser Park in the summers. Can't wait to leave now. It's been ruined.

[@Retr0racin]

@@bluered3228 I was just at flaming geyser they other day.

[@bluered3228]

@@Retr0racin how was it? I haven't been in a few years

[@Retr0racin]

@@bluered3228 it was on a weekday only a few folks there. I used to belong to the RC flying club there back in 90's. The park has kicked them out and shut it down. It's still a cool place by the river. I used to Kayak from palmer down the gorge and take out at flaming geyser back in the day too

[@bluered3228]

@@Retr0racin nice. I flew an RC plane there once, probably 15 years ago.

[@mr.peanut344]

Don’t move to Seattle- rains all the time- 3 times a day, everyday 😳- too many people - sandwiches cost $100

[@timewa851]

the new Biden Road Improvements & lanes suck. And the jams. Had a school friend, went crazy on drugs then whacked his Mom & stepdad . in SouthPark. little dump just south of SODO District. Heck Yeah Seattle's great! Then there's the landlord who hacked his renters to pieces & left them in travel cases to be found on Alki Beach to be discovered by beachcombers! Neato! let's not even start about Gary Ridgeway, one guy who is running for Governor fed Gary party pizzas if he'd go for rides down Memory Lane with deputies trying to locate some of his discard sites....(serial killer, 47 victims & counting.) of course it doesn't rain. that's why 1/3rd of WA is on fire every other summer, lovely orange/ red apocalyptic glare . Delightful.

[@markrossow6303]

"Lesser Seattle" -- Emmett Watson !!

[@yunghero123]

😂 what kinds the sandwiches 100 I would like to try it been live in Seattle 30 year never hear that must be good 😂😂😂

[@nokateno]

A lunch for 2 consisting of a couple sandwiches and a couple drinks can legit cost you $100 in seattle

[@jennifers6435]

I am 74 and grew up in Kirkland and Redmond..my grandparents from Hawaii built a house in Kirkland after selling the farm in carnation…the seattle people all moved out 20 years ago…it lost its soul

[@marcialockhart890]

We moved out 30 years ago

[@mskitka2751]

It's interesting for me to hear a real estate interpretation of why people are leaving these areas when the real reason is simple...average people are being priced out. The audacity of referring to people he sees as less desirable to his bottom line as "riff-raff" is indicative to the overall gentrification of many of these areas.

[@Kayak51]

@@mskitka2751 you need to open your understanding

[@hubbablahloo1843]

Riff Raff means drugged out schizos that are a menace to everything & Everyone around them

[@awen777]

I stopped going to Seattle before the pandemic. The cities inability to deal with it's problems is almost epic. Now those problems are moving to the upper class sections. Happier hunting grounds!

[@absea7918]

The City isn't for everyone, especially for those who are sensitive to social ills. Seattle's population just reached 800k, so obviously, still very attractive to people, and has continually added population (while other Cities have shrunk). Note that many of the people that are homeless in Seattle aren't from here - they are often from other areas in the region that doesn't care for their own, and send them to the City.

[@awen777]

@@absea7918 Sensitive to social ills?! A politician I presume?! I'm sure they have a pill for that or will shortly!

[@HawkLad]

@@absea7918 everyone should be sensitive to "social ills". Say no to drugs, kids.

[@davidwestwater2219]

​@@absea7918then maybe you should stop giving them monney.

[@soozkoozhooz5902]

Not inability, rather it is refusal.

[@jonthrelkeld2910]

I grew up in Issaquah (my family moved there in 1960). By the 1990s it was completely Californicated -- nothing even remotely like the small town it used to be. I left in 2002 AND WILL NEVER RETURN! BYE THE WAY...the house I grew up in that my parents bought for $33,000 in 1961. It's now on the market for 2.1 $million. I cannot believe it...INSANE!

[@soozkoozhooz5902]

I live here and the 80’s were a time of hating Californians because of the policies and ideologies they brought here. Now it’s too late to ever go back to a more decent time.

[@nataliewilliams9741]

​​@@soozkoozhooz5902I've lived here for 36 years. I was one of those Californians you all hated so very thoroughly. Washington is full of greedy, hateful, insular people who are bigoted against outsiders. I've been robbed, mugged, raped, cheated and swindled on the regular here. Wish my work hadn't led me here. Beautiful weather. Awful people.

[@nokateno]

shoulda held on to that property!

[@nataliewilliams9741]

@@jonthrelkeld2910 That's right, blame it all on folks who, like my own, who are originally from Washington but moved to California for work with Boeing, who moved back following that same work for all your woes. Deciding to hate people based on arbitrary lines on maps is the essence of ludicrous. Perhaps it would be better to look at the Bigger Picture 🖼️, the one where our government has been selling us out to the highest bidders for decades, no matter what side of the aisle they hail from.

[@glaefke17]

Weird. We have some of the lowest inventory in the country. People are filling the vacancies immediately.

[@nokateno]

the for sale signs in my very popular neighborhood in the central part of seattle are getting moldy and dusty and falling over they’ve been out for so long.. just saying

[@loriaronica2169]

Lived here my whole life in a rural town in King County. We want the GROWTH to stop but it hasn’t . I hope people keep on moving out

[@nardforu131]

People are leaving due to cost.

[@patricialongo5870]

Maybe population decline isn't something people would see, even if we know we're dying fast, having fewer kids and stopping the migration of immigrants.

[@duanekelly-fe5bt]

Not to mention the poop, piss, needles and the drug deals going down.

[@lorietaylor4665]

@@patricialongo5870 stopping the illegal migration and removing those here would help

[@meganwhite721]

High tax, little to no return on investment.

[@patricialongo5870]

@@duanekelly-fe5bt deaths up, births down, immigration net negative - and yes I see everyone knows it's not like we're shrinking, you see the libs causing it. Definitely.

[@paulkysar6207]

The value is gone. Dealing with snarled traffic, crime, trash, drug abuse, taxes, etc. when you leave, do not bring your politics with you and ruin the next

[@janeenheadley5642]

Reichert 2024 save Washington

[@tlc2983]

They won't allow Reichert to win

[@nokateno]

@@tlc2983true

[@lynntempleton9640]

Stay away from Federal Way. Once a nice bedroom community and Weyerhaeuser headquarters, it is now (sadly) "Federal Worst" and "Felony Way."

[@Smorss2011]

I always thought of it as "Federal Prison"

[@susieq1170]

Bathroom cleanliness. Walmart on Ranier is like a biohazard. There is no way an employee is tasked to pick up in the women's bathroom throughout the day. Of course, you can report the matter to the manager. I think employees are instructed that under no condition are they to give up the manager's name or location. It's surreal.

[@nokateno]

Typical.

[@joesimons7387]

Lots of trouble in the south end. Crime is pretty common in those areas.Lived in Federal Way and didn't stay there long. I was in the Safeway parking lot saw a shooting and that was it for me and the family. We now live in a quiet town in Eastern Washington.

[@morticiaaddams7866]

Had a drive by at the Roxbury Safeway when I worked there

[@user-uo2fn4kk2t]

King County by and large is a dump

[@nokateno]

I feel like Federal Way got SO much worse just in a short time 😢

[@madhadder6754]

Maple Valley is by far better by price and not ghetto but it's starting to get expensive too

[@laurieanderson9290]

Iv lived in Maple Valley for 25 years.. I love it!

[@user-uo2fn4kk2t]

That is for sure. Expensive though.

[@nokateno]

Can’t have nice things

[@avasomething]

MV today is a far cry from what it used to be. My family has been in Issaquah, East Renton Highlands, and MV for over 60 years. My kids and I are the only ones left who live in the area (Issaquah). We will leave at some point too. Traffic through downtown is horrific, food prices are insane, people and their stupid Teslas they don’t know to drive because they took and “graduated” from a two week driving course they took immediately after they moved here from “other countries”, and a rampant theft problem which is constantly shoved under the rug. Issaquah’s city prosecutor team is a corrupt mother and daughter team - nepotism at its finest. The mountains here are priceless, the over-botoxed wine moms are not. P.S. Issaquah school district sucks. Ask why they have so many lawsuits or have settled out of court for sexual assault cases. People with money don’t send their kids to school here. P.P.S. - Try driving Maple Valley Highway (a 2 lane road) during rush hour… good luck with that. There’s no escape.

[@user-uo2fn4kk2t]

@@avasomething Sounds like this area has a lot of issues. I moved from out of state so can't speak to issues like locals can.

[@destiny3423]

Funny you didn't mention other circumstances. Everyone I knew moved due to crime, drugs and homeliness. High taxes and government representative. And it's getting worse by the second. People should know ahead of time what they are facing before moving to those areas.

[@christopherwalchli1993]

I lived in Lynnwood and Everett, WA, for almost 20 years. I love the Seattle area and really miss it. Buy to damn expensive and horrible traffic.

[@mikemecklenborg5412]

I live on Whidbey Island and built my home in the early 1990's for $80,000. It is paid for now and I am debt free so it benefits me to stay in place even though we are taxed to death. My house is appraised for $500,000 which is totally ridiculous. I couldn't afford to sell and move somewhere else so I am stuck since I can afford to stay where I am. I do have a passion for hiking so I am staying put and hoping things stay reasonable for what life I have left.

[@nokateno]

Many of us in that paid off house prison. Good luck, brother. Though Whidbey is so nice (except in a tsunami but hey)

[@RScott413]

I have lived in the greater Seattle area since Boeing transferred my dad here in 1981. It was once a safe, relatively affordable place to live but now is a massive turd hole of the ridiculous. Too much crime, too expensive and a horrendous local government that is making everything 10x worse. If you must live here, I suggest Buckley. Buckley is not part of King County, you can still get acreage there and there are parts with no firearms restrictions, making it a VERY unattractive target for criminals.

[@nokateno]

Good to know!

[@pamelaw8010]

I live here, terrible government, schools not great, lots of homeless in Seattle, and Everett, Bellingham, … corruption. But my family is here

[@cm6534]

You are welcome to move

[@lorietaylor4665]

@@cm6534 you first, your attitude is part of our problem

[@wingman416]

@@lorietaylor4665 Whining about something is always easier than actually solving problems. Saying some ones attitude is the problem shows whose attitude is the real problem, sir. Solutions, maybe one with that glass of whine.

[@keithengstrom6590]

There are several very good school districts here. Edmonds, Northshore, Kirkland and more.

[@oioiii6271]

​@@wingman416 Like yours 😢

[@andrewdavidson4421]

It's not like these houses are just sitting on the market, empty, permanently. Probably populations are going down because single people without children are buying houses that families or couples used to live in.

[@nokateno]

I live in a very popular neighborhood and sitting empty is exactly what’s happening

[@davidcelliott]

How does losing a person manifest? I would not expect to see $2 million homes in Issaquah be left vacant by people leaving. Are people turning their houses into rental units? Is a significant amount due to children growing up and leaving homes? Are there vacant houses due to foreclosures?

[@kdvidorus]

I live in Lynnhood the crime and the homeless are taking g over. They had to lose a Walmart because of the homeless stealing and doing drugs. I can’t wait to get the hell out of Lynnhood and WA ST. They call this state THE BIG FREEZE. And it’s not because of the winters. The people are rude , angry, depressed and extremely inconsiderate. Can’t wait to leave!!!

[@cgdragneel]

Socially, new in towners have a hard time making real friends in Seattle because of the Freeze. Compared to other cities people are disconnected and friendships are shallow and fairweathered.

[@miraya999]

Yup people suck in wash 🤦🏽👎🏽

[@timewa851]

@@miraya999 Wa Native here. What she typed is true. I do very much suck. But I picked it up as survival instinct. This place B L O W S .

[@jennifers6435]

@@kdvidorus the rude people you are meeting are probably not old time seattle people…we moved out..whenever I go to the city I find rudeness…even Nordstrom has changed…they are so afraid of shoplifters that they have hired thugs as security people..can’t blame them….no law..no police protection..Seattle is not the small town anymore

[@nokateno]

@@timewa851Yup. I wasn’t like this until I moved here 15 years ago. It made me lame 😢

[@merman921]

If you're unhappy you leave. Life is too short our area is Too Crowded!

[@ChristinaNguyen-n9g]

What an idiot and rudely comments!

[@kirklandphil]

Amen to that.

[@marqantonioalvarado5894]

IT'S TOO HARD WITH THIS ECONOMY.

[@cluckhead1913]

@@marqantonioalvarado5894 Yeah, the Dow Jones is up 30%, the S&P is up 40% over the last 2 years. If that's hard for you, then you're doing it wrong.

[@marqantonioalvarado5894]

@@cluckhead1913 IT ONLY BENEFITS THE RICH. BUT, BUT THE HARRIS ADMINISTRATION ONLY WANTS TO HELP THE MIDDLE CLASS. 😆

[@Tara-oy5ni]

I live closer to Tacoma, but work in Seattle. I couldn't afford my home if I bought it now because it's value has almost tripled. Traffic anywhere is terrible. I love the beauty of this area, but middle class people have been priced out. It's sad.

[@nokateno]

When people say “just leave” they out themselves as either on welfare or ultra rich. Everyone else is tethered by a job or a mortgage

[@J4ME5_]

We left Bellevue for safety issues and cost

[@nokateno]

Bellevue sux

[@davidsimmons8447]

I live in lewis county WA I don't want any of you moving down here.

[@mpowe123]

I dont blame you. Enact restrictions on people moving, taking over neighborhoods and then changing the politics. Create new taxes for new residents?. 🙂🇺🇸👍

[@morticiaaddams7866]

'Sokay. I'll stay in Clallem county 😊

[@MichaelBrodigan-sq8th]

I’m on my way! Do you like blue hair?

[@IAmAPhan]

You can keep your Lewis county.

[@Baldhills]

@@IAmAPhanthat’s what they are hoping for. Keep your crap in the city.

[@alvinedwards434]

I’ve lived in King County my whole life. I work downtown Seattle and live in Kent. Traffic is horrible, drugs are out of control, homelessness is out of control, businesses are closing. It’s sad to see, really. Especially, if you remember what it used to be. Its a political issue here. There needs to be a balance of ideals.

[@Morggin]

Middle to lower-class people can't afford to live here anymore. I bought in Tacoma when my house was $119k in the early 90's. Can't get a house for less than 300K almost anywhere anymore. If I sold and moved to rent a place I would be paying more than double what my mortgage was in the 90s.

[@nokateno]

If I sold I’d be paying more than double what we paid in 2010!!!😅

[@jennifers6435]

Big tech layoffs in seattle and burbs…triggering down layoffs also

[@nokateno]

couple who bought million dollar house next door have been both laid off with absolutely no prospects, they don’t seem that worried though which boggles my mind

[@Aluttuh]

They are moving away because certain people are moving in.

[@ChristinaNguyen-n9g]

If what you said is real, I guess that whoever’s moving in here probably due to jobs posted but if they like to move in they must be the same category with jay inslee! They love seeing shooting and disasters …

[@wingman416]

@@ChristinaNguyen-n9g That is why Inslee continues to fight for gun restrictions for felons and near school zones? Because he love him some shootin' of folks? Have another beer and watch more faux news there in Arkansas, okay?

[@davidwestwater2219]

Sometimes that's a good reason

[@bl-nb8fo]

who?

[@D4Shahda]

Byeeeee

[@shirkophobe]

If you want the cleanest and code-free restrooms, just visit any King County library branch or any Trader Joe’s. You’re welcome from a former full-time Uber driver. 😄

[@Hyakman5408]

One important reason that people are leaving these areas, one that is not mentioned, is associated with politics. I've lived my entire 58 years in the greater Seattle area, at different times living in Renton (current home), Kent, Federal Way, and Mercer Island. The area has moved further and further to the left politically and socially, and higher crime rates, higher home prices, a higher cost of living in general, etc, are a direct result of this. Many people, if not most, won't publicly admit that this has happened - and is happening - because of a fear of retribution for having an opinion that is not politically correct. But, I have had talks with many people on this subject and I believe I have a good idea regarding how they feel about the state of things in our region. I earn my living through delivery work, making deliveries to every demographic you care to name, in most every neighborhood in the greater Seattle area. The degradation is very real, especially from Seattle and Renton to the south. And, once the light rail line between Seattle and the Eastside is open, you can be sure that Mercer Island and Bellevue/Redmond are going to feel the blight in force.

[@krakken-]

While you are correct that some people are leaving the Seattle area, the population has doubled in the past 40 years, and is steadily growing between 1% and 2% each year, so generally more people want to move to Seattle than move away from it.

[@daisymorrigan]

@@krakken- They wouldn't if they knew what it was like.

[@cgdragneel]

People leave this area for many reasons. Politics are not always a factor. Some people don't care about politics. This area is the 6th most expensive area to live in the United States. The cost of living is more of a motivating factor to leave this region than the political atmosphere.

[@daisymorrigan]

@@cgdragneel It's the politics that created the high cost of living. You can't separate the two.

[@cgdragneel]

@@daisymorrigan Well, maybe one can't separate the two. But, one can choose not to be triggered by it. I choose to not participate because I like to be happy and not stressed over things I can't control. I'm still skeptical of your statement. There are other factors, besides politics involved in the cost of living being high in the King County. In three words: Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. The activities of these tech companies have affected the housing prices and the cost of other necessities in King County. Is that political?

[@easyyz325]

there is always new kids and family to move into the good school district. the reason is remote work allow tech workers to pocket the profit and move to more affordable homes further out without worry about commute.

[@sarahfoster3288]

does "riff raff" mean criminals?

[@chrismclaughlin-gt7ix]

*bwackks.

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

Drugs, crime, homelessness.

[@JackCarlock56]

Riff raff means undesirable people. I've understood that to be based on race, religion, social economics/ class, drunkards and so on

[@chrismclaughlin-gt7ix]

@@sarahfoster3288 "hurray, For The Riff-Raff" Shane McGowan.

[@karen6477]

Yes. Trump is the definition of riff raff.

[@murdo4243]

Your bathroom metric is real

[@FranklinJuniper-uh2lk]

I have seen bathrooms in grocery stores where clearly there has been shooting up. These are neighborhoods where the school district has held training and recommended a fast lunch there. No where else to go! I packed my own lunch diligently after that!!!

[@nokateno]

Is all the booze locked up metric works too.. if the ice cream and deodorant are locked up it is truly a no go 😂

[@FranklinJuniper-uh2lk]

Even in decent neighbourhoods they lock up all the toiletries. You have to ask for everything. It's crazy. Too much theft.

[@highrx]

What is median age group that is leaving? Are the school districts seeing decreased enrollment in all grades? What is the percentage of renters vs owners that are exiting? Who is buying these inflated house prices. Are these people from out of country or are they corporations? My guess is the majority are retired and downsizing, selling their houses for the record profits? Moving to a AZ, ID, and TX. The most and fastest money I’ve made is the equity in my house.

[@livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf]

Very good questions! I have found a lot of it to be folks retiring, cashing out all their equity, and moving elsewhere. Also, in these more expensive areas (Mercer Island, Sammamish, Issaquah), folks will often move after their kids have graduated from high school and no longer feel the need to live in one of the most expensive areas for the schools.

[@highrx]

@@livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf👍

[@TheJoshLange]

@@livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf Are you seeing any statistic on private equity companies buying more houses vs. actual families? I'm sure that's keeping prices too high for most.

[@CH-vs4jv]

People are getting out of washington before we become california

[@cgdragneel]

It's ironic that the former Washington residents are moving to California.

[@miraya999]

@@cgdragneelnoooo !

[@nokateno]

I think we might be officially worse than Cali. At least Newsom vetoed the free 150k$ handouts to migrants. Inslee approved it. I know so many people barely hanging on here, who work and were born here. What the hell.

[@hudsonfrank1121]

I resided in the king county area and have sadly seen much of the area go down hill in the past 5 decades. Crime, poverty, manners, respect for public things, homeless encampments They're out there you just have to know where to look. Pd could care less about enforcing rules of the road and enforcing frifilous things. Fairwood is not the best area. It was built in the 50-70's and has not been upgraded since. When you start driving around you notice how dingy run down things are and how unkept they are by the cities. Personally if I had to move again it would be north to redmond. My family has been in the south king county area for about 5 generations (yes 1800's). A long time. We bounce around as jobs and family dictate but we made king county our home. It's really gone down hill and I guess we stay because well... where would you move to? It costs a lot to start over and if you're home is paid off there is really no reason to go any where. A lot of the low income areas have issues with them and they have spread to the surrounding areas and the area isn't as nice as it use to be. A lot of people have frankly gotten stupider as well. You can really tell the social economic drop in manners and intelligence in the past 2-3 decades even in some of the youth entering the work force. There is a huge homeless issue in this area and I hate to say it but the city is handling this all wrong. They want to scoop them to the curb and out to the suburbs to not be seen. No that's not how you handle a crisis of people living on the streets. You open houses for them and give them food jobs and treat them like humans. Help those that want off the streets to get off. It should not take organizations where many of the people in them were homeless or barely able to stay afloat. Please do not go to olympia. It is a high crime area and voted one of the top ten most depressing places to live in. My cousins bought a home there and went on a walk and were attempted armed robbery. Good thing all they take with them when they walk is house keys. Heck for many years I carried a wallet with monopoly money just to make my point crime doesn't pay. I work in the grocery field and transferred around to many locations in the king county area through my life. Grocery stores are dirty, run down and often under staffed. Corporations keep cutting hours and this affects how staff can do their job. This causes high turn over and exhausts current staff. Most earn minimum wage and are unhappy in the line of work. Most people who fell into this line of work are often bitter and depressed due to how society has mentally begun to treat retail workers over the years and it has gotten bad.

[@markrossow6303]

Yep. Try WinCo, an employee-owned co-op Try Asian groceries, especially for fruit & veg

[@thelegion_within]

crime in Renton/Kent/Auburn has drastically increased over the last few years as well. when I leave it will be for a different state entirely.

[@iankear736]

Just in the last ten years of owning my home, my property taxes went up almost 3x. House was valued at 215k in 2013, just got a card saying it’s gone up to 640k. I pay more now then I did when I bought my house, and that’s with the PMI taken off😕

[@nokateno]

You will own nothing, et cetera

[@dpdiver1]

I'm with you man I live in Burien when I bought my place in 2014 I think the taxes are about 3,400 now they're over $6,000 talk about insanity.

[@LadyDi657]

We hate the city of Seattle violence, politics and prices, which is why we live out in unincorporated. A clear sign our city counsel is a failure!

[@MarvinStarr-i6f]

Auburn crime homeless dirty grocery store bathrooms drugs.

[@Ak47777-l]

Then get out of the valley.

[@user-uo2fn4kk2t]

That is a good summary

[@brianconrad646]

According to the Everett mayor, the city’s population is going to double in the next five years. Already seeing it.

[@georgiafisher4572]

Everett wants huge highrise apartments, 30 story!! Hold on, it's coming. Free housing for drug addicts. Lots of drug addicts .Freeway work traffic is at a standstill.

[@trollbot3728]

I live in Kent and that Grocery Store phenomenon is spot on. You can't even buy a bottle of wine without having to purchase it from a store within a store. I live in the Riverview neighborhood on the West Valley and its probably a safer part of Kent but the crime and homelessness has gotten attrocious. Every weekday morning I drop my wife off at Kent Station to catch her bus and it's a sh!t show.

[@ChristinaNguyen-n9g]

Omg! So just remove jay inslee out of his office ! Never , ever be a good life under blue blue state like in WA, those guy’s mind is buried with foggy and communist/socialism to full filled to the far leftists- just go hell !

[@LilyGazou]

Crimes on the bus. I won’t use them anymore.

[@trollbot3728]

@LilyGazou just a couple weeks ago, some dude was shot and killed on the A-Line Rapid Ride on Pac-Highway and 216th in front of the Safeway in Des Moines.

[@hudsonfrank1121]

I'd also like to add on that most people do not give two sh--its about the speed limit in renton/bellevue area. Let me get this straight the speed limit is not 10 over not 12+ over and sure the hell not 50 mph regardless of the speed limit! Too many people blow through lights for a right turn and take it as a suggestion not a half to. if you do move to this area I highly suggest a front/rear facing dash cam. Has paid off twice for me over the years and I refuse to drive without one now.

[@nokateno]

We either drive 10 under or 110… no middle ground

[@Agent77-e8o]

I'm a retired police officer from the Seattle area. In the 70s Seattle was the most beautiful place you could live. Due to the liberal takeover, Seattle is a seething shit hole with violent crime and freaks abounding. Do yourself a favor don't even bother coming to Seattle. I left Washington State three years ago and couldn't be happier

[@tlc2983]

God bless you. I'm leaving here, finally. I had hope that we'd get a new Governor, but have finally realized the Authoritarian corruption is wiping out any and all good. Hope and faith in our communities is gone. Every where you look, nobody is smiling anymore.

[@nokateno]

@@tlc2983Scowling more like

[@exintrovert1337]

@@Agent77-e8o my grandfather was a Seattle police officer. I miss him so much, but I am glad he is not here to see the shitshow and all the defund garbage that was going on. Thank you for serving and protecting.

[@Agent77-e8o]

@@exintrovert1337 thank you for your nice comment, what was your grandpa's name? I knew a lot of Seattle officers

[@exintrovert1337]

@@Agent77-e8o Raymond Eilers. He retired in the late 70’s, or maybe 1980.

[@Tinkerbella298]

Maybe I’m the only one that loves Kent Easthill? I’m in an older tract built in the 60’s. Fantastic mix of retirees and young families. Been here 20 years and it’s only gotten better and better. The yards are large and the neighbors are friendly (everyone waves when we walk our dogs everyday, even from their cars). We’re close to the airport, Amtrak and Sounder. And omg if you’re a foodie, best location ever for world cuisine, both restaurants and international groceries!

[@nosay2069]

You must be smoking crack.

[@exintrovert1337]

I just left Renton. Byeeeeee Prices are crazy in King county. My sister left a few years ago. She bought a house in the highlands just before Covid. A couple years later she sold her house for like $250k more than she had bought it for. Moved across the country. Good for her ❤

[@kidfunkyfri3308]

ive lived all over seattle from covington all the way up to lynnwood and after going to idaho for my grandmothers funeral i have been clawing my way out of the state this is not a good state to live in

[@cgdragneel]

To judge the state by one area is ridiculous.

[@kidfunkyfri3308]

@@cgdragneel the video was about Seattle I only brought up the places I lived near Seattle because the topic of the subject was Seattle I have lived all over the state there are definitely nice areas...they just are affordable for almost all people

[@nokateno]

@@cgdragneelThe whole state is governed by radicals

[@skepticalmom2948]

We just had a drive by shooting in the renton highlands last night, so renton highlands are getting bad.

[@patricialongo5870]

Nationally there's a gun thing we ignore.

[@skepticalmom2948]

It’s not the gun thing that is the problem, it’s democrats and their lame policies, they arrest these kids and turn them loose immediately, there are no consequences for their actions. Kids need guidance even if it is jail.

[@lorietaylor4665]

@@patricialongo5870 there is no weapon problem, it's people with the problem. Criminals and gang members will always find a way to get one. That's what is wrong with you people, leave us defenseless and more crime will happen. Have you not heard about Denver. I will not be left defenseless!!!

[@anhnguyenghet9093]

@@skepticalmom2948it’s gun control problems.

[@LifewithAlelee]

I grew up in Mormon “safe” Salt Lake City Utah, had drive by shootings all the time, my childhood home was hit by bullets several times, and my house was shot at by gangsters thinking it was someone else’s house. At 12 I watched a man get tased outside my bedroom window, at 15, had peeping toms in my window watching me sleep. - these issues are all over the country, and sometimes worst in smaller cities. We have a gun problem in this country that will never change until our collective mentality changes.

[@fredstrehlow511]

Issaquah used to have a small airport for glider airplanes. That's when it was a great place to live.

[@markrossow6303]

& a Sikorsky twin-rotor helicopter for skydiving -- painted yellow like a banana, of course... Lake Sammamish gets very little wind, so it used to be filled with water skiers, and later with annoying buzzing jetskis -- quiet kayaks now !

[@angulo-ws3qi]

FWIW...I visited your beautiful state in 2013 for my nephew's wedding in the small town of Granite Falls....I'm from Miami,Fl...to be in a place in JULY that's 47degrees in the morning and have that beautiful Mt. Pilchuck in view with snow on the top!...and at 9 pm its still daylight..For me it was almost a religious experience!.. I only have 2 members of close family left..my nephew who now lives in Olympia and my sister(his mother)who lives in Tacoma. I feel so bad that the state is seemingly in such distress. I saw that documentary about Seattle on KZbin that basically decimated the city with its total negativity...I hope things can be resolved somehow. In Florida it is officially illegal to be homeless....you will be arrested or if you are sane enough be taken to a shelter. At least Washington has generous assistance for the lower members of our society....Yes,taxes are very high there from what I'm told;but as Benjamin Franklin said:Taxes are the cost of civilization.

[@debnjosie]

After living in Seattle for 30+ years, I couldn't take the crazy leftist politics anymore and the ridiculous taxes associated with their policies. So we sold our home for a nice sum of money and moved to a County south of King County (King is just as nuts as Seattle). So far I'm loving our new home and location, but the insanity is slowly creeping its way towards us. 😞

[@nokateno]

Gotta get all the way out of King

[@classa21]

@@nokateno Off the west coast.

[@Smorss2011]

Nothing is more insane than a red state. For example, SC has one of the worst educational systems, healthcare systems, and rates of gun crime in the US. But do move to one of your precious red states and enjoy the rates of dumb, unhealthy, and backward.

[@ImaCatMaia]

I grew up mostly in Monroe. When we moved there in 1988, the population was around 8,000. Now it's around 18,000. Once people figured out that it's halfway between Boeing in Everett and Microsoft in Redmond, it exploded. Yes, the commute is horrible because Hwy 2 and SR 203 are still largely only one lane in each direction. We went rural and live in Gold Bar now - it's glorious! Luckily we bought our home in early 2018, so it was a steal compared to what home prices are now.

[@thekirksiffs5285]

I live in north Kirkland. The commute to Monroe and points beyond such as Sultan, Gold Bar is insane! So much home building happening in these areas over the last few decades and the infrastructure has not kept up. Why, oh why is 522 not at least a 4 lane all the way out to Monroe? This same drive used to take me maybe 20 minutes years ago, and depending on the time of day it can take up to an hour.

[@cm6534]

😢

[@livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf]

This is very true! Many commuters moved to Monroe over the past decade, which has really created a log jam on 522

[@keithengstrom6590]

I lived just off of 522 at Echo Lake Rd 14 years ago. There is 2 lanes each way across the river. They started to build a bridge to take out the stop light and provide 2 lanes each way.. But they buried one of the foundations and only removed the stoplight from 522. It's still one lane each way. And, there is still a stop light at Paradise Lake Rd.

[@thekirksiffs5285]

@@keithengstrom6590 that's right. I just drove out to Monroe a few days ago. Fortunately, it was a Tuesday morning, and the traffic was not bad and the roadways moved at speed the entire way, but I know that is not always the case. Building that second bridge was fant. I hated crossing that old one with fast moving traffic coming the other direction. And I am still MAD at whoever cut down the Christmas tree that was there on the side of the freeway. That was such a fun and quirky landmark.

[@elw6150]

When you tell millions of illegals this is a sanctuary state, what did everyone expect, less traffic????????

[@random-unbreaded-commentor]

Moved to Tacoma from Arizona because the heat was killing me (literally, several moles removed and 2 of them came back as cancerous) and was kinda shocked how... urban it is. Lots of homeless/ crackheads, gunshots/ fireworks every other night for no apparent reason, crime crime crime, and its stupid expensive. Do I miss AZ? No. Do I realize I had a overly optimistic view if WA off the 1 time I visited before buying? Yes. Used to he upset I was 45mins-1hour away from Seattle and wanted to be able to do big city things. In hindsight, I'm glad. Tacoma is rough; but comparatively, it's better than seattle

[@timewa851]

Tacoma's eastside. pac ave up to 72nd Ave East,/McKinley has had at least three overlapping serial killers since back to 1997. Sleep Well. lol.

[@random-unbreaded-commentor]

@timewa851 oh I know about at least one! The person who lived in the house before me shared a name with one of the girls one of them killed. Found a big ass box of paperwork in the shed behind my place and was thoroughly confused. Chick I was with at the time wanted to get the house exorcized thinking it was a murder house lmfao.

[@anhnguyenghet9093]

Either too pricey or iffy location. So where retirees downsize to which locations that are reasonable price and safe?

[@phucdong-er6ct]

you have to leave king county. north to snohomish county or south to pierce county. Still expensive but not as bad.

[@ttownscott]

Edmonds, Gig Harbor

[@livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf]

I see a lot of retirees going to places like Gig Harbor & Kitsap County.

[@lorietaylor4665]

@@livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf and those areas are expensive also and getting worse

[@morticiaaddams7866]

Sequim

[@yantan6386]

Do you help people to move out of seattle to other states?

[@livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf]

For those that have a house they need to sell when moving out of Seattle, yes, I am happy to help

[@nokateno]

If you have a place to sell, I’m sure he’d be your johnny-on-the-spot

[@chemtrooper]

“Riff raff” = violent crime

[@IAmAPhan]

Dumb take. But if you want to imbue meanings into it, I'll assume that you are a riff raff as well? 🤷‍♂️

[@kurtklimisch7498]

@@IAmAPhan Most of the blame lies with government. They won't arrest and jail people for theft. So now we have to lock everything up and things have just gone down hill from there. This was a beautiful place 30 years ago. Moving out in a few years. Light rail will destroy Redmond, it will be unlivable in 10 years.

[@YasuharuNakatsu]

Thank you for sharing this video. I've grew up in the Seattle area, and know all these places well. I like your insights to each. I really like your grocery store tip. I never thought about that!

[@keyfigovlogs]

It's mostly crime and drugs in Renton, Seattle, Kent, federal way, burien, auburn, and so many other cities like SeaTac, Everett, and of course cost of living is out of control, car theft, drugs, crime..I'm from washington so i no..

[@Nuvinci88]

I drive through Seattle on a weekly basis and I can tell you this for certain…. It sure as heck doesn’t look like anyone’s leaving.!!!! or if people are leaving, there’s even more people to replace them as soon as they leave!

[@rkenseth]

I used to live up on Cougar Mt. Sold that home and have bought and sold 5 more . I finally bought a home in Texas but still have a home in Snoho.

[@firnenlegacy]

How's Texas treating you? Curious as someone thinking about moving there

[@rkenseth]

@@firnenlegacy Can't beat Texas for what you can buy with your dollars compared to anywhere on the west coast. The heat is tough but that just means you are in the water often. The people are a million times friendlier and helpful for that matter. Everything costs less. It's a huge win over Seattle or S.F. or Orange County where I grew up.

[@1MinuteFlipDoc]

Texas property taxes though (3%), no thank you!

[@Smorss2011]

Ewwwww, Texas?

[@rkenseth]

@@1MinuteFlipDoc True, but no state income tax and a house cost a ton less than in Seattle. The property tax would have to 5% to even start to cut in to the savings you get from a home in Texas vs Washington St.

[@jessbeness808]

How many people are moving in though?? How does this account for renters?

[@danbenz6362]

lol the entire east Puget Sound area has reached peak capacity. Traffic jams everywhere. Housing costs way too high

[@cometcal2]

There are three ways people can get on and off Mercer Island 1. Take the I90 freeway 2. Take a boat. I had an inflatable and a small outboard motor just in case of emergencies. 3. Helicopter